Buildings on site B at Naqlun (Nekloni)
Buildings on site B at Naqlun (Nekloni)

Summary/Abstract: In 2008 the Polish team excavating the Coptic monastery in Naqlun returned to the exploration of a late antique rubbish dump at the southernmost end of site B. The article deals with the architecture, construction materials and techniques of an adjacent building, which was cleared and reexamined for this purpose. New structures were uncovered to the east and north of these vestiges, identifying in consequence two complexes of units. Well-made lime pavements found in each unit of one of the complexes outlined several features probably reminiscent of a peristyle courtyard. The presumed courtyard and units around it may have served different purposes, but the original function is unknown. Its location outside the walls of the monastic compound and the nearness of a local trail could shed light on this issue. All the buildings on site B can be dated in all likelihood to the 10th–11th century.

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