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‘Atiqot 86 (2016)
ISBN 2948-040X
An Early Islamic-Period Structure on Danny Mass Street, Ramla
(Hebrew, pp. 99*–126*; English, pp. 118–119)
Oren Shmueli
Keywords: Early Islamic period, chronology, typology, oil lamps, zoomorphic vessel, wood, metal
A salvage excavation within the boundaries of the ancient city of Ramla revealed four strata. The earliest, Stratum IV, comprised an earthen fill, containing potsherds—including imports from Egypt and China—stone and glass vessels, dating from the mid-eighth to the tenth centuries CE. Stratum III included three architectural phases: fragmentary remains of installations and a wall foundation (Phase IIIc); remains of a large building, which was erected upon three terraces (Phase IIIb); and an ashlar-built, paved circular installation (Phase IIIa). The finds from Stratum III date from the mid-eighth to the eleventh centuries CE, and include potsherds and animal bones. The building was probably built during the Abbasid period and used until the Fatimid period. Stratum II is mainly attested by robbery trenches and Mamluk-period potsherds. Stratum I was dated to the Ottoman period based on ceramic pipes.