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EXCAVATIONSINALEXANDRIAIN1991-1992
GrzegorzMajcherek
ArchaeologicalresearchatKomel-Dikkacontinuedthrough-
outtheperiodfromNovember1991untiltheendofJune
1992.
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Excavationswereconcentratedmainlyintheeastern
partofthesite,intwoseparateareas:sectorL(cisterns)and
sectorW
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N(habitationquarter)(Fig.1).
CISTERNS
Excavationswerecontinuedalongtheeasternfacadeof
thebuilding,asrequiredbythecurrentrestorationprogram.
Alargepartofthecisternwallcomprisedbetweenbuttresses1
and2wasunearthed.Thestratigraphicsequencerecognized
hereislargelyparalleltotheonepreviouslyestablishedintest
pitslocatedclosetothebuttresses.AverythickLateRoman
stratumcomposedalmostentirelyofdiscardedamphorae
sherdswasfoundtobeinterlacedwithlayersofdebris,ashesand
bathrefuse(fragmentsofbricks,tubulatio,etc.).Atthelevel
of9.50-9.60m,aportionofastonepavementwascleared,
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ThePolish-EgyptianRestorationandArchaeologicalMissionatKomel-Dikkain
AlexandriaisdirectedbyDr.WojciechKołątaj.Thearchaeologicalresearchteam
headedbyMr.GrzegorzMajcherekincluded:Dr.BarbaraTkaczow,Ms.Elżbieta
Kołosowska,archaeologists,Dr.BarbaraLichocka,archaeologist-numismaticsexpert,
andMr.WaldemarJerke,photographer.Asinpreviouscampaigns,theEgyptian
AntiquitiesOrganizationwasrepresentedbyMr.Ala'aed-DinMahrous.
WewishtoexpressoursincerethankstotheAuthoritiesoftheEAO,andpartic-
ularlytoMrs.DoreyaSaid,DirectorGeneraloftheGraeco-RomanMuseumin
Alexandria,fortheirsupportandassistance.
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