Tell el-Ghaba II the central part a decrease of magnetic activity shows clearly that the main occupation area resides in the central part of the plot. Exploration trenches were open in three of the new sites indicating the existence of mud bricks. Marks were left in the site for future surveys toward the southeastern part of the site. This extensive area surveyed and high resolution employed gave good results that compensate the strenuous physical effort involved in this kind of field work (Plates II and III).
Sondages subsequent to geomagnetic surveying After the geomagnetic surveying, test pits were dug by the team of archaeologists in different parts of the surveyed areas and mud brick walls very close to the surface were found. These structures were identified as follows: Buildings H I J
Square of test pit BA/38 AQ/40 AQ/44
Another possible structure (which would be Structure K) lies in square AY/41; but no test pit was dug here.
List of Plates Plate I: Geophysical survey in Area VI (Building F), 1998. Composite made with 3 grids 20 m by 20 m, 0.1 nT, two samples per meter parallel mode (high pass filter; file prepared for publication by Tomasz Herbich, 2004). Plate II: Geophysical survey in Areas VII and VIII, 1999. Sampling grid 0.5 m by 0.5 m. interpolated to 0.25 m by 0.25 m. High pass filter. Dynamics -10 / +10 nT (file prepared for publication by Tomasz Herbich, 2004). Plate III: Geophysical survey in Areas VII and VIII, 1999. Sampling grid 0.5 m by 0.5 m. interpolated to 0.25 m by 0.25 m. High pass filter. Dynamics -5 / +5 nT (file prepared for publication by Tomasz Herbich, 2004).
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