ABSTRACT
For the reconstitution of the tomb groups, there are several sources of information which can be collated and compared; the original Tomb Cards, Duncan's Corpus, The Beth Pelet I publication, the various Collection Catalogues, and in certain cases the marks on the objects themselves. The Tomb Cards provide the most reliable guide to the original contents of the tombs, although in certain instances small objects, particularly scarabs, may have been preserved in the collections but were not entered on the Tomb Card. Duncan's Corpus of Palestinian Pottery was partially constructed around the pottery from the tombs of Tell Fara. This provides a very useful cross-reference to the Tomb Card entries provided that the relevant tomb has been cited on that occasion. The Beth Pelet I Report is a useful secondary source, but it is not as reliable as the Corpus or the Tomb Cards, since it has obviously been produced at a certain remove from the material.
