Aynuna on the Red Sea

2020, 29, No. 1

University of Warsaw, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

University of Warsaw (emeritus)


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31.12.2020

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Abstract

Aynuna was excavated by a Saudi-Polish team between 2014 and 2018. It is a Nabataean port dated to the 1st century BC, with later occupation in the 4th century AD and with some Islamic presence. It is composed of two sites: a commercial factory and a fortified settlement. It is identified with Leuke Kome mentioned in the Periplus Maris Erythraei and by Strabo in connection with the expedition of Aelius Gallus to Arabia.

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