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Abstract

Excavations at the Ramla central bus station exposed remains from the Mamluk (late thirteenth–early fourteenth centuries CE) and Ottoman periods. In Area A, a cistern, dated to the Late Mamluk–Early Ottoman periods, was exposed. In Area B, ten phases were exposed, mostly represented by plaster floors; all dated to the Mamluk period. A large quantity of Mamluk-period pottery, including deformed and unfinished pots, was recovered from pits in this area; these appear to be debris from a pottery workshop. In Area C, seven phases were exposed, mainly comprising plaster floors dating from the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The earliest remains in Area D appear to be from the fifteenth century CE, including several occupation phases. Finds included coins from the Mamluk and Ottoman, as well as pottery tobacco pipes from the Ottoman period.

Keywords

Crusader period, faience vessels, numismatics, Carbon-14

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