Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (18.2006(2008))

TELL LARAMA

EGYPT

SECTOR 2

After the necessary cleaning and pre-
paratory work, explorations in last year's
trench {Fig. 1] started with removing of
the remains of a baked brick substructure
of the mosaic floor discovered there. Coins
from the first half of the 4th century AD
found in the context of this bedding
provided a post quem date for the mosaic,
confirming dating by style. A study of the
bedding layers also verified previous con-
clusions concerning building techniques in
the conditions of a marshy site like
Pelusium (cf. Maslak 2007), that is,

putting in a bedding of burnt bricks
thickly covered with mud and mud brick
mixed with potsherds, ashes, pieces of lime
plaster and stones, this followed by lime
plaster, more mud and mud brick, next
a layer of red bricks spread with lime and
ashy mortar on top to provide the surface
for laying the mosaic floor.
Extension of the sector to the west was
aimed at tracing the architectural plan of
the house with the mosaic floor. Un-
fortunately, the remains proved to be
severely damaged by later digging and


Fig. 2. Plan of the architectural remains uncovered in Sector 2
(Photo 0. Was i lewska)

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