End of Phase 1 Earthquake
Dolinka (2006:130) reports that
Phase 1 “ended with the earthquake of the early 2nd century AD,
and several of the rooms within the structure exhibited collapse
of the architectural elements as well as ashy layers associated
with that event.”
Dolinka (2006:135–136) further
notes that “the earliest levels of [Phase 2] are characterized by
mudbrick collapse and/or building debris (e.g. Locus 46), cleaning
of the interior of some of the rooms (e.g. Loci 23, 26, and 50),
repair to damaged walls (e.g. Locus 45), and reconstruction of
the main entrance and gate (Locus 27).”
The site appears to be well dated except in a few loci. Dolinka (2006:155) acknowledged
a “difficulty in discerning the division between Phases 1 and 2”
in some areas, suggesting that this “was due to activities
associated with the reconstruction of the gate after the
earthquake, which likely disturbed the floor levels from those
loci.”