Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (5.1993(1994))

OLD DONGOLA 1993
by Stefan Jakobielski
The 26^ season of excavations at Old Dongola was carried
out between January 28 and March 11, 1993 J The program of
work included exploration of Kom H, a monastery located on the
site of Christian cemeteries (S. Jakobielski) and Kom A, the town
fortifications of Dongola (W. Godlewski). Growing interest in the
rocky area on the northern edge of the concession (Kom E), which
the villagers of el-Gaddar considered a good building site,
necessitated further work to prove conclusively its archaeological
importance. Computer technology, particularly in geophysical and
topographical surveying, was combined here with excavations to
test its usefulness in archaeology (Messrs. K. Misiewicz and B.
Zurawski took advantage of a financial assistence from the Polish
Government’s Committee for Scientific Studies).
KOM H
Work continued in the northwestern part of the mound
where in the previous campaign several rooms of the main
monastery building were identified. The floor level was reached in
rooms 7 and part of 1A; in the remaining rooms a layer of debris

1 The expedition included: Dr. Stefan Jakobielski, in charge; archaeologists
Prof. Dr. Wlodzimierz Godlewski, Dr. Malgorzata Martens-Czamecka, Dr.
Bogdan Zurawski, Mr. Daniel Gazda; Dr. Krzysztof Misiewicz, geophysicist;
Ewa Parandowska, conservator; architect Agnieszka Gryglewska; draughtsman
Wojciech Chmiel; Dr. Jacqueline Phillips, art historian and ceramologist from
the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada. Piotr Parandowski, archaeologist and
author of film documentaries, joined the expedition for a while.

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