Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (8.1996(1997))

Colonnade. The roofed over part of the portico, was apparently
cemented and not paved in its original stage.
It is necessary to continue the excavation of this sector next
year in order to uncover the whole length of the portico and the
shops behind it. Once cleared, this part of the Colonnade is likely
to become an important attraction in this part of the ancient ruins.
It is also to be hoped that some evidence shall be recovered
pertaining to the date of the church excavated in former years
further north in the same block.
THE PERISTYLE G2
The squarish ruin in block G excavated this year represents a
colonnaded courtyard with five columns on each side (counting the
corner columns twice). While the southern and eastern sides
measure 10.50 m between the axes of the corner columns, the
northern and western sides are shorter (only 10 m). This
irregularity, w; might have arisen partly from the fact that the
street going from the Great Colonnade (■Church Street) is not
perpendicular to this avenue, was certainly not discernible to the
naked eye, indeed, is not so even in the present state of remains.
Running on all four sides were covered porticoes, 3.70 m
wide. Three of them, to the south, east and west, have been
cleared. Nearly all the spaces between the columns were blocked at
a later date in order to form several rooms around a central
courtyard which was left open.
While the three cleared porticoes were thus transformed, but
remained part of the same architectural unit, the north portico was
cut off entirely and incorporated into the adjacent building
(see below). In fact, it was discovered that the former northern
wall of the courtyard had been dismantled and re-erected in line
with the northern row of columns. Two gates were left in this wall
to provide access to the new building to the north.
The more important of the gates opened into the courtyard
and the approach from the street through the original passage was

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