{"title":"The Main Sanctuary of Amun-Ra in the Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari. An introduction to architectural studies","authors":"Urszula Kraśniewska","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.08","url":null,"abstract":"The Main Sanctuary of Amun-Ra in the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari has been studied repeatedly, but never comprehensively (Naville 1906; Winlock 1932; Wysocki 1985). In preparation for a full architectural study of this complex, which is one of the oldest parts of the Eighteenth Dynasty mortuary temple, the paper presents a general specification of the preserved architecture, contextualized in a brief account of the discovery of the sanctuary and the history of its restoration and conservation, tied by necessity with the bigger works conducted by Polish specialists in the temple itself. The sanctuary in its present state is the combined effect of a number of phases of development, the most recent being a rebuilding in the Ptolemaic period. The inventory drawings of the current state of the complex, made by the author, an architect, leave the reader with a good idea of the form of the sanctuary, opening the way to a comprehensive architectural study, which will trace the original plan through all the subsequent phases of development and modern conservation and restoration work.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126069847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Some notes on the Christian medieval heritage of the Gezira (central Sudan)","authors":"Gabriel Gerhards","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.12","url":null,"abstract":"The kingdom of Alwa, located in what is now Sudan, was a Nubian state on the southern outskirts of medieval Christendom. Despite its existence for almost a millennium, virtually nothing is known about its history, culture and administration. Focusing on the Gezira between the White and Blue Nile and the eastern shores of the latter, this article considers archaeology, medieval geographers and especially accounts from the 18th through the early 20th centuries to discuss towns and churches, Christianity and the impact of Alwa’s legendary capital Soba on the memory of the Sudanese people. The author hopes to provide a useful introduction, inspiring further research on this enigmatic kingdom.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126347863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dongola 2018, winter season: epigraphic note","authors":"Adam Łajtar, V. W. van Gerven Oei","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.19","url":null,"abstract":"The paper gives a brief account of the epigraphic work carried out in Dongola in the 2018 winter season. It included studying wall inscriptions and ostraca from the monastery on Kom H and Church B.V on the citadel, unearthed during both the previous and the present seasons.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130469915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What an artist saw. Tracing the local iconographic tradition for the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari","authors":"Anastasiia Stupko-Lubczyńska","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.09","url":null,"abstract":"An unusual iconographic motif—a fringed piece of linen—depicted in the Chapel of Hatshepsut, part of the queen’s temple at Deir el-Bahari, is examined in this paper as an illustration of the interest, well attested in Hatshepsut’s reign, in past artistic models/sources. The Chapel of Hatshepsut was intended for the mortuary cult of the female pharaoh, while the motif under discussion appears to have been inspired by decoration earlier by 500 years, found inside a burial chamber cut into the rock cliff of North Asasif, which is a natural continuation of the Deir el-Bahari amphitheater. The tomb (TT 311) belonged to Khety, a courtier of the Eleventh Dynasty pharaoh Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra. Assuming the validity of this iconographic link, the question arises concerning the accessibility of decorated burial chambers from the Eleventh-Dynasty in this area and their possible role as “pattern books” in the design of the early Eighteenth Dynasty private and royal mortuary monuments. In addition, the paper addresses the issue of the Chapel of Hatshepsut serving as a monumental “pattern book” for the Late Period Theban tombs.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"17 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133482588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Gobolitide (Al-Jibal) microregion: geography and settlement network evolution from Nabataean to Byzantine times","authors":"Kamil Kopij, Sebastian Bala","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.28","url":null,"abstract":"A spatio-temporal analysis of the ancient settlement landscape of northeastern Edom (ancient Gobolitide, Islamic al-Jibal) from Nabataean to Byzantine times was performed based on surface survey data, taking into account various geographical factors (main morphological units, floristic regions, annual precipitation) and climatic fluctuations. The article presents preliminary conclusions concerning the distribution of settlements in the microregion, the determining factors behind the evolution of the settlement network and the temporal changes observed. The mapping of sites based on chronological and typological criteria indicated specific settlement clusters in the Edomite highlands and in episodic river valleys (wadis). The pattern is disturbed only by Wadi al-Hasa. Overall, climate change turns out to have the greatest impact on the change in the number of sites over time.