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p. 7Isolated spot like Jericho not strictly parallel dev. with sites in contact with Egypt or in the wake of commerce.
Also time lag (behind) of J.
p. 14. Cypriote fragm. MB II
Palace Area (L.A XXI, 1934)
3 levels separated by destruction layers and ash.
Iron Age = Upper Stratum = occupied by "Hilani" building. + a four-roomed house (H 6) = Iron Age (p 102). 10th c. ?
Look Br. / bilbil / + milkbowlMiddle Stratum: covered by deep layer of burnt debris overlaid in part by fallen bricks. Numerous fragm. pottery painted pottery: pl. 27-39 (p 105-109) Mycen. (p 109) 1500-1400 c. (p. 109 / 116). Tablet +
Lower Stratum wholly occupied by buildings including part of palace + storerooms down slope Here 4 levels a,b,c,d, observed. - Sometimes perplexingly complicated! Pot. etc. p. 118: compared with tomb 5 and 9 (p 121 tomb 31 (p 123) + Beit Mirsim E-D.
+ Tablet after S. Smith 16-14th cent., probability in favour of 14th c. epigraph = Amarna time (p. 117)
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65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain