DOI article:
Bieliński, Piotr: The third season of excavations in northeast Syria- 1990
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26389#0103
ca 10m high protected the ED III settlement on Tell Abu Hafut against flooding from the
nearby wadi, as the remains of this wall were found only on the slope on the northern
side of the tell.
The third sector of Tell Abu Hafur subjected to exploration was the small mound
called Tell Abu Hafur East. The aim of this season’s explorations was to increase our
knowledge of the stratigraphical sequence established there last year, when numerous
remains of the Mitanni period were found. For this purpose, three small soundings were
made on the western slope of Tell Abu Hafur East. Some fragments of a fortification wall
erected on foundations made of stone blocks were unearthed. The wall itself was
constructed of mudbricks. These fortifications represent a 2ai* millennium B.C.
occupation of the site and can be attributed to the Mitannian period. In a layer
overlying this some remains of a Neo Assyrian structure were found, most probably also
of a defensive nature. This discovery has extended the stratigrafical sequence of the
site since in the previous year we did not find any layers which could be dated to a
period later than the 20(* millennium B.C..
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nearby wadi, as the remains of this wall were found only on the slope on the northern
side of the tell.
The third sector of Tell Abu Hafur subjected to exploration was the small mound
called Tell Abu Hafur East. The aim of this season’s explorations was to increase our
knowledge of the stratigraphical sequence established there last year, when numerous
remains of the Mitanni period were found. For this purpose, three small soundings were
made on the western slope of Tell Abu Hafur East. Some fragments of a fortification wall
erected on foundations made of stone blocks were unearthed. The wall itself was
constructed of mudbricks. These fortifications represent a 2ai* millennium B.C.
occupation of the site and can be attributed to the Mitannian period. In a layer
overlying this some remains of a Neo Assyrian structure were found, most probably also
of a defensive nature. This discovery has extended the stratigrafical sequence of the
site since in the previous year we did not find any layers which could be dated to a
period later than the 20(* millennium B.C..
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