Kom el-Dikka Research Articles

Islamic necropolis at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria: research in the 2010–2013 seasons

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.

Islamic glass from area U (2012–2013)

Excavations by a PCMA team from the University of Warsaw in area U of the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria in 2012–2013 yielded a fair number of glass fragments. The assemblage comprised two distinct chronological groups: early Roman to late Roman/early Byzantine and Islamic-period glass. It consisted of plain, ordinary tableware, often made of very poor quality glass, undoubtedly of local, Alexandrian production, as well as luxury vessels, decorated in various techniques, representing imports, probably from Syria.

The Roman Imperial Quarries: Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites 1994–1998. Vol. 1. Topography and Quarries. By Valerie Maxfield and David Peacock. Sixty‐Seventh Excavation Memoir. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2001. Pp. xi + 339 + 381 figs.

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewThe Roman Imperial Quarries: Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites 1994–1998. Vol. 1. Topography and Quarries. By Valerie Maxfield and David Peacock. Sixty‐Seventh Excavation Memoir. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2001. Pp. xi + 339 + 381 figs.James HarrellJames HarrellUniversity of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Search for more articles by this author University of Toledo Toledo, OhioPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 63, Number 3July 2004 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/424780 Views: 13Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref * Permission to reprint a book review in this section may be obtained only from the author.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Renata Kucharczyk Glass finds from Area FW at the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria (2019), Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean , no.29/229/2 (Dec 2020): 497–514.https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam29.2.21

Notes on Alexandrian Habitat. Roman and Byzantine Houses from Kom el-Dikka

Notes on Alexandrian Habitat. Roman and Byzantine Houses from Kom el-Dikka

A Hebrew Inscription from Kom el-Dikka, Alexandria, Egypt

Among the finds discovered in 1976 during the archaeological excavations at Kom el-Dikka, Alexandria, Egypt, was the upper part of an amphora with a partially preserved handle and a Hebrew inscription incised on the outside surface.1 The vessel had been made of red-orange clay with little admixture and covered with cream-yellow slip on both sides. The finishing is rough, the handle rather ill-shaped, and the neck as well as the rim of the vessel poorly elaborated. The sherd was found in disturbed context con-