Remains of Buildings and Workshop Stores(?) from the Mamluk and Ottoman Periods on the Outskirts of Ramla (Hebrew, pp. 91–118; English summary, pp. 91*–92*)

Excavations at the Ramla central bus station exposed remains from the Mamluk (late thirteenth–early fourteenth centuries CE) and Ottoman periods. In Area A, a cistern, dated to the Late Mamluk–Early Ottoman periods, was exposed. In Area B, ten phases were exposed, mostly represented by plaster floors; all dated to the Mamluk period. A large quantity of Mamluk-period pottery, including deformed and unfinished pots, was recovered from pits in this area; these appear to be debris from a pottery workshop. In Area C, seven phases were exposed, mainly comprising plaster floors dating from the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The earliest remains in Area D appear to be from the fifteenth century CE, including several occupation phases. Finds included coins from the Mamluk and Ottoman, as well as pottery tobacco pipes from the Ottoman period.