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saar an its Extrna Rations:

A thir xap, a bow with an inntation bow a ri with a fattn top

(Fig. 6.3) ay aso b Msopotaian. ١t too bongs to Prio 2, an its

cosst paras ar at -Dr, Ensb ١١١, which ats to th n of

th 3r inniu an th vry bginning of th 2n (50). hr ar aso

paras with bows fro Ur (51).

nirct Msopotaian infunc at aar is vint in th for of th scrw­

top jars (aar typ s39; aaa'at typ B73), which ar w known fro tobs

an sttnts in Bahrain an swhr in th Diun sphr. By th

scon inniu ths wr alray w-stabish as part of th nativ

pottry traition, but HOjun an Anrsn rgar ths vsss as originaly

bing iitations of Msopotaian vsss (52).

patia Custring within saar

Lat Harappan atria is th ony varity of iport war coon

nough to show a significant concntration. It is strongy associat with

Hous 53, which contain nary haf of th Lat Harappan shrs intifi

at aar, rprsnting btwn 4 an 6 iffrnt vsss. It contributs 1.6%

of that unit's tota sap assbag, but is concntrat in Prio 2

vs, coprising fuiy 6.8%-of that phasis pottry in th hous, an ony

0.7% of th Prio 3 craics. his ay inicat a chang in us of th

buiing, as th ruc proportion of Lat Harappan pottry is accopani

by an incras in th nubr of cooking pots. Hous 53 os not confor to

th stanar hous pan, an is th argst hous on th sit, with th

gratst nubr of roos (53). It can b foun on Figur 7, in th

outhastrr bock of th ian xcavat part of th sit. tructural faturs

incu a courtyar ajoining a row of sa chabrs, rsbing storag

roos. No significant non-craic fins clustrs ar associat with Hous

53, such as unusua quantitis of sals or sa i-nprssions, though four

sa pars wr foun in Prio 4 vs. hs post-at th strata closy

associat with Lat Harappan atria, howvr, an ay hav bn

accinta accopanints to sh bris, hr ar no suggstions of

spciaist function within th oca craics foun in th buiing, othr than

th incras in cooking pots ntion abov.