Preliminary report on human remains from Tell Arbid, sector P. Excavation seasons 2008-2010
2011, 50, Tom 50, Nr A
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Three seasons of fieldwork in Sector P on the eastern slope of Tell Arbid (fig. 1) werecarried out by the Mission of the Institute of Prehistory, Adam Mickiewicz University, headed by R. Koliński, within theframework of the Polish-Syrian Mission to Tell Arbid1 in the years 2008– 2010. during three seasons of fieldwork a considerable number of graves was discovered. Most of them, namely 30 graves, belong to the Middle Bronze Age (MBA,ca. 2000– 1500 BC). 2 The second in number is a group of 17 graves dated to the Early Bronze Age Iv (EBA Iv, ca. 2150–2000 BC). 3 The only earlier grave discovered (G1/38/60) is of the Ninevite 5 Period (EBA II, ca. 2750–2550 BC).
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