The Islamic Graveyard on Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria Excavation Season 2007/2008
The Islamic Graveyard on Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria Excavation Season 2007/2008

Summary/Abstract: The paper reports on the exploration of tombs from the upper phase of an Islamic graveyard in Areas H and G, dated to the 11th and 12th centuries. Most of the tombs were of the simple type, but some with mihrab decoration in the plaster superstructure were also noted. Current results corroborated earlier findings as to the construction of individual tombs and mortuary customs. Low enclosure walls around groups of family(?) graves were documented. Cemetery layers yielded: Islamic glazed ceramic wares, lamps, glass vessels, weights, gaming pieces, bronze coins and fragments of copper-alloy artifacts and a green-glazed jar containing a charred organic substance.

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