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Unit Book A20

The eastern sector of the Palace (Version 1a)

A20f17

Processed on 2025-04-14

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2008-07-27 lR f27 (layer) [Input: S727LR2.j]
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2008-07-15 yM layer [Input: S727LR5.j]
Best image 2008-07-19 !!
v7 [Input: S803LR3.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on labeling 2008-08-11 lR Relays for this feature are under label f27 [Input: S811LR5.j]

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-08-11 lR A compact layer originally defined as brickmelt since the appearance resembled clay that had been melted from the rain, then baked by the sun forming a crust. We later redefined this feature after excavating it as the ancient tell surface at abandonment, with the compaction resulting from walking on the surface and natural rain and sun exposure. f27 was created to subsume all the compact brickmelt layers in A20 for ease in reference although the discrete feature numbers are still present according to loci. f17 was found in the entire locus, dipping down in the southwest corner. [Input: S811LR5.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2008-07-16 lR continued to follow f17, compact layer in the eastern half of the locus by removing f13. f17 was found immediately after two brick pick runs. [Input: S716LR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-07-15 yM k3 [Input: S727LR5.j]
M#/elev @top 2008-07-15 yM 9398 [Input: S727LR5.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2008-07-15 yM 9375 [Input: S727LR5.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-07-27 lR f13 (accumulation B) covers f17 (layer) [Input: S727LR3.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-07-30 !! q126.1 (blade) sits in f17 (layer) [Input: S805YM.j]
2008-07-30 eE q119 (pottery) sits in f17 (layer) [Input: S805YM.j]
2008-07-30 sE q126 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f17 (layer) [Input: S805YM.j]
2008-08-10 yM q192 (pottery) sits in f17 (layer) [Input: S810YM.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-07-27 lR f17 (layer) covers f29 (layer) [Input: S727LR3.j]
2008-09-12 lR f17 (layer) covers f129 (wall) [Input: S912LR.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2008-09-14 lR s12bJPC (abandonment and collapse) [Input: S914LR.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2008-08-11 lR light gray [Input: S811LR5.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-11 lR 10YR7/1 [Input: S811LR5.j]
Hardness, compaction 2008-08-11 lR hard [Input: S811LR5.j]
Texture, surface finish 2008-08-11 lR cl [Input: S811LR5.j]
Notes on typology 2008-08-11 lR Massive in structure, few inclusions [Input: S811LR5.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v7
2008-07-19 yM [Input: S803LR3.j]

v15
2008-07-20 sE [Input: S803LR3.j]

v15a
2008-07-20 sE [Input: S803LR3.j]

v12
2008-07-20 yM [Input: S803LR3.j]

v13
2008-07-20 yM [Input: S803LR3.j]

v19
2008-07-21 yM [Input: S803LR3.j]

v66
2008-08-07 sE [Input: S812LC.j]

v66a
2008-08-07 sE [Input: S812LC.j]

w17
2008-09-11 lC [Input: S911LC.J]

w18
2008-09-13 lC [Input: S913LC.J]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2008-07-15 yM S721 [Input: S727LR5.j]