Here we see a long-time settlement beginning with the Iron Age, through the Persian, Hellenistic, Islamic, and Byzantine periods. So far we see evidence from the Islamic and Byzantine eras, but in subsequent seasons we expect to find artifacts from the earlier civilizations. The largest number of items at the present time come from the Byzantine period. Ceramic evidence can tell us where people lived on the site, but it is very difficult to determine the size of the population at any given time because we never dig the whole site at once. Most importantly, pottery tells us about the daily life of the population.
Archaeology is a huge puzzle.
Every excavation provides more information about the land and the people who have lived here through the ages. Douglas R. Edwards. All rights reserved. The original contents of this web site may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of neXfind.