Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (16.2004(2005))

TELL QARAMEL

SYRIA

which were 2-3 cm thick. There was
a hearth directly on the floor. The small di-
mensions and the finds, which consisted of
some animal bones and flints, suggested
that the building was more likely a store of
some kind or a place where everyday
activities took place.
LEVEL 9
The house discovered in this level (loc. 36)
was located in the northeastern corner of the

square. It was a round structure, c. 4.50 m
in diameter, with a pebble floor covered
with a layer of mud sunk into the ground
[Fig. 3]. Walls, built on ground level, were
shaped in soft mud with small pebbles and
an occasional pise block inserted in it. The
internal division of the house proved to be
highly interesting. Two low curved walls
made of pebbles started from a big lime-
stone slab set right in the center of the
house. A deposit of four auroch skulls was



PISE WALL
RES STONES
I'M! HORNS
fan DARK LOOSE SOIL
fv\v] HARD RED MUD
fm ASH WITH CHARCOAL
IHIIf CHARCOAL

HEARTH IV


HEARTH VII

HEARTH V

Fig. 3■ Square K-7. Stratum V, level 9
(Drawing M. Bialowarczuk, K. Januszek)

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