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Chapter3
Architecture
wallW46waspartiallyruinedbyalargepitwith
adiameterofover3m,dugnorthward.Inanear-
lierfunctionalphase(stratum5b),burialG4was
uncoveredinthisroom.
NorthofroomL20,therewasroomL21
destroyedtoalargeextentbythepit.Thesouth-
easterncornercontainedavessel(itsbottompart
hassurvived)andaclusterofstones.Thevessel,
partiallyframedwithsherdsjammedinvertical-
ly,wasinstalledpermanentlyinclaymortar.The
stonesincludedabasaltgrinder.Judgingfrom
thediscoveredremains,L21wasprobablyautility
room.
Locus19(stratum5b):
Features:hearth(H9)
Locus19(stratum5a):
Features:hearth(H10),storagebin
Objects:jar(TypeFJ.1)(ARB’03-D-29/41-4a)
Locus20:
Objects:MetallicWarejar(ARB’03-D-29/42-20a)
Locus21:
Objects:grinder
House5
Tothewest,House4abuttedHouse5[Fig.3.38].
Itcannotberuledoutthattherewasarelation-
shipbetweenHouse4andHouse5.House5may
havebeenanannextoHouse4.House5isasso-
ciatedwithstratum5ofPhaseD.Itconsistedof
mainroomL22,aneighboringnarrowroomL23
tothewestandkitchenL24inthesouthernpart.
Anopenarea(L25)1theyard1extendedwestof
House5.Wedonotknowwhatthenorthernpart
ofHouse5lookedlike.Anopenairspace(L26)was
probablylocatedhere.
MainroomL22hasdimensionsof2.9x3.3m.
Ahearth(H12)wasfoundinit,shapedasarectan-
glewithroundedcorners,builtofclaymixedwith
gravel.Inthenorth-westerncornerofroomL22,
awastevesselwaslocated,usedasapermanentin-
stallation.RoomL22yielded3cylinderseals,abone
pin,abonependant,9bowlsand2miniaturejars.
RoomL22wasseparatedfromroomL23with
0.40m-widewallW52.Thisnarrowroom,with
awidthof0.7m,yieldedaflatstonewitharound
dent,whileitsnorthernpartfeaturedapotteryves-
sel(basewithadiameterof0.40m).Intheopen
airspace(L26),northofroomsL22andL23,there
wasacircularorsemicircularhearth(H13)(only
afragmenthassurvived),builtofclaymixedwith
gravelandframedwithmudbricks.Itwasassociat-
edwithanearlierusagelevelofL26.
ThesouthernpartofHouse5featuredelongat-
edroomL24(1.4x4.0m)whichmayhaveserved
asakitchen[Fig.3.39].Itsentrywaywaslocated
inthewesternwall,ontheyardside.Thekitchen
yieldedfireinstallationsandpotteryvessels.Two
usagelevelsofkitchenL24canbedistinguished.In
theearlierphaseasmallovenoftannurtype(012)
(0.35x0.40cm)waslocatedinthenorth-eastern
corneroftheroom.Neartheoven,therewereverti-
callyanddiagonallylaidmudbricks,mostprobably
partoftheoven’scasing.Thesouthernpartofthe
kitchenyieldedfourbowlslyingupsidedownin
alayerofashes.Inthesouth-westerncornerofthe
kitchen,twoarrow-fenestratedpotstandshave
survivedinsitu,associatedwiththekitchen’slater
0
Hearth
Heatingpit
Oven
Sherds
Potteryvessel
Potterywaster
Mudbrickwall
Mudbricks
Stones
5m
29/41
L25
3;2.33
3;2.07
H13
3;2.24
W53
L23
3;2.96
W52
3;2.51
HP6
L26
L22
L24
W49
3;2.71
Street
W51
W54
H12
3;2.5;
3;2.72
3;2.;6
W50
O12
3;2.9;
Fig.3.38House5
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