Fagirinfenti (TJB023, 024) -47. Fantau (Saqiet el-Abd, 2-V-1) -49. Faras West 21-E-22, Hermitage of Theophilus (Anchorite's Grotto) -53. Faras West 24-E-21 ('Christian Potteries') -57. Gaminarti 5-T-4, 47, 49 -60. Gendal Irki (Figir Antawu) (5-X-1) -61. Gergetti 2-S-21 -62. Ghazali -64. Hambukol -70. Kageras (Ukma East 21-N-1) -74. Kashasha (Ginis W, 2-T-52) -76. Kissenfarki TJB005 and TJB006 -78. el-Koro (Kuddik, Kuduk) -80. Kulb (21-R-3) -83. Kulubnarti 21-S-10 (Jebel Abu Jai) -86. Marcos (Morgos) -88. Matuga Island (Gezira Thet Matuga) -89. Meinarti -91. Meshantawwo (Ukma 21-N-7) -93. Mushu -95. Nag esh-Scheima. Main enclosure and 'Siedlung E' -96. Qasr Ibrim (Taharqa temple complex) -98. Qasr Ibrim (Building 785) -100. er-Ramal -101. Sarigo (Ukma 21-N-9) -104. Sheima Amalika (Madeyk, Mediq) -106. Toshka East (Kolotod) -108. el-Ugal (Wadi Abu Zeit, E1) -110. ez-Zuma -114.

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The excavation report covers eight months of fieldwork at the site of Ghazali, which resulted in the clearing of the entire monastery and the discovery of three annexes located on the north and west of the complex. The spiritual part of the monastery included two churches located in the southeastern corner of the complex, a household compound on the west side and a refectory and dormitory in between. Conservation work focused on the reconstruction and restoration of water storage installations in Room Y, as well as north of the North Church. Excavation outside the monastic walls brought the discovery of an iron smelting area with several well-preserved furnaces. Exploration of the monks’cemetery uncovered regular box superstructures and an intriguing variety of substructures from simple vertical pit tombs to elaborate vaulted chambers.

The medieval monastery at Ghazali in Sudan was excavated in part by the Sudan Antiquities Service in 1953 and 1954, and is one of the best preserved archaeological sites in the country. A new project of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums of Sudan revisited the ruins with a site presentation project coupled with excavation geared to bringing out a final publication of the remains, which are of utmost importance for studies of medieval Nubian history. Site surveying (including geophysics) and mapping occupied most of the short season in 2012, but some unexpected discoveries were also made.