Ptolemais in Libya : the Warsaw Institute of Archaeology excavations in 2002 and 2003 : report on two seasons of fieldwork

Abstract

Archaeologists from the Warsaw University Institute of Archaeology conducted two campains of fieldwork in Ptolemais (Libya): in April-May 2002 and October 20031 , preceded by a 10-day reconnaissance in December 20012 . The team was accompanied by conservators from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Work was carried out under the terms of a license for archaeological excavations issued by the Libyan authorities on July 22, 2001. The major objectives of the work were twofold: topographical measurements prerequisite to mapping the site of ancient Ptolemais (see report below, p. 117, Fig 1, 4) and excavations of an insula located east of the "Colonnaded Palace" (Fig. 1, 2, 5).