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Introduction
The strata sequence currently used is A15A, it is a sequence based on the A15 data and is unique to A15.
The phases are in turn based on the Mozan palace frame, Strata sequence AAE dated January 2024.
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The strata definition chart (A15A)
Note that the feature number in parentheses is an exemplar of the stratum, not a definitive model. Entries in bold face refer to the more significant strata.
| phase | stratum | AAE sr |
definition stratigraphy (typology/chronology; sample feature) |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Topsoil (f1) |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Soil beneath topsoil (f3) |
| 8 | 3 | 4a | Gully wash (f386) |
| 8 | 4 | 4b | Baulks (f96) |
| No phase 7 material recovered from A15 | |||
| 6a | 5 | 13d | Accumulations with Mittani ceramics (f311) |
| 5c | 6 | 20ba | Brickfall (f4) |
| 5c | 7 | 20bb | abandonment (Khabur; f388) |
| 5c | 8 | 20ca | Accumulation within houses (f26) |
| 5c | 9 | 20cb | Khabur burials (a21). |
| 5c | 10 | 20cc | Khabur kilns (a30). |
| 5c | 11 | 20cd | Khabur pits (f135). |
| 5c | 12 | 20d | Khabur construction(f6) |
| 5c | 13 | 20e | Early Khabur occupation (f327) |
| 4b | 14 | 41 | Late Phase 4 deposits. |
| 4a | 15 | 45 | Mid-phase 4 deposits. |
| 4a | 16 | 46 | Late-phase 4 deposits. |
| 3b | 17 | 51 | Use of second Phase 3 remodel |
| 3b | 18 | 52 | Second Phase 3 remodel |
| 3a | 19 | 55 | Use of First Phase 2 remodel. |
| 3a | 20 | 58 | First Phase 2 remodel. |
| 2 | 21 | 60 | Initial use of Palace. |
| 2 | 22 | 61 | Construction of palace. |
| 1 | 23 | 70 | pre-Palace structures. |
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