Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (18.2006(2008))

TELL LARAMA

EGYPT

TELL LARAMA
(PELUSIUM)
PRELIMINARY REPORT
AFTER THE FIFTH SEASON OF FIELDWORK
Krzysztof Jakubiak

The fifth season of fieldwork at the site of Tell Farama, ancient Pelusium, carried out by
a team from the Polish Centre of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw, lasted from July
5 to August 8.1 Activities were focused on further exploration of the trench with the mosaic
floor unearthed last season in Sector 2 {Jakubiak 2007: 133-133 and Figs 7-10).

1 Team participants included beside the present author, Szymori Maslak, Olga Wasilewska, archaeologists; Zofia
Zakrzewska, archaeologist-restorer. Representing the SCA was Sayed Abdel Aleem Abdel Rahman. The team is
indebted to Dr. Muhammad Abdel Sarnia for his assistance and to SCA authorities for making available the very
comfortable accommodations at the SCA camp at Qantara East.

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