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Name of structure: Unknown
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Egypt
Region within country or main area: Alexandria
City or area within region: Marea
Date of structure: 6C
Century of structure 1: 6 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Loose tesserae, some in chunks with plaster.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: n/a
Date of mosaic: 6C?
Century of mosaic 1: 6 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 2004 is the fifth season of the Polish team (see bibliography).
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Szymanska, H., Babraj, K., Dedra, T., Kucharczyk, R., Lichocka, B., Majcherek, G., Malarczyk, D., Mycielska-Dowgiallo, E. & Woroniko, B., Marea, Vol. 1: Byzantine Marea excavations in 2000-2003 and 2006 (Krakow: Muzeum Archeologiczne, 2008).


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'Marea: on Lake Maryut' (2007):  http://www.siwaiwa.pl/cas/book/book70_14.pdf


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'Polish excavations in the basilica at Marea (Egypt)', BSAC XLV (2006), 107-17.


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H., 'Fünfte Grabungssaison in Marea, Ägypten: Basilika', Kemet 14/3 (2005), 63-7.


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'Fouilles archéologique de Marea en Egypte. Saisons 2002 et 2003', Archeologia 55 (2005), 119-30.


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'Marea: Excavations 2004', Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean 16 (2004), 43-54.  


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H., 'Körperpfelge mit allem Komfort. Die Ruinen eines Bades am Maryut-See in Ägypten sprechen für einen hohen technischen Standard in Byzantinischer Zeit', AntWelt 6 (2004), 21-6.


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H.,'Die Vierte Grabungssaison in Marea, Aegypten. Grabkapelle und Basilike', Kemet 13/3 (2004), 61-4.


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'The ancient port of Marea, Egypt', in Four seasons of excavations by the Polish Archaeological Mission (London: Minerva, 2004), 26-8.


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H., 'Die Fortsetzung der archäologischen Forschungen von 2002 an einem Badeanlagen-Komplex in Marea. Der Brunnen mit einer Sâqiya', Kemet 12/3 (2003), 51-7.


Szymanska, H. & Babraj, K., 'Fouilles archéologiques de Marea en Égypte. Saisons 2000 et 2001', Archeologia 53 (2002), 2003, 137-44.


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H., 'Marea am Maryut-See. Die Grabungssaison 2001', Kemet 11/2 (2002), 63-8.


Babraj, K. & Szymanska, H., 'Marea am Maryut-See. Die erste Grabungssaison im Herbst 2000', Kemet 10/3 (2001), 65-9.


 


 

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