DOI issue:
Egypt
DOI article:Majcherek, Grzegorz: Kom el-Dikka: excavation and preservation work preliminary report, 2004/2005
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42091#0035
ALEXANDRIA
EGYPT
AREA F
In area F, large fragments of two houses
(FA and FB) of Early Roman date had been
explored already in the 1990s.9 They were
built along a small E-W side street. Some
fragments ol these structures were already
subject to conservation procedures in the
previous seasons.10 This year, an operation
for restoring the southern elevation of
these houses was initiated. The facade wall
(some 0.50 m thick and 25 m long) was
rather poorly preserved. Large sections of it
were dismantled down to the foundation
level. Only at the eastern and western ends,
the wall stood to a substantial height of
approximately 3-5 courses of ashlars. The
biggest problem faced by conservators was
the shortage of proper stones suitable for
reconstruction. Using seasoned stones
stored at the site, as well as loose blocks
found during excavations finally solved the
issue. All the blocks were carefully chosen
with regard to their quality and
dimensions in order to meet restoration
requirements. The wall was finally rebuilt
Fig. 11. Early Roman bouse F, restored southern wall
(Photo G. Majcherek)
9 G. Majcherek, "Excavations at Kom el-Dikka, 1995", PAM VII, Reports 1995 (1996), 13-22.
10 W. Kol^taj, "Preservation work 1995-96", PAM VIII, Reports 1996 (1997), 13-17.
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EGYPT
AREA F
In area F, large fragments of two houses
(FA and FB) of Early Roman date had been
explored already in the 1990s.9 They were
built along a small E-W side street. Some
fragments ol these structures were already
subject to conservation procedures in the
previous seasons.10 This year, an operation
for restoring the southern elevation of
these houses was initiated. The facade wall
(some 0.50 m thick and 25 m long) was
rather poorly preserved. Large sections of it
were dismantled down to the foundation
level. Only at the eastern and western ends,
the wall stood to a substantial height of
approximately 3-5 courses of ashlars. The
biggest problem faced by conservators was
the shortage of proper stones suitable for
reconstruction. Using seasoned stones
stored at the site, as well as loose blocks
found during excavations finally solved the
issue. All the blocks were carefully chosen
with regard to their quality and
dimensions in order to meet restoration
requirements. The wall was finally rebuilt
Fig. 11. Early Roman bouse F, restored southern wall
(Photo G. Majcherek)
9 G. Majcherek, "Excavations at Kom el-Dikka, 1995", PAM VII, Reports 1995 (1996), 13-22.
10 W. Kol^taj, "Preservation work 1995-96", PAM VIII, Reports 1996 (1997), 13-17.
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