MARINA EL-ALAMEIN. SITE PRESENTATION PROJECT (ARCE/EAP) PRELIMINARY ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT
MARINA EL-ALAMEIN. SITE PRESENTATION PROJECT (ARCE/EAP) PRELIMINARY ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT

Summary/Abstract: The MASP site presentation project, conceived and directed by architect Agnieszka Dobrowolska within the frame of the Egyptian Antiquities Conservation program of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE/EAC) under USAID Agreement No. 263-A-00-04-00018-00, was to remove the various kinds of artificial dumps polluting the landscape of the archaeological site in Marina el-Alamein. In association with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, the ARCE/EAP MASP project carried out an archaeological survey and excavation of some 8850 sq. m prior to the landscaping work. A number of clusters of rooms belonging to Roman-age houses was explored, revealing diverse structures of domestic and household function, and bringing sound evidence of mid-2nd century AD earthquake-related destruction. Finds included, among others, a fine example of Cretan ivy-leaf type of lamp from the mid 2nd century AD.

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