DOI Artikel:
Bentkowski, Wlodzimierz: The activities of polish-egyptian preservation mission at Marina-el-Alamein in 1988
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26389#0042
underslung to this grid. The whole construction would be hidden under sandy soil such
as covers the roof of the cistern already. The conservation programme includes
reinstallation of several sections of the corridor vaulting, bracing of the pillars and
filling gaps with concrete. These measures will stabilize the structure making future
research safe.
HOUSE NO. 9 (Fig. 2)
The house marked no. 9 is located in the central part of the ancient site. It is
rectangular in outline (40 by 24 m), its walls preserved to the height of ca. 2 m. The
house has been cleared by Egyptian archaeologists, providing a complex of 14 rooms
grouped around a central courtyard.
The entrance to the building is on the western side. Four stone steps lead
through a door to a vestibule (No. 1). South of it there is a latrine (No. 2) provided with
a canal leading to a sedimentation tank located behind the outer wall of the house. On
the northern side of the vestibule there is a storage (?) room (No. 3). Next is a kind of
corridor (No. 4) leading to the courtyard (No. 5), the central part of which was
probably left open.
This court was lined on two sides by a portico and on the third by a vaulted (?)
passage flanked by two pilasters. On the northern side three medium sized rooms (Nos.
6, 7, 8) opened onto the court. In one of them (No. 6) fragments of a ceramic vessel were
found forming part of the chimney system.
On the south the court is flanked by a large hall accessible through an opening
with traces of a door (No. 9). In the next room (No. 10), which probably had a storage
function the floor was made of horizontally placed amphorae covered with sand. An
opening closed by a stone slab gave access to two small storage cellars. Next to hall No.
9 there is a double-track stairway (No. 11) with its lowest two steps preserved. Next to
it is a room (No. 12) situated in the southeastern corner of the house. Facing west, one
can enter room No. 13 from the courtyard, while turning east through two openings one
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as covers the roof of the cistern already. The conservation programme includes
reinstallation of several sections of the corridor vaulting, bracing of the pillars and
filling gaps with concrete. These measures will stabilize the structure making future
research safe.
HOUSE NO. 9 (Fig. 2)
The house marked no. 9 is located in the central part of the ancient site. It is
rectangular in outline (40 by 24 m), its walls preserved to the height of ca. 2 m. The
house has been cleared by Egyptian archaeologists, providing a complex of 14 rooms
grouped around a central courtyard.
The entrance to the building is on the western side. Four stone steps lead
through a door to a vestibule (No. 1). South of it there is a latrine (No. 2) provided with
a canal leading to a sedimentation tank located behind the outer wall of the house. On
the northern side of the vestibule there is a storage (?) room (No. 3). Next is a kind of
corridor (No. 4) leading to the courtyard (No. 5), the central part of which was
probably left open.
This court was lined on two sides by a portico and on the third by a vaulted (?)
passage flanked by two pilasters. On the northern side three medium sized rooms (Nos.
6, 7, 8) opened onto the court. In one of them (No. 6) fragments of a ceramic vessel were
found forming part of the chimney system.
On the south the court is flanked by a large hall accessible through an opening
with traces of a door (No. 9). In the next room (No. 10), which probably had a storage
function the floor was made of horizontally placed amphorae covered with sand. An
opening closed by a stone slab gave access to two small storage cellars. Next to hall No.
9 there is a double-track stairway (No. 11) with its lowest two steps preserved. Next to
it is a room (No. 12) situated in the southeastern corner of the house. Facing west, one
can enter room No. 13 from the courtyard, while turning east through two openings one
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