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cement mortar has been used between courses and to bond together theindividual stones. This wall appears to be set into a narrow foundation trench,2-4cm in width and filled with a very dark, loose soil, which has not beeninvestigated.ConclusionThe evidence found for occupation suggests that the area was occupied inthe Early Byzantine period and that the occupation was largely domestic innature. It is likely that associated domestic occupation in Sector R extends upthe hill to the north of the trench, as well as to its east and west; it is possiblethat a public space is situated to the south. A series of floor or surface levelsassociated with roughly constructed stone walls, provide the most secureevidence of this occupation, which was in several phases, all within whatwas probably a relatively short time span (possibly 100-200 years). This EarlyByzantine occupation, which seems to have ended in a period of wall removaland disturbance, has caused large quantities of ceramics from the precedingRoman and Hellenistic periods to be brought to the surface, suggesting thatany occupational deposits from these earlier periods will have been subject tosignificant disturbance from the removal of earlier walls and the digging of pits.Ceramics from excavation in Sector R, Trench R1William ANDERSONFinds from Sector RAll ceramics excavated from the trench, as well as other finds includingbone, glass, metal and coins 2 were collected and stored according to context.Fragments of tile were recorded at the trench-side, and intact or representativeexamples were kept.Excavations in Sector R yielded a total of 15,334 potsherds, of which2 Altogether, 26 coins were found in varying states of preservation, either during excavation ofTrench R1 or in the course of surveys. They were identified by Robert Weiland.109