Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (8.1996(1997))

NEA PAPHOS

EXCAVATIONS 1996
Wiktor A. Daszevvski
Field work began on August 30 and continued until the end
of September.1 The expedition's ceramologists worked for
aforthnight before the actual season and for a week after it,
studying the material from previous seasons and documenting new
finds. The excavations were carried out as usual on different sites
simultaneously, with special emphasis placed on research in the
area south of the Villa of Theseus (VT), i.e., inside the so-called
Hellenistic House (HH) and the Early Roman House (ERH)
(Fig. I).2 Inside VT, archaeological exploration was conditioned
by construction work for the Archaeological Park. Also explored
was the southern part of the House of Aion (HA).
THE AREA SOUTH OF THE VILLA OF THESEUS
Two trenches were sunk in the eastern part of the Hellenistic
House, to the north and east of Room 8E. This big room, which
was partly uncovered during the previous campaign3, was bordered

1 The mission directed by the present author included Prof. Dr.Z. Sztetyllo,
archaeologist - epigraphist. Dr. E. Papuci-Wladyka and Mr. H. Meyza,
ceramologists; Dr. St. Medeksza, architect; Miss M. Droste, archaeologist-
draughtswoman. Students of archaeology from the universities of Warsaw,
Cracow, Cologne, and Berlin, as well as students of architecture from the
Technical University in Wroclaw also took part. Several volunteers from the
U.K. participated in the work, rendering unmatched service in the cleaning
and marking of the pottery. Taking this opportunity we would also like to
express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Demos Christou, Dr. S. Hadjisawas and
Dr. J. Jonas of the Department of Antiquities for their unfailing assistance
during our work in Paphos.
2Cf. PAM VI, 1994 (1995), pp. 67ff. and fig. 1; PAM VII, 1995 (1996),
p. 9 Iff.
^ PAM MII o.c. p. 93f.

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