Banganarti and Selib: season 2011
Banganarti and Selib: season 2011
Author(s): Roksana Hajduga, Tadeusz Badowski, Aneta Cedro, Katarzyna Solarska, Ewa Skowrońska, Bogdan T. ŻurawskiSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Banganarti; Selib; Middle Nile; Meroitic; medieval; fortifications; church; murals; ceramics; liturgy; inscriptions; restoration
Summary/Abstract: The report summarizes work carried out during the 2011 season by the archaeological and restoration mission at Banganarti (Upper and Lower Churches, eastern tower of the fortifications, house SW1 in the southwestern part of the church enclosure) and at two sites in Selib: the church enclosure at Selib 1 and the Meroitic settlement at Selib 2. In the case of the earlier Selib church, inscriptions on the outer wall of the church have confirmed its dedication to St Menas. A baptistery tank associated with the oldest church on site and a lime-plastered rectangular tank approached by a flight of steps were also discovered. A large earthenware polylobed tray was recorded from the fill of the latest trench
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: XXIII
- Page Range: 323-343
- Page Count: 21