Sample name: Tell Tuneinir (Area 6 - Market)

Reference: M. A. Loyet. 1999. Small ungulate butchery in the Islamic period (AD 632-1260) at Tell Tuneinir, Syria. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 58(1):33-45 [ER 3750]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,settlement

Archaeology: buildings,ceramics,other artifacts,other structures

Habitat comments: "Tuneinir is one of the largest tells in the area and at its highest point rises 20 meters above the surrounding plain. The ruins can be divided into three zones: the mound summit and the lower town, which are both located on the tell proper, and the suburban settlements, which are located on the plain surrounding the tell".
"A total of eight areas have been excavated, both on and off the tell: Area 1 consists of a step trench extending from the summit down the eastern edge of the tell; Area 2, near the summit of the tell, encompasses the remains of Ayyubid and Mamluk houses that belonged to the elite; Area 3 is a low mound situated on the eastern edge of the suburban settlement, off the tell proper, containing the remains of a Christian church; Area 4 is the south khan, or caravansary, which includes a small mosque; Area 5 is a bath complex; Area 6 is the market area; Area 7 is the north khan, which is much smaller than the south khan; and Area 8 consists of houses that belonged to the workers of the tell".

Life forms: ungulates

Sampling methods: quarry

Sample size: 318 specimens

Years: 1987 -

Sampling comments: The faunal remains below were obtained from the market area (Area 6), where butchery probably took place. "The market is one large building that consists of fifty rooms, all of which open onto the streets on each side of the building or the courtyard in the centre of the building".
"Forty-nine 5 x 5 metre squares were excavated. The faunal remains were hand collected and not screened".

Sample number: 3998

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2022-10-07 11:50:28

Modified: 2022-10-07 00:55:03