Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (14.2002(2003))

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SYRIA

area "A" were of the Hellenistic period. Of
the same date were numerous cylindrical-
or bell-shaped storage pits, which had
wrought havoc with the pre-Hellenistic
remains. Most of the pits were concentrated
in the western sector of the hill, which
must have been a kind of granary area for
the Hellenistic farm. Just to show how
densely these features were packed, suffice
it to say that there were at least nineteen in

an area measuring roughly 90 sq. m (square
29/19) (Fig. 2). In the trenches on the east
side the pits were much less frequent, even
being entirely absent from the easternmost
square 30/27.
The pits, which could be even 2.5 m
deep and attained maximum diameters of
from 1.1 to 2.5 m, were evidently not all
contemporary, as they actually cut into one
another. They should be interpreted as


Fig. 3. Flan of the Hellenistic buildingfrom square 30/27 (Drawing D. Bielinska, H. Czerski
and M. Makowski; ink drawing M. Wagner)

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