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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.”

By Jefferson Williams