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128903810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Byzantine seals in the Tunay Demran Collection","authors":"W. Seibt, Ceren Ünal","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.08","url":null,"abstract":"The Collection of Tunay Demran, officially registered in the Manisa Archaeological Museum, contains seven seals, six of lead and one of silver, and one blank. Manisa, the Byzantine Magnesia Anelios on Mount Sipylos, with its fertile lowland and strategic location in Western Anatolia, has been home to different civilizations over the centuries, including the Lydian Kingdom, one of the most important ancient civilizations. In the 13th century, it became one of the more important cities of the Nicene Empire (established after the Latin invasion in 1204) and the seat of Ioannes III Doukas Vatatzes, who located an actively working mint there. Later on, the city and its environs came under the rule of the Beylik of Saruhan and the Ottoman Empire. There is a rich archaeological record of civil and religious architecture in Manisa and its surroundings, still awaiting full investigation. The article presents Demran’s collection of seals and explores potential ties with the archaeological remains of historical Magnesia.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130113460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Basketry, matting, cordage, and other organic objects from Deir el-Bahari","authors":"Aleksandra Pawlikowska-Gwiazda","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.11","url":null,"abstract":"Organic artifacts made of plant fibres are frequently found on Egyptian sites. Numerous baskets, mats, cordage, brushes and small items of daily use were collected, classified and documented during the Polish excavations in the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari, Upper Egypt). These artifacts reflect the long history of the temple site in Deir el-Bahari, from the Pharaonic period through the times of the Christian monastery of St Phoibammon established in the ruins. Pending detailed archaebotanical analyses in the future, the raw material has been recognized as locally sourced.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125915862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The incense distribution scene in TT 39 – redistribution of goods to Deir el-Bahari and other locations in Western Thebes","authors":"Jesus Trello Espada","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.1.01","url":null,"abstract":"Incense was an essential part of temple rituals during the New Kingdom. A relief scene of redistribution of this economic resource, carved in the hall of the Theban tomb of Puimra (TT 39), a Second Priest of Amun in the early Eighteenth Dynasty, helps to understand how incense traveled from abroad to the royal treasury and temple estates to be then redistributed among the different temples in Amun’s domain. The data is compared with evidence from other contemporary tombs, shedding light on the redistribution of goods in a centralized economy.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116715336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the DOP Petroglyph Unit archives: an Old Kingdom “dancing girl” image from Site 30/450-E4-6","authors":"Paweł Lech Polkowski","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.20","url":null,"abstract":"The rock art discovered in the 1980s and 1990s by the Dakhleh Oasis Project Petroglyph Unit for the most part unpublished or only briefly mentioned in reports. The paper—the first of a planned series—offers a description and brief comparative study of a petroglyph showing a woman with a plait-and-disk hairstyle, found in the southeastern part of the oasis. The contextual information given for the petroglyph includes a description of the site. Selected features of the petroglyph are discussed. A comparative study of the decoration of nearly 30 tombs, containing figures with similarly rendered hairstyles, helps to explain the various attributes of the petroglyph and discuss its chronology.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134496148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The archaeological site of Selib 2 in the Dongola Reach: remarks on the 2019 season","authors":"Roksana Hajduga, Agata Momot, Roman Łopaciuk","doi":"10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam30.2.17","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses recent fieldwork at the Meroitic settlement site of Selib 2, a town located on the west bank of the Nile between the Third and Fourth Cataracts, investigated by the Banganarti/Selib Polish Archaeological Mission since 2010. The fieldwork was concentrated on uncovering the earliest occupation strata from the 1st/2nd century CE. Two mud-brick buildings were fully excavated, along with contemporaneous occupational horizons, yielding, among others, unique bell-shaped decorated vessels, a copper plate, and a female clay figurine. Storage jars used as ovens and cooking places were present in all phases and can be considered as a characteristic furnishing of the explored households. Moreover, an archaeological reconnaissance extended the boundaries of the settlement eastward, providing new data for studies of the settlement plan and its various stages of development.","PeriodicalId":156819,"journal":{"name":"Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127733918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}