Other objects from unit A6

Amer Ahmad – July 2023

Clay artifacts
Clay wheels
Beads
Bone artifacts

Clay artifacts

The clay artifacts in unit A6 represented several kinds of objects or they were fragments of several objects, i12 is a kind of clay object that is a mold of an animal, perhaps a horse. The weapons are well attested in this unit where i83 and q403.1 represent a well proof of using slingshot pellets and i131 as a clay egg. Among the clay artifacts also there is i73 crystal rock, i73 which is a sherd that was made an item because it seemed to be a good sample of Halaf ware, and i78 spindle whorl.

Clay wheels

Two types of the clay wheels were identified in the unit (type I and IV), the clay wheel that listed under the type I were a complete wheels such as i79, i99 and i283. The others two examples were under the type IV were a broken clay wheel q813.1 and a half of a clay wheel q1028.2

Beads

The beads were made of stones and the clay in different shapes, the beads were made of stones and the clay in different shapes, one can see the ring, grape, conical and circular shapes, there are patterns of beads that has a hole goes through the middle and others were rounded and grooved here the list of the beads were made of stone and clay.

Clay bead i176 i229 i244 q368.2 q542.4 Stone bead i89 i210 i215 i219 q378.1 q433.2

Bone artifacts

Among the total bones, several needles were found i4 also i64 which were broken and had a hole it is not clear if ivory is rather than just a bone. (to be removed - not pertinent) In addition, several human bones were represented, some of them were just fragments of the skull such as i7, which was a piece of the cranium and nasal bones broke off and were collected previously with no jawbone present (either upper or lower). But the others were almost complete skeletons i10, i16, and i50. An animal tooth also should be mentioned such as q538.4.