Now we turn to results from Trench A. Distribution of potsherds belonging to different classes and their variants are shown in Table 9 and Figure 38.
| Class/variant | Layer 1 | Layer 2 | Layer 3 | Layer 4 | Layer 5 | Layer 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 variant 1 | 12 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 129 |
| Class 1 variant 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Class 1 variant 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 2 variant 1 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 58 |
| Class 2 variant 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 47 | |
| Class 2 variant 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Class 2 variant 4 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 61 |
| Class 2 variant 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Class 2 variant 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Class 3 variant 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Class 3 variant 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Class 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 5 variant 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 46 |
| Class 5 variant 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Class 5 variant 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 5 variant 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 6 variant 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 6 variant 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Class 6 variant 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 7 variant 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Class 7 variant 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Class 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Class 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Class 10 variant 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Class 10 variant 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 132 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 32 | 390 |
Within all six layers of Trench A, we observe a predominance of: Class 1 variant 1-type 1; Class 2 variant 1-types 10, 11, 12, 13; Class 2 variant 2-types 5, 6, 7; Class 2 variant 4-type 10; and Class 5 variant 1-types 8, 9, 14. Class 9 is also present in almost all layers (2-5 inclusive). Only in layer 6 is Class 1 variant 1-type 1 the main pottery group. This absence of variation in the proportions of classes and related vessel forms raises a question regarding the chronology. Indeed, it seems that all layers could be ascribed to the same phase of occupation, which appears to correspond to the first phase identified in Trenches C and F dating to the 4th to 6th or 7th century CE (Table 10).
| Layer | Date range |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4th to 6th/7th century |
| 2 | 4th to 6th/7th century |
| 3 | 4th to 6th/7th century |
| 4 | 4th to 6th/7th century |
| 5 | 4th to 6th/7th century |
| 6 | 4th to 5th century |
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