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Dobrowolski, Jarosław: Polish-Egyptian restoration mission at Marina/el-Alamein in 1990
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POLISH-EGYPTIAN RESTORATION MISSION AT MARINA/EL-ALAMEIN IN 1990
by Jarosfaw Dobrowolski
The restoration mission* operated in the complex o{ tombs excavated by Prof.
Wiktor A. Daszewski^, dating from the 1st cent. B.C. to the 3ri* cent. A.D. (Fig. 1). All
these monuments were built of soft local limestone and were discovered much destroyed,
probably ruined by an earthquake and then damaged by extensive erosion. As the
exposed stones are subject to further serious damage in the coastal climate of the site,
it was found necessary to reassemble the excavated structures, thus also enhancing the
touristic value of the site. A Polish-Egyptian mission sponsored by the EAO and PCMA
was formed to perform the task.
The main objective of the 1990 season was to reassemble a tomb registered as T-l.
The structure was excavated in 1987 and dated to the ls^ century A.D.. A preliminary
design for its restoration was prepared in 1988 by Dr. W. Bentkowski (see p.Alff. above).
It was established both by excavations in 1987 and by additional research
occasioned by the restoration works, that the tomb had the form of a huge squat column
resting on a stepped stylobate which was mounted in turn on a cubic pedestal (Fig. 2).
This large base contained two burial chambers (loculi) with entrances blocked by stone
slabs, inside which multiple burials were found. The central part formed a stone casket
built over a pit hollowed in bedrock. This compartment, which had been sealed by the
construction of the superimposed pillar, was found to contain two skeletons (one in the
pit and one above it). The column was a plain straight shaft, built of drums
approximately 0.3 m high and consisting of four segments each, with a base and
From the PCMA: Jarostaw Dobrowolski, architect (head of
the mission) and Kazimierz BI aszczyk, building engineer.
Representing the EAO were inspectors: Mr. Nader Ramadan Musa and
Mr. Muhammad Abdel Hamid el Said. Photographic record was
provided by Mr. Stefan Sadowski, a photographer in the PCMA.
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See above, p. 26ff.
by Jarosfaw Dobrowolski
The restoration mission* operated in the complex o{ tombs excavated by Prof.
Wiktor A. Daszewski^, dating from the 1st cent. B.C. to the 3ri* cent. A.D. (Fig. 1). All
these monuments were built of soft local limestone and were discovered much destroyed,
probably ruined by an earthquake and then damaged by extensive erosion. As the
exposed stones are subject to further serious damage in the coastal climate of the site,
it was found necessary to reassemble the excavated structures, thus also enhancing the
touristic value of the site. A Polish-Egyptian mission sponsored by the EAO and PCMA
was formed to perform the task.
The main objective of the 1990 season was to reassemble a tomb registered as T-l.
The structure was excavated in 1987 and dated to the ls^ century A.D.. A preliminary
design for its restoration was prepared in 1988 by Dr. W. Bentkowski (see p.Alff. above).
It was established both by excavations in 1987 and by additional research
occasioned by the restoration works, that the tomb had the form of a huge squat column
resting on a stepped stylobate which was mounted in turn on a cubic pedestal (Fig. 2).
This large base contained two burial chambers (loculi) with entrances blocked by stone
slabs, inside which multiple burials were found. The central part formed a stone casket
built over a pit hollowed in bedrock. This compartment, which had been sealed by the
construction of the superimposed pillar, was found to contain two skeletons (one in the
pit and one above it). The column was a plain straight shaft, built of drums
approximately 0.3 m high and consisting of four segments each, with a base and
From the PCMA: Jarostaw Dobrowolski, architect (head of
the mission) and Kazimierz BI aszczyk, building engineer.
Representing the EAO were inspectors: Mr. Nader Ramadan Musa and
Mr. Muhammad Abdel Hamid el Said. Photographic record was
provided by Mr. Stefan Sadowski, a photographer in the PCMA.
4A
1
See above, p. 26ff.