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Unit Book A15

A15f333

Processed on 2024-03-21

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2001-07-31 jw tannur (feature) [Input: ZG115jW.j]
Best image 2001-09-17 !!
v168 [Input: L918JW.J]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-07-31 jlw tannur (feature) [Input: L731jlw.j]
Description (summary) 2001-07-31 jlw cylindrical tannur body with fluted design on its exterior in the middle of the west baulk of k5. At first, jlw thought that it may have been a column associated with a possible entrance doorway. However, although there is no burned material in the vicinity, it was most likey intended for use in food preparation. [Input: L731jlw.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-07-31 jw k5 [Input: ZG115jW.j]
M#/elev @top 2001-07-31 jw 8747 [Input: ZG115jW.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2001-07-31 jw 8723 [Input: ZG115jW.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2001-07-31 jlw f336 (floorsurface in general) abuts f333 (tannur (feature)) [Input: L731jlw.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2001-07-31 jlw f333 (tannur (feature)) sits in f330 (accumulation) [Input: L731jlw.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2024-03-13 jW s16A15A [Input: ZI3130jW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2024-03-13 !! h4aAAE [Input: ZI3130jW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2001-08-15 jlw yellowish red [Input: L815jlw.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2001-08-15 jlw 5YR5/6 [Input: L815jlw.j]

5. TREATMENT

Site Presentation

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on conservation or analysis 2001-08-15 jlw the ceramic manufacturing specialist, yt, analyzed the tannur, which is beginning to crack along the fault lines of the nearby accumulation. She said that it was unusual in several ways. First, the vessel does not show evidence of heating or burning. Second, the exterior is decorated with fluting. Third, the vessel appears to be a hollow cylinder without a bottom. She will make recommendations about preservation. [Input: L815jlw.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v168
2001-09-17 jw [Input: L918JW.J]

v168a
2001-09-17 jw [Input: L918JW.J]

v168b
2001-09-17 jw [Input: L918JW.J]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2001-07-31 jlw not excavated in MZ14. Left in place for a following season. [Input: L731jlw.j]