Leibner et al. (2018:234) documented a collapse layer in the northern wing of the insula in Area F. The rich pottery assemblages recovered on the floors did not include “any vessels that began to appear in mid-fourth-century assemblages, as were discovered in Area B to the north of the synagogue (Units B1, B2, B3, B4),” leading the excavators to conclude that “this insula was abandoned somewhat earlier than the 363 CE earthquake, perhaps in the 330s or 340s.” They further suggested that the abandonment was “most likely due to a collapse,” although no specific cause for this collapse was identified. This interpretation also implied that “in its final phase in the second half of the fourth century, the synagogue was bordered on the north (Unit B11) and south [Area F] by collapsed and abandoned structures,” pointing to a village already in a state of decline.