The Development of the Ancient Cities in Syria

第六次、第七次和第八次伪装是我们在1993-1995年期间前往叙利亚的。在这些季节，工作如下：1)在Tell Mastuma南部进行发掘，以揭示铁器时代聚落的完整城镇规划，在15Gc广场调查早期占领，并在Tell周围进行概况调查，2)铁器时代建筑结构研究，3)铭文研究铭刻阿拉姆文字母，4)围绕Tell进行植被研究，以考虑自然环境条件。1-2级的小镇几乎被揭示出来，我们可以通过道路将聚落分成五到六个街区。第一和第二个街区似乎是构成城镇南门的外围街区。在15Gc广场，我们发现了一条通往小镇的途径和一系列铁器时代层下的早期青铜时代的固体结构。第一批人在公元前6千年的最后阶段来到Tell Mastuma。大约24个Tell被识别出来，距离Tell Mastuma不到10公里。建筑材料，重点考察了4种风干泥砖。从建筑学的角度分析了可能由几个房间组成的一屋单元的典型形式和整个城镇规划的结构。在金石学研究方面，我们发现了一些1995年季节首次发现的被归类的材料。这些材料都是陶器碎片，上面刻着一些阿拉姆文字母。我们制作了一系列现在的植被图，这些图为我们提供了关于伊德利卜地区古环境的许多信息。

The sixth, seventh and eighth camaigns were carried out by our mission to Syria in 1993-1995 seasons.In these seasons, the works were as follows : 1) Excavations at southern part of Tell Mastuma in order to reveal a complete town planning of the Iron Age settlement, at Square 15Gc to investigate the earlier occupation, and general survey around the tell, 2) Architectural research on the Iron Age building structures, 3) Epigraphical research inscribed Aramaic letters, 4) Vegetational research around the tell to consider the natural environmental condition.The town of Level 1-2 was almost revealed and we could divide the settlement into five or six blocks by road.The 1st and 2nd Blocks seem to be peripheral blocks which make up a south entrance to the town.In Square 15Gc, we discovered an approach way to the town and a series of the Early Bronze Age solid structures under the Iron Age layr.The first people came to Tell Mastuma in the final phase of the 6th millennium B.C.About twenty-four tells were recognized within 10kms from Tell Mastuma.The building materials, especially four kinds of sun-dries mud bricks were examined.The typical form of a one house unit, which might have consist of several rooms, and the structure of the whole town planning were analyzed from an architectural point of view.With regard to the epigraphical research, we discovered some enscribed materlals in 1995 season which had been found for the first time.All materials were pottry sherds and were inscribed with some Aramaic letters.We made a series of present vegetation maps, and these maps gave us much information about paleo-environment of Idlib district.