DOI Artikel:
Gawlikowski, Michał: Palmyra
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PALMYRA
by Michaf Gawlikowski
This was the third consecutive season spent in the downtown area of ancient
Palmyra, to the north of the Great Colonnade and half-way between the Tetrapyle and
the Funerary Temple. We continued the work in two neighbouring blocks, one of them
residential and the other public in character, the latter being occupied by a secular
basilica converted into a church. Besides, we have started comprehensive investigations
in the Arab Castle high on hill NW of the ruins.1
We decided to continue this year the excavations of the house partly cleared in
1988 (Fig. I).2 The entrance opened to the east into the street giving access on its other
side further north to the Byzantine churches, while the street on the western side of
the house passed close to the Great Colonnade, along the basilica excavated last year.
In 1988 we were able to clear about 400 m^ of the surface of the house, i.e. the northern
and western wings opening into the centre courtyard. Upon clearing the other
dependencies of this courtyard, it was found that originally it had been linked to the
adjoining peristyle court whose columns still stand further south; once this was cleared
too, we found that several passages led from there into yet another colonnaded
1 The mission included, beside the present writer, Dr. Maria
Krogulska, Messrs. Grzegorz Majcherek and Janusz Byliftski, all
archaeologists, and two architects, Messrs. Marek Baraiiski i Jan
Kempa. We have met, while in Palmyra, with the most efficient and
generous help of our friends of many years, whose collaboration
has proved as precious as it always used to be. It is for me a
pleasure to acknowledge their part in the success of our mission.
Mr. Khaled As'ad, Director of Antiquities in Palmyra, was with
us as often as he could afford and made us feel his support at
all times; his associates Ahmad and Ali Taha assisted us daily
in the field, sharing the labours and smoothing our way
throughout. Needless to say, there is no forgetting the friendly
support of Dr. Ali Abu Assaf, Director General of Antiquities,
and of Dr. Adnan Bounni, Director of Excavations, who have made
our project possible.
1 See PAM 1, 1990, p. 37-40.
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by Michaf Gawlikowski
This was the third consecutive season spent in the downtown area of ancient
Palmyra, to the north of the Great Colonnade and half-way between the Tetrapyle and
the Funerary Temple. We continued the work in two neighbouring blocks, one of them
residential and the other public in character, the latter being occupied by a secular
basilica converted into a church. Besides, we have started comprehensive investigations
in the Arab Castle high on hill NW of the ruins.1
We decided to continue this year the excavations of the house partly cleared in
1988 (Fig. I).2 The entrance opened to the east into the street giving access on its other
side further north to the Byzantine churches, while the street on the western side of
the house passed close to the Great Colonnade, along the basilica excavated last year.
In 1988 we were able to clear about 400 m^ of the surface of the house, i.e. the northern
and western wings opening into the centre courtyard. Upon clearing the other
dependencies of this courtyard, it was found that originally it had been linked to the
adjoining peristyle court whose columns still stand further south; once this was cleared
too, we found that several passages led from there into yet another colonnaded
1 The mission included, beside the present writer, Dr. Maria
Krogulska, Messrs. Grzegorz Majcherek and Janusz Byliftski, all
archaeologists, and two architects, Messrs. Marek Baraiiski i Jan
Kempa. We have met, while in Palmyra, with the most efficient and
generous help of our friends of many years, whose collaboration
has proved as precious as it always used to be. It is for me a
pleasure to acknowledge their part in the success of our mission.
Mr. Khaled As'ad, Director of Antiquities in Palmyra, was with
us as often as he could afford and made us feel his support at
all times; his associates Ahmad and Ali Taha assisted us daily
in the field, sharing the labours and smoothing our way
throughout. Needless to say, there is no forgetting the friendly
support of Dr. Ali Abu Assaf, Director General of Antiquities,
and of Dr. Adnan Bounni, Director of Excavations, who have made
our project possible.
1 See PAM 1, 1990, p. 37-40.
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