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

Abstract

Exploration of the Islamic burial ground at the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria continuedfrom the 2010 through the 2013 seasons, uncovering more graves in different sectors: inarea 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/9thcentury) phases. The present text is a basic report of the finds and observations made in the courseof the season.

Keywords

• Alexandria
• medieval cemetery
• Islamic necropolis
• funerary stelae