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DOI Artikel:Chłodnicki, Marek; Ciałowicz, Krzysztof M.: Tell el-Farkha: preliminary report, 2006
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TELL EL-LARKHA
EGYPT
TELL EL-FARKHA
PRELIMINARY REPORT, 2006
Marek Chlodnicki, Krzysztof M. Cialowicz
The fieldwork in 2006,1 started on 11 February and continued through 18 May 2006
with intervals. Both the Eastern and Western koms were excavated until March 4, after
which work continued only on the Eastern mound until April 10. The Central Kom was
explored between April 20 and May 16. Some testing on the Eastern Kom was carried out
between May 8 and 13.
Explorations on the Central Kom continued in the area excavated in previous years
(Chlodnicki, Cialowicz 2007b). On the Western Kom, new excavations were opened around
the trench completed in 2003, adjoining the latter on the west and south (total area
14.23 a). A geophysical survey was conducted on March 31. As for the Eastern Kom, the
trenches from 2003 were extended eastward, covering an area of260 m2.
1 The campaign was financed by the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Patrimonium Foundation in Poznah and
Ministry of Science (KBN). The team, headed by Marek Chlodnicki and Krzysztof. M. Cialowicz included: Joanna
Dgbowska, Maciej Jordeczka, Piotr Kolodziejczyk, Marcin Krzepkowski, Ewa Kuciewicz, Anna Longa, Michal Sip,
Piotr Szejnoga, Leszek Szumlas, archaeologists; Renata Abramowicz, Daniel Makowiecki, archaeozoologists; Maciej
Pawlikowski, geologist; Lucyna Kubiak-Martens, palaeobotanist; Maria Kaczmarek, physical anthropologist; Tomasz
Herbich, geophysicist; Mariusz Jucha, Michal Rozwadowski, ceramologists; Krzysztof Kowalski, Robert Slabonski,
photographers; Joanna Sawicka, Halina Zarska-Chlodnicka, documentalists; Katarzyna Blaszczyk, Artur Buszek,
Marcin Czarnowicz, Magdalena Kamionka, Marta Korczyhska, Grzegorz Pryc, Magdalena Sobas, Pawel Surowka,
Katarzyna Taton-Wyroba, Szymon Zdzieblowski, students of archaeology.
The Supreme Council of Antiquities was represented by Mustafa Ahmed Selim and Amira Elmorsy Abdel Ghany from
the Mansura Inspectorate.
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EGYPT
TELL EL-FARKHA
PRELIMINARY REPORT, 2006
Marek Chlodnicki, Krzysztof M. Cialowicz
The fieldwork in 2006,1 started on 11 February and continued through 18 May 2006
with intervals. Both the Eastern and Western koms were excavated until March 4, after
which work continued only on the Eastern mound until April 10. The Central Kom was
explored between April 20 and May 16. Some testing on the Eastern Kom was carried out
between May 8 and 13.
Explorations on the Central Kom continued in the area excavated in previous years
(Chlodnicki, Cialowicz 2007b). On the Western Kom, new excavations were opened around
the trench completed in 2003, adjoining the latter on the west and south (total area
14.23 a). A geophysical survey was conducted on March 31. As for the Eastern Kom, the
trenches from 2003 were extended eastward, covering an area of260 m2.
1 The campaign was financed by the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Patrimonium Foundation in Poznah and
Ministry of Science (KBN). The team, headed by Marek Chlodnicki and Krzysztof. M. Cialowicz included: Joanna
Dgbowska, Maciej Jordeczka, Piotr Kolodziejczyk, Marcin Krzepkowski, Ewa Kuciewicz, Anna Longa, Michal Sip,
Piotr Szejnoga, Leszek Szumlas, archaeologists; Renata Abramowicz, Daniel Makowiecki, archaeozoologists; Maciej
Pawlikowski, geologist; Lucyna Kubiak-Martens, palaeobotanist; Maria Kaczmarek, physical anthropologist; Tomasz
Herbich, geophysicist; Mariusz Jucha, Michal Rozwadowski, ceramologists; Krzysztof Kowalski, Robert Slabonski,
photographers; Joanna Sawicka, Halina Zarska-Chlodnicka, documentalists; Katarzyna Blaszczyk, Artur Buszek,
Marcin Czarnowicz, Magdalena Kamionka, Marta Korczyhska, Grzegorz Pryc, Magdalena Sobas, Pawel Surowka,
Katarzyna Taton-Wyroba, Szymon Zdzieblowski, students of archaeology.
The Supreme Council of Antiquities was represented by Mustafa Ahmed Selim and Amira Elmorsy Abdel Ghany from
the Mansura Inspectorate.
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