Dr. Lee Clare

and the sun etc but to construct these canopies we had to sort of remove sondages where the legs of these things were going to be anchored into the plateau so we had to go through all the I couldn't drill for the archaeology we had to remove it first so we went through little sondages in several places right down to the base of the mound and found sort of

We had little keyholes into the early settlement phases because, of course, at the bottom of the mound, that's the oldest sort of accumulations. And the higher you get, the younger it gets. And we actually found evidence of domesticated – or domestic structures, rather – dwellings in these oldest layers, which are very small, sort of round structures –

We had little keyholes into the early settlement phases because, of course, at the bottom of the mound, that's the oldest sort of accumulations. And the higher you get, the younger it gets. And we actually found evidence of domesticated – or domestic structures, rather – dwellings in these oldest layers, which are very small, sort of round structures –

We had little keyholes into the early settlement phases because, of course, at the bottom of the mound, that's the oldest sort of accumulations. And the higher you get, the younger it gets. And we actually found evidence of domesticated – or domestic structures, rather – dwellings in these oldest layers, which are very small, sort of round structures –

They had no T-pillars, but they were also multi-phase, had several floors used. You could see the walking horizons in their activity zones with hearths and evidence of people chipping and doing napping and producing beads from stone and bird bones, that sort of thing.

They had no T-pillars, but they were also multi-phase, had several floors used. You could see the walking horizons in their activity zones with hearths and evidence of people chipping and doing napping and producing beads from stone and bird bones, that sort of thing.

They had no T-pillars, but they were also multi-phase, had several floors used. You could see the walking horizons in their activity zones with hearths and evidence of people chipping and doing napping and producing beads from stone and bird bones, that sort of thing.

Yeah. So very, very domestic. And that increases over time. And in fact, by the height of the site in the mid-9th millennium BC, you've got rectangular structures, domestic structures.

Yeah. So very, very domestic. And that increases over time. And in fact, by the height of the site in the mid-9th millennium BC, you've got rectangular structures, domestic structures.

Yeah. So very, very domestic. And that increases over time. And in fact, by the height of the site in the mid-9th millennium BC, you've got rectangular structures, domestic structures.

So in fact, it's quite interesting because over the course of time, that's quite an important thing in the PP&A in this sort of period from 9,600 to 8,700, buildings, whether domestic or special, were usually round oval. And then at the onset of the PP&B, about 8,700 BC, they invent or corner appears and they start building rectangular buildings.

So in fact, it's quite interesting because over the course of time, that's quite an important thing in the PP&A in this sort of period from 9,600 to 8,700, buildings, whether domestic or special, were usually round oval. And then at the onset of the PP&B, about 8,700 BC, they invent or corner appears and they start building rectangular buildings.

So in fact, it's quite interesting because over the course of time, that's quite an important thing in the PP&A in this sort of period from 9,600 to 8,700, buildings, whether domestic or special, were usually round oval. And then at the onset of the PP&B, about 8,700 BC, they invent or corner appears and they start building rectangular buildings.

Of course, they don't actually stop building round or oval, but the rectangular comes in and it sort of increases over time as well. That's one way of data. That's one of the differences between the PPNA and the PPNB, the shape of the buildings. So, yeah, I mean, at the time of the PPNB, I think, we were looking at very much a flourishing settlement, very much a village or perhaps even bigger.

Of course, they don't actually stop building round or oval, but the rectangular comes in and it sort of increases over time as well. That's one way of data. That's one of the differences between the PPNA and the PPNB, the shape of the buildings. So, yeah, I mean, at the time of the PPNB, I think, we were looking at very much a flourishing settlement, very much a village or perhaps even bigger.

Of course, they don't actually stop building round or oval, but the rectangular comes in and it sort of increases over time as well. That's one way of data. That's one of the differences between the PPNA and the PPNB, the shape of the buildings. So, yeah, I mean, at the time of the PPNB, I think, we were looking at very much a flourishing settlement, very much a village or perhaps even bigger.

In fact, we have to be very careful because we can't actually date this very well. I mean, we don't know whether The site's very big and the different areas are not connected, so we can't actually compare the stratigraphy. We don't have radiocarbon dates enough with high resolution enough to say, okay, they're contemporaneous. It could well be they're moving around the actual site itself.

In fact, we have to be very careful because we can't actually date this very well. I mean, we don't know whether The site's very big and the different areas are not connected, so we can't actually compare the stratigraphy. We don't have radiocarbon dates enough with high resolution enough to say, okay, they're contemporaneous. It could well be they're moving around the actual site itself.

In fact, we have to be very careful because we can't actually date this very well. I mean, we don't know whether The site's very big and the different areas are not connected, so we can't actually compare the stratigraphy. We don't have radiocarbon dates enough with high resolution enough to say, okay, they're contemporaneous. It could well be they're moving around the actual site itself.

First of all, we're in the northwestern part of the site. It all gets a bit nasty and dirty, they've been there too long, throwing out their rubbish, that sort of thing. They move to the eastern side. They do that for a decade or so. Oh, it's getting a bit nasty. Or they split into two groups. That's the way this mound then develops over the 1,500 years of occupation of the site.