JIYEH (PORPHYREON). EXPLORATIONS 2005
JIYEH (PORPHYREON). EXPLORATIONS 2005
Author(s): Mahmoud El-Tayeb, Urszula Wicenciak, Karol Juchniewicz, Tomasz WaliszewskiSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Lebanon; Jiyeh; Porphyreon; Byzantine period; Greco-Roman period; basilica; necropolis
Summary/Abstract: Modern Jiyeh lies on the seashore about 20 km due south of Beirut. The site, situated within the boundaries of the present towns of Jiyeh and Nebi Younis, has been identified as Greco-Roman Porphyreon. It consists of an urban zone with a basilica on the south and a necropolis located about 200 m to the north of it. Rescue excavations at Jiyeh in 2005 were focused on recording the remains of ancient structures in the southern and central parts of the site. This short report presents the results of our investigations in two areas: the Byzantine basilica and the stratigraphical trench situated on the beach, between the basilica and the northern necropolis.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: XVII
- Page Range: 421-429
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English