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PREFACE
Thispublicationisaresultofarchaeologicalexca-
vationsatTellArbid,asiteinnorth-easternSyria.
TheTellArbidexcavationswerelaunchedin1996
bythePolish-SyrianArchaeologicalMissionhead-
edbyPiotrBieliński(UniversityofWarsaw).The
archaeologicalexcavationsatTellArbidwouldnot
havebeenpossiblewithoutthecollaborationand
supportoftheDirectorateGeneralofAntiquities
andMuseumsinDamascus,headedatthetimeof
thePolish-SyrianArchaeologicalMissionatTell
ArbidbySultanMuhhesen,BassamJammousand
Michelal-Maqdissi.
Thepublicationpresentstheresearchresults
fromoneoftheregionsofTellArbid:AreaD,where
ahousingdistrictdatedtothelateEJZ2-EJZ3was
uncovered.Duetothefactthatthearchaeological
researchwasinterruptedbythewarinSyria,the
AreaDprojectcouldnotbecompletedeither,with
theresultsofsomestudiespresentedinthispubli-
cationbeingpreliminaryoutofnecessity.
Themicro-historyofAreaDhasbeenpresent-
edinthemacro-historicalperspectiveoftheSyrian
Jezirah.ThearchaeologicalresearchonAreaDpro-
vidednewdataforoneofthekeymomentsinthe
developmentoftheSyrianJezirah(EJZ2-EJZ3):
aperiodofsocio-economictransformationsand
anincreaseinthesizeandcomplexityofsites.
Thehouseanditsinhabitantsareoneofthefocal
pointsofthispublication.TheAreaDresearchwas
auniqueopportunitytodiscovervariousaspectsof
howpeoplelivedinamedium-sizedtown,asthat
iswhatTellArbidwasinthelateEJZ2-EJZ3.The
house,itsinhabitantsandtheirdailylifearethe
keyinunderstandingthepastsocieties.Theexplo-
rationofahouseinitsarchitecturalformandof
ahouseholdasasocio-economicunitcomprised
astudyofarchitecture,artefactsanddomestic
features,alongwiththesocialandeconomicor-
ganization.Theanalysisoffaunalandbotanical
remainswasalsoappliedinordertoreconstruct
thesubsistencepracticesoftheAreaDpeople.
AclassificationofAreaDpotteryprovidedabetter
understandingofthechangeswhichtookplacein
theSyrianJezirahinthelateEJZ2-EJZ3.
Iwouldliketothankmanypeoplefortheir
helpandsupportinmakingthispublicationpos-
sible.IextendmygratitudetoP.Bieliński,the
HeadofthePolish-SyrianArchaeologicalMission
atTellArbid.MythanksgotoBarbaraGórakfor
hercommitmentandworkonthepagemake-up
ofthisbook.IthankMartaMomot,whoproduced
thedrawings,forhereffortsinmakingtheillustra-
tions.IalsothankDorotaGórak-Łubafortaking
upthechallengeoftranslationintoEnglish.
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