Wojciech Kolataj

Villa of the Birds (eBook, PDF)

The Excavation and Preservation of the Kom al-Dikka Mosaics

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating book describes the excavation and preservation of three early Roman villas in Egypt's ancient port city of Alexandria. Chronicling the work of the Polish Archaeological Mission in Alexandria, Villa of the Birds is an engaging and informative account of how these ancient dwellings were unearthed, and how the famous mosaic floors were brought to light two thousand years after they were laid.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B.Tauris
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781936190584
• Artikelnr.: 42494040

Autorenporträt

WOJCIECH Kö¿taj has directed the Polish-Egyptian Project at Kom al-Dikka for more than twenty years. GRZEGORZ MAJCHEREK has directed the archaeological program at Kom al-Dikka since 1988. EWA PARANDOWSKA has worked on the preservation of mosaics in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Sudan.