MAREA EXCAVATIONS 2008
MAREA EXCAVATIONS 2008

Summary/Abstract: Excavations in the Christian basilica in Marea proceeded for the fourth season in a row, clearing further parts of the nave at its eastern end. e discovery of stone piers in the sanctuary provided ultimate proof for a dome rising above it, a conclusion already suggested, among others, by mosaic glass cubes, including tesserae of sandwich-glass with embedded gold foil. A reconstruction of building phases was also made possible by the excavations in the sanctuary. Fragments of architectural decoration, both sculpted and painted, were recovered from the ll. Units behind the southwestern corner of the church were also explored, including, among others, a courtyard in front of the main gate, a room with remains of an opus sectile oor, another courtyard with a brick installation and bread oven in the corner and nally a room with two deep ceramic containers sunk in the oor. An appendix to the report describes current preservation work on the walls of the apse of the basilica, carried out as a separate subproject.

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