The Development of the Ancient Cities in Syria

第六、第七和第八次摄影是我们的使命团在1993-1995年期间在叙利亚进行的。在这些季节中，工作如下：1）在Tell Mastuma南部进行了重建，以揭示铁器时代定居点的完整城市规划，在广场15 Gc调查早期占领，并对Tell周围进行了一般调查，2）铁器时代建筑结构的建筑研究，3）刻有阿拉姆字母的碑刻研究，4）对周边植被进行研究，考虑自然环境条件。2几乎被发现，我们可以通过道路将定居点分为五个或六个街区。第一和第二街区似乎是外围街区，构成了城镇的南入口。在广场15 Gc，我们发现了一条通往城镇的道路，以及铁器时代地层下的一系列青铜时代早期的坚固建筑。第一批人在公元前6000年的最后阶段来到了Tell Mastuma。大约24个Tell在距离Tell Mastuma 10公里的范围内被确认。建筑材料，特别是四种杂物泥砖被检查。一个房子单元的典型形式，从建筑学的角度分析了整个城市规划的结构。在金石学研究方面，1995年发现了一些首次发现的铭文材料，均为陶片，并刻有阿拉姆文字，我们制作了一系列的礼品植被图，这些地图给我们提供了很多关于伊德利卜地区古环境的信息。

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.