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Eleventh season of excavations at Marea (2010); Appendix: The harbor jetties of Marea
Eleventh season of excavations at Marea (2010); Appendix: The harbor jetties of Marea

Author(s): Nina Willburger, Anna Drzymuchowska, Hanna Szymańska , Krzysztof Babraj
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Marea; basilica; Byzantine period; sculpture; jetty; glass; amphorae; stamped pottery; jugs

Summary/Abstract: The Christian basilica at Marea in northern Egypt continued to be excavated by a team from the Archaeological Museum in Kraków and the PCMA UW for the seventh season, the team’s eleventh at the site. The south transept of the basilica was explored, including a plundered tomb with multiple burials. More units (29–35) and a small cistern under four of these were investigated outside the building of the basilica, near the northwest entrance. An ox protome of marble was among the notable finds. Studies of the ceramics and glass vessels, for the most part from the 5th–7th century AD , both local and imported, are presented in some detail. Of interest is a Red Slip Ware A plate stamped with a cross on the floor. The appendix gives a detailed architectural inventory of three of the jetties in the lake side harbor.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: XXII
  • Page Range: 55-78
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English