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Fragment of Mamluk ceramic found during the excavation of the church
This ceramic fragment is typical of Mamluk wares that were produced in C13th Syria.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Ceramic, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mamluk, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Post-excavation work in Deir Ez Zor Museum
These photographs show the process of recording, restoring and cleaning finds from Zalabiyeh in the Deir Ez Zor Museum.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Finds, Archaeology, Ceramic, Deir ez Zor, Glass, Museum, Syria, Zalabiyeh
Bowl
This bowl was donated to DMEAP by a local family to be placed in the small museum that was set up in the monastery to display finds with the agreement of the DGAM.
Type: Portable Object
Tags: Bowl, Ceramic, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Clay pipes
A number of clay pipes were found during the excavation and through communication with archaeologists at the Citadel of Damascus, it was established that they were amongst the earliest evidence for tobacco use in the region.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Ceramic, Clay pipes, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Tobacco
A fragment of glazed ceramic
This fragment was the only evidence of high-status highly decorated ceramic found at Dayr Mar Elian - which was a contrast from the high-status ceramics that were found at Mar Musa - there was not enough evidence to discern whether the fragment was a decorative motif or formed part of an elaborate inscription.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Ceramic, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Ostracon
Apart from the pilgrim graffiti on the sarcophagus of Mar Elian, the only evidence of Syriac epigraphy found on the site was this fragment inscribed on a ceramic sherd.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Finds, Ceramic, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Ostracon, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Syrian Civil War
Photographs of ceramic finds at the end of the 2002 excavation season
These photographs were taken as a sample of the most diagnostic ceramic finds from the first season. In the second and third season the DGAM sent a ceramic specialist to catalogue and, where appropriate, to restore the finds.
Type: Archaeological Find
Tags: Archaeological Excavation, Archaeological Finds, Ceramic, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Monastery, Qaryatayn, Sherds, Syria