THE ISLAMIC GRAVEYARD ON KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA EXCAVATIONS IN THE 2006/2007 FIELD SEASON
THE ISLAMIC GRAVEYARD ON KOM EL-DIKKA IN ALEXANDRIA EXCAVATIONS IN THE 2006/2007 FIELD SEASON

Summary/Abstract: In the 2006/2007 field season, the investigation of the Islamic graveyard on Kom el-Dikka was continued in sectors E and H. Work began with the exploration of two phases of the cemetery in Sector E (which covers the extent of the Theatre Portico): the so-called Upper Necropolis, which dates to the turn of the 11th and early 12th century, and the Middle Necropolis, which is assigned to the turn of the 9th and 10th century. With the start of 2007, fieldwork commenced in a zone located to the east of auditoria G through M in Sector H.

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