[1] The site is theorized to have accommodated a small seasonal encampment, possibly a lodging for a hunting-fishing-gathering group who made recurrent visits.

[2] This is evidenced by the discovery of nearly sixty hearths at the site, which may have been utilized to cure fish, in addition to flint tools such as scrapers, cutters, blades and arrow heads.

Shortly after, the site was revealed to a British excavation team who identified the potsherds as originating from the Ubaid period.

A carnelian bead and three fragments of red, non-Ubaid pottery, thought to originate from the Arabian coast, were also among the discoveries.

[9] The large number of hearths suggests mass activity took place during its occupational period, and may be attributed to a relatively sizable population in which each family cooked in a separate fire pit.