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aar an its Etrna Rations:

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If th surrouning houss ar takn into account, howvr, thr ar

inications that this part of th sttlnt was a high status ara anor

invov in tra; th two ay hav bn intrinsicay ink within th Eary

Diun cutur, ١t has airay bn suggst that Hous 53 rprsnts a

wathy ostic stabishnt (54). A cosr intrprtation ust await th

fu anaysis of th ntir sit, but th foowing obsr‫ق‬ations ay b a.

h hous nighbouring Hous 53, Hous 51, contain two bun-shap

coppr ingots, on of which cou b ink to Prio 3; it aso contain th

highst nubr of coppr fins of any structur on th sit. ١n isoation, this

ay b takn as vinc for inustria activity rathr than high status or

traing activitis, an a sa quantity of coppr sag was aso foun in th

hous. Hous 51 is on of th houss with th highst prcntag of sas

as a proportion of fins at aar (10 sas), howvr, an Lat Harappan

pottry was aso foun thr. Furthr hints ar provi by a cubica ston

wight foun in rubb abov ths houss (55), an by th istinctiv pottry

assbag of Hous 56, which is iiaty opposit Houss 51 an 53,

on th othr si of th ian strt, his hous contain a vry high

prcntag of fin paint pottry, in th oca traition. Rgaring th

spciaist natur of th architctur an craics of Hous 53 itsf, it ay

b suris that th buiing rprsnts a high-status wing with xtnsiv

storag faciitis, a wing connct to warhous faciitis, or vn an

ainistrativ buiing. h ack of vinc for any ristributiv funciton

argus against th attr wto possi-iitis; such vinc is foun swhr

on th sit, in th for of clustring of salings in th tp an its

nighbouring buiings. h prsnc of stanar ostic faturs in

Hous 53 ip‫ﺕ‬is that it was a wing.

saar an Oaa'at a-Bahrain

L0at Harappan pottry is th ost cornon iport pottry fro th
xcavat vs at aar. Furthror, it occurs in Prios 2 an 3, whi
Msopotaian pottry is ss coon an is foun ony in Prio 2. An
xaination of HOiun an Anrsn's brakown of th North City Wa
squnc rvas a coparabl situation at a'aat a- Bahrain. h 2n
inniu vs at that sit show Msopotaian pottry having in
frquncy fro 0.8% to 0.4% of th assbag fro oaa'at Prios b to