DOI article:
Bieliński, Piotr: Polish excavations in north-east Syria 1988-1989
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cemetery. The potsherd collected on the slopes of the tell during the
preliminary survey have clearly indicated that there must have been a 3rd
millennium B.C. occupation. In order to establish the full stratigraphic
sequence of the site a long step trench (35 x 5m) has beencut on the northern
slope from top to foot of the mound. During the second campaign another step
trench parallel to the first one but.muchsmaller (10x5 m)was opened on the
same slope. There are four main occupational layers on Tell Djassaal-Gharbi and
all of them should be dated in the 3rd millennium B.C. as it was already
suggested by the results of the survey.
The topmost occupational layer on the tell is.in fact composed of three
consecutive building levels. Some of the walls of the lowest level have been in
use during the latest phase. The deposit of this stratum, labelled as Layer I,
is over 1m thick.
Fig. 1. Structures of layer I in sectors A-B. Drawing by P. Bielihski
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preliminary survey have clearly indicated that there must have been a 3rd
millennium B.C. occupation. In order to establish the full stratigraphic
sequence of the site a long step trench (35 x 5m) has beencut on the northern
slope from top to foot of the mound. During the second campaign another step
trench parallel to the first one but.muchsmaller (10x5 m)was opened on the
same slope. There are four main occupational layers on Tell Djassaal-Gharbi and
all of them should be dated in the 3rd millennium B.C. as it was already
suggested by the results of the survey.
The topmost occupational layer on the tell is.in fact composed of three
consecutive building levels. Some of the walls of the lowest level have been in
use during the latest phase. The deposit of this stratum, labelled as Layer I,
is over 1m thick.
Fig. 1. Structures of layer I in sectors A-B. Drawing by P. Bielihski
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