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ALEXANDRIA
EGYPT
AREAF
InareaF,largefragmentsoftwohouses
(FAandFB)ofEarlyRomandatehadbeen
exploredalreadyinthe1990s.9Theywere
builtalongasmallE-Wsidestreet.Some
fragmentsofthesestructureswerealready
subjecttoconservationproceduresinthe
previousseasons.10Thisyear,anoperation
forrestoringthesouthernelevationof
thesehouseswasinitiated.Thefacadewall
(some0.50mthickand25mlong)was
ratherpoorlypreserved.Largesectionsofit
weredismantleddowntothefoundation
level.Onlyattheeasternandwesternends,
thewallstoodtoasubstantialheightof
approximately3-5coursesofashlars.The
biggestproblemfacedbyconservatorswas
theshortageofproperstonessuitablefor
reconstruction.Usingseasonedstones
storedatthesite,aswellaslooseblocks
foundduringexcavationsfinallysolvedthe
issue.Alltheblockswerecarefullychosen
with
regard
to
their
quality
and
dimensionsinordertomeetrestoration
requirements.Thewallwasfinallyrebuilt
Fig.11.EarlyRomanhouseF
(PhotoG.Majcherek)
,restoredsouthernwall
9
G.Majcherek,"ExcavationsatKomel-Dikka,1995",PAMVII,Reports1995(1996),13-22.
10W
.Kołątaj,"Preservationwork1995-96",PAMVIII,Reports1996(1997),13-17.
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