ISLAMIC NECROPOLIS AT KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA: RESEARCH IN THE 2010–2013 SEASONS Cover Image

ISLAMIC NECROPOLIS AT KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA: RESEARCH IN THE 2010–2013 SEASONS
ISLAMIC NECROPOLIS AT KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA: RESEARCH IN THE 2010–2013 SEASONS

Author(s): Emanuela Kulicka
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Alexandria; medieval cemetery; Islamic necropolis; funerary stelae

Summary/Abstract: Exploration of the Islamic burial ground at the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria continued from the 2010 through the 2013 seasons, uncovering more graves in different sectors: in area U (northwestern part of the site) tombs from the Upper (11th and 12th century) and Middle (9th/10th century) phases of the cemetery and in area CW from the Upper and Lower (8th/9th century) phases. The present text is a basic report of the finds and observations made in the course of the season.

  • Issue Year: 1/2015
  • Issue No: XXIV
  • Page Range: 62-72
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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