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Marina el-Alamein: newly discovered bath after the 2017 season
Marina el-Alamein: newly discovered bath after the 2017 season

Author(s): Krzysztof Jakubiak
Subject(s): Archaeology, Architecture, Visual Arts, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Greek-Roman town; dwelling architecture; bathhouse; immersion tubs; mosaic floor decorations; wall paintings;

Summary/Abstract: Most of the activity during the 2017 season at the archaeological site of Marina el-Alamein was focused on two areas situated in the northern part of the town. Building H.40 was one of the main excavation targets: two rooms were cleared, originally part of a large, multi-roomed and most probably prosperous house. The other target was the structure H.39, already explored in earlier seasons, which was now confirmed as a small but richly decorated bath complex with traces of wall painting and geometric mosaic floors.

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: XXVII
  • Page Range: 57-66
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English