TELL ARBID 2008–2009 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE FOURTEENTH SEASONS OF POLISH – SYRIAN EXCAVAT IONS
TELL ARBID 2008–2009 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE FOURTEENTH SEASONS OF POLISH – SYRIAN EXCAVAT IONS

Summary/Abstract: Excavations at Tell Arbid in the 2008 and 2009 seasons focused on Sector W-East with some work being undertaken in 2008 in Sector S at the top of the tell, near an ED III Public Building. Huge foundations from the Akkadian period were discovered in its vicinity, confirming the prominence of the Tell Arbid citadel in the second half of the 3rd millennium BC. In Sector W-East explorations covered the surroundings of the Southern Temple of Ninevite 5 period date. The temple proved to be standing on a stepped terrace(?), of which two steps were discovered, confirming the idea that some sort of open space in front of the temple entrance stretched to the south. A large L-shaped courtyard was excavated to the northwest of the temple and more Ninevite 5 period architecture was investigated to the northeast of the building. A so-called Great Wall (14 m long and up to 4 m wide), found southeast of the temple, is believed to date to the ED III period; whatever its function, the wall ceased to be used by the Akkadian period, as it was covered by architectural remains of this date.

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