DOI Artikel:
Majcherek, Grzegorz: Alexandria 1994: archaeological excavations
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investigations had been conducted in 1963 when a large portion of
the bath's outer wall was unearthed as well as other fragmentarily
preserved constructions of then unknown date and function.^
Additional research was also conducted in the seventies. As a result
of these activities, remains of installations of Late Roman date
were cleared and a stratigraphical sequence outlined for the whole
area.^ Most of the Medieval and Late Roman layers deposited
there heve already been explored. The area was found to be heavily
disturbed by robbing pits and extensive depressions most probably
reflecting the sinking or collapse of some structures buried
underneath.
The Late Roman occupation level was separated from
earlier layers by a thick levelling stratum, containing a heavy
concentration of architectural debris: mortar chunks, fragments of
plastering, remnants of decorative details and stone rubble. It was
followed in turn by a layer consisting of slag and lime kiln refuse
most probably related to the construction of the nearby bath
complex. Buried immediately underneath, there were remains of an
Early Roman domestic building, its walls surprisingly well
preserved, occasionally to the height of ca. 3 m above floor level.
However, later alterations and dismantling have destroyed much of
the original structure, thus hindering the reconstruction of the
original plan of the building. Two principal phases were
recognized, both reflecting subsequent changes in the layout and
function of the building.
^ J.Lipińska, Poiish Excavations at Kom eLDikka in Alexandria,
ELI (1966), pp. 181-199.
^ J.Meuszyński, Report 1971 - typescript in the archives of the Mission. For
a summary of results, cf. W.Kołątaj, Imperial Baths at Kom el-Dikka,
VI, Varsovie 1992, pp.46-47.
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the bath's outer wall was unearthed as well as other fragmentarily
preserved constructions of then unknown date and function.^
Additional research was also conducted in the seventies. As a result
of these activities, remains of installations of Late Roman date
were cleared and a stratigraphical sequence outlined for the whole
area.^ Most of the Medieval and Late Roman layers deposited
there heve already been explored. The area was found to be heavily
disturbed by robbing pits and extensive depressions most probably
reflecting the sinking or collapse of some structures buried
underneath.
The Late Roman occupation level was separated from
earlier layers by a thick levelling stratum, containing a heavy
concentration of architectural debris: mortar chunks, fragments of
plastering, remnants of decorative details and stone rubble. It was
followed in turn by a layer consisting of slag and lime kiln refuse
most probably related to the construction of the nearby bath
complex. Buried immediately underneath, there were remains of an
Early Roman domestic building, its walls surprisingly well
preserved, occasionally to the height of ca. 3 m above floor level.
However, later alterations and dismantling have destroyed much of
the original structure, thus hindering the reconstruction of the
original plan of the building. Two principal phases were
recognized, both reflecting subsequent changes in the layout and
function of the building.
^ J.Lipińska, Poiish Excavations at Kom eLDikka in Alexandria,
ELI (1966), pp. 181-199.
^ J.Meuszyński, Report 1971 - typescript in the archives of the Mission. For
a summary of results, cf. W.Kołątaj, Imperial Baths at Kom el-Dikka,
VI, Varsovie 1992, pp.46-47.
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