The Shell Motif in the Culture and Architecture of the Ancient Town of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 At the archaeological site of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt, many monuments and everyday objects feature motifs related to Aphrodite and her cult. One recurring theme is the seashell that lamps are often decorated with.
Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner +1 more
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Construction of Ancient Houses in Marina El-Alamein. Analysis of the Demand for Building Stone
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2022 Although structures within the ancient settlement in Marina el-Alamein were built almost exclusively of local limestone, no remains of ancient quarries have been found.
Szymon Popławski
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Two unpublished terracotta oil lamps from Marina el-Alamein in Egypt [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2019 The two complete terracotta oil lamps published in this paper come from salvage excavations in by an Egyptian team clearing House 21 in the ancient Graeco-Roman harbor of Marina el-Alamein on the northern coast of Egypt.
AbdelBaset Ali AbdelFattah Saad AbdelFattah Saad
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Conservation work in Marina el-Alamein in 2018 (Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission) [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2019 The article presents the program and results of continuous monitoring and preservation of historic architectural structures after the winter period at the site of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt, carried out by the Polish-Egyptian Conservation Mission.
Anna Selerowicz, Piotr Zambrzycki
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Arts, 2021 The article is based on the research conducted by the authors. The houses from the ancient town discovered in 1985 on the Mediterranean coast at the location of today’s Marina el-Alamein, are among the rare remains of Egyptian residential buildings from ...
Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner +1 more
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Selected conservation projects in Marina el-Alamein in the 2014 and 2015 seasons [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 The 2014 and 2015 conservation program of the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission to Marina el-Alamein, a part from current maintenance, covered mainly conservation activities within the central square of the town and in selected rooms of two complexes ...
Marlena Koczorowska +2 more
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Conservation in Marina el-Alamein in 2017 (Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission) [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 The conservation program of the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission in Marina el-Alamein in 2017 included restoration of wall structures and architectural decoration elements damaged as a result of unfavorable climate conditions (Houses H9/H9a and H21 ...
Piotr Zambrzycki, Anna Selerowicz
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Marina el-Alamein: newly discovered bath after the 2017 season [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 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.
Krzysztof Jakubiak
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Stone block surplus? Reconstruction of the building process and architectural form of Marina el-Alamein hypogea [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2020 Remains of a Graeco-Roman town on the Egyptian Mediterranean coast were discovered in 1980s during the construction of a tourist resort. At the beginning, excavation work was especially intense at a necropolis area, which after restoration became a site ...
Szymon Popławski
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Research and architectural conservation in Marina el-Alamein in 2017 (Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 Activities undertaken by the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission to Marina el-Alamein in 2017 comprised research and conservation in the public district of the ancient town as well as in private houses.
Rafał Czerner +2 more
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