DOI Artikel:
Barański, Marek: Excavations at the basilica site at el-Ashmunein/Hermopolis Magna in 1987-1990
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26426#0022
partly dismantled in quest for limestone blocks. The excavations
carried out in the forties discovered that the basilica foundations
were constructed of blocks and elements of decoration taken from
Hellenistic buildings. The high artistic quality of the Corimhian
capitals, inscribed blocks of Doric architraves and other
architectural elements found there prompted the decision to
dismantle part of the still preserved church foundations.
Unfortunately, neither were these early excavations recorded
properly nor was there an analysis of the archaeological context
made.
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Fig. 1. The Basilica of Ashmunein.
i - Outline of the Hellenistic remains, 2 - Outline of the Basilica’s foundations, 3 -
Remains of the basilica’s walls and columns, 4 - Trial pits and newly excavated areas.
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carried out in the forties discovered that the basilica foundations
were constructed of blocks and elements of decoration taken from
Hellenistic buildings. The high artistic quality of the Corimhian
capitals, inscribed blocks of Doric architraves and other
architectural elements found there prompted the decision to
dismantle part of the still preserved church foundations.
Unfortunately, neither were these early excavations recorded
properly nor was there an analysis of the archaeological context
made.
25m
Fig. 1. The Basilica of Ashmunein.
i - Outline of the Hellenistic remains, 2 - Outline of the Basilica’s foundations, 3 -
Remains of the basilica’s walls and columns, 4 - Trial pits and newly excavated areas.
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