From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season
Being one of the biggest and best preserved archaeological sites in the western hinterland of Alexandria, ‘Marea’/Philoxenite is, therefore, one of the most important points of reference for studies of the Mareotis region. Despite the fact that the site has been investigated for many years, by vario...
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| description | Being one of the biggest and best preserved archaeological sites in the western hinterland of Alexandria, ‘Marea’/Philoxenite is, therefore, one of the most important points of reference for studies of the Mareotis region. Despite the fact that the site has been investigated for many years, by various excavation teams, the nature and chronology of the different phases of settlement remain unclear. Since 2018, systematic stratigraphic excavations have been carried out at the site with the aim of investigating insufficiently studied parts of the settlement. In 2020 and 2021, this goal was achieved by opening and surveying 11 trenches in the southwestern part of the site. This led to the identification of hitherto unknown structures: two churches, two tombs, an irrigation system and numerous rubbish dumps associated with the Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic phases. The study also determined the extent and functional changes of various parts of this settlement, in different historical periods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15259e6b807244a8a24ea6db389208ac2024-04-08T10:26:00ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2022-12-0131333373https://doi.org/10.37343/uw.2083-537X.pam31.0801.3001.0016.0598From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 seasonMariusz Gwiazda0Tomasz Derda1Tomasz Barański2University of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean ArchaeologyUniversity of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology, Chair of PapyrologyUniversity of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean ArchaeologyBeing one of the biggest and best preserved archaeological sites in the western hinterland of Alexandria, ‘Marea’/Philoxenite is, therefore, one of the most important points of reference for studies of the Mareotis region. Despite the fact that the site has been investigated for many years, by various excavation teams, the nature and chronology of the different phases of settlement remain unclear. Since 2018, systematic stratigraphic excavations have been carried out at the site with the aim of investigating insufficiently studied parts of the settlement. In 2020 and 2021, this goal was achieved by opening and surveying 11 trenches in the southwestern part of the site. This led to the identification of hitherto unknown structures: two churches, two tombs, an irrigation system and numerous rubbish dumps associated with the Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic phases. The study also determined the extent and functional changes of various parts of this settlement, in different historical periods.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0016.0598EgyptRoman periodByzantine periodchurchestowngraves |
| spellingShingle | Mariusz Gwiazda Tomasz Derda Tomasz Barański From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Egypt Roman period Byzantine period churches town graves |
| title | From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season |
| title_full | From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season |
| title_fullStr | From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season |
| title_short | From Roman industrial center to early Islamic town: archaeological excavations at ʻMarea’/Philoxenite in the 2020–2021 season |
| title_sort | from roman industrial center to early islamic town archaeological excavations at marea philoxenite in the 2020 2021 season |
| topic | Egypt Roman period Byzantine period churches town graves |
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