TELL ATRIB

EXCAVATIONS 1995
by Karo! Mysliwiec

The Polish-Egyptian rescue excavations at Tell Atrib were
carried out between September 19 and November 19, 1995.* The
work was concentrated in the south-western part of the area which
is adjacent to the Korn Sid) Yusuf necropolis on the south; the
remains of a town from the Pto!emaic period were discovered here
in previous years. During the current season two squares (EEE
and III), each 10 x 10 m, were explored from ground surface
down to a depth of almost 3 m. Also the trench with remains of
public baths from the times of Ptolemy VI (squares GG and MM)
was extended toward the east and test trenches in the north-
western part of the previously explored area were excavated a
further 1 m down (squares XX, WW, ZZ and AAA) in order to
continue investigations of the layer underlying the mudbrick walls
from the mid 2'"* century B.C. and containing a rich deposit of
ceramic material from the levelled furnaces of earlier date.

' Members of the Mission: Prof. Karol Mysliwiec (director), Dr. Barbara
Ruszczyc, Dr. Aleksandra Krzyzanowska, Dr. Hanna Szymanska, Mrs. Anna
Poludnikiewicz, Mr. Piotr Mieliwodzki, Mr. Marek Puszkarski, archaeologists;
Mr. Fabian Welc, student of archaeology; Dr. Wojciech Kolqtaj, architect,
Mr. Andrzej Ring, photographer, and the following inspectors and
conservators representing the Supreme Council for Egyptian Antiquities,
Benha branch: Mrs. Moattammeda Bakr Said, Mr. Gamal Mohammed
Musallem, Mr. Fawzi El Barbari, Mrs. Hamdiya Zaki Shaaban, Miss Entasar
Hassanein, Mr. Ayman Ibrahim Abdel Fadil and Mohammed Rageb. We wish
to extend our deepest gratitude to the Supreme Council for Egyptian
Antiquities for the help and cooperation in bringing the work of the Mission to
a successful end. The Mission is sponsored by the Polish Center of
Mediterranean Archaeology of Warsaw University and the Egy ptian Supreme
Council for Antiquities

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