HAWARTE

SYRIA

HAWARTE
EXCAVATIONS, 1999
Michal Gawlikowski

At the invitation of Professor Sultan Muheisen, Director General of Antiquities and Museums of
Syria, a team of the Polish Centre of Archaeology, Warsaw University, has continued this summer
the work started in August 1998. We were working in Hawarte on behalf of the DG AM from June
3 to July 8, 1999.1)

l> The team included, beside the present writer, Dr. Grzegorz Majcherek, Dr. Karel Innemee and Ms Marta Zuchowska,
archaeologists; Mrs. Ewa Parandowska and Mr. Janusz Smaza, restorers; Ms Aleksandra Trochimowicz and Mr. Bartosz
Markowski, students of restoration from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Mr. Marek Puszkarski joined the mission for
a week as draftsman. For a time, we were also assisted by two restorers from the Damascus Museum, Ms Nada Sarkis and
Mrs. Daed Nehme. Mr. Piotr Parandowski participated in a private capacity. The DGAM has generously provided the mis-
sion with accommodation at Qalaat al-Mudiq, a car, a group of workers, tools and building materials as required. Our work
was greatly facilitated by Mr. Nadim al-Khoury, Director of Afamia Museum, who spared no time and effort to assist us in
every way. We could always count on ready help from Mr. Abdel Razzaq Zaqzuq, Director of Antiquities of the Hama
region, and from Professor Sultan Muheisen himself.

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