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Unit Book J1

Plaza adjacent the Large Temple Terrace (Version 1a)

J1f350

Processed on 2024-12-11

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2009-08-12 lC accumulation D [Input: T819MM2.j]
Best image 2009-09-15 lC [Input: T915LC6.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2009-08-13 lC Accumulation with traces of burnt, small fragments of bones, white chunks and some clayish brown patches. Removing it appears similar to f347 that was above. It seems a natural accumulation linked perhaps to the abandonment of the structure a8 and the orange traces are probably small fragments of broken mud bricks completely melted, also because the soil is very wet. [Input: T815LC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2009-08-12 lC k127 [Input: T819MM2.j]
2009-08-22 lC k130 [Input: T822LC3.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2009-08-13 mM r1123 (41120 47371 - 8511 / Relay location: NW) [Input: T818MM-R.j]
2009-08-13 mM r1124 (41060 47494 - 8511 / Relay location: NE) [Input: T818MM-R.j]
2009-08-13 mM r1125 (41019 47479 - 8511 / Relay location: SE) [Input: T818MM-R.j]
2009-08-13 mM r1126 (41032 47339 - 8511 / Relay location: SW) [Input: T818MM-R.j]
2009-08-29 mM r1313 (41011 47490 - 8522 / Relay location: SE) [Input: T829MM-R.j]
2009-08-29 mM r1314 (41033 47338 - 8522 / Relay location: SW) [Input: T829MM-R.j]
2009-08-29 mM r1315 (41129 47364 - 8522 / Relay location: NW) [Input: T829MM-R.j]
2009-08-29 mM r1316 (41056 47512 - 8522 / Relay location: NE) [Input: T829MM-R.j]
M#/elev @top 2009-08-12 lC m6221 [Input: T819MM2.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2009-08-12 lC m6220 [Input: T819MM2.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2009-08-22 lC f347 (accumulation D) covers f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T822LC.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2009-08-13 !! q1299.1 (grinding stone) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299.2 (blade) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 !! q1301.1 (blade) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 mM q1299 (pottery) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 mM q1301 (bones, pottery) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299-p1 (epigraphic) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299-p3 (bowl) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299-p4 (tablet) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299-p6 (sh) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-13 !! q1299-p70 (body sherd) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 !! q1301-p1 (ei) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 !! q1301-p2 (cup) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 !! q1301-p3 (jar) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
2009-08-15 !! q1301-p70 (body sherd) sits in f350 (accumulation D) [Input: T819MM.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2009-08-22 lC f350 (accumulation D) abuts f288 (wall) [Input: T822LC.j]
2009-08-22 lC f350 (accumulation D) covers f355 (accumulation B) [Input: T822LC.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-02-10 lC s850J1A [Input: V211LC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2011-02-10 !! h2mJ1A [Input: V211LC.j]
Typological reasons for assignment 2009-09-24 mKB (q1299) -p70 bright red-orange polished body sherd with darker red slip on interior, carbon core large gray and white pebbles, medium to low fire, probably an initation of Uruk Red Ware but brighter in color and coarser in section than imported Uruk Red Ware excavated by us in Qraya. LCH coarse ware sherds: -p1 hammer rim bowl gray-brown slip interior and exterior, coarse surface texture but the interior somwhat smoother than exterior, -p3 small pointed rim bowl with wide carbon core, scrape marks on exterior body below rim, "exploded" calcite on exterior surface -p4 hole mouth jar with handle, shape unknown, wide dark carbon core, much chaff and large lithic inclusions, mostly light gray, medium fire. Number of coarse body sherds: 45, number of fine body sherds:1 [Input: T927MKB.j]
2009-09-24 mKB (q1301) -p3 thick walled coarse jar with much chaff, carbon core and gray-buff slip interior and exterior,smoother on interior than exterior -p1 hole mouth jar used as a cooking pot with thickened rim on interior and exterior, extrior is a light brown but interior completely blackened, no carbon core, much chaff and lithic temper, -p70 body shers with thick dark reddish paint in drips down the exterior, carbon core and medium gray interior. Fine ware -p2 small part of rim of bowl or cup. Number of coarse body sherds: 41, number of fine buff-green body sherds: 16. In addition 5 body sherds are thick and buff, 2 of these have scraped interiors, 2 others show the juncture between the neck and the body made in 2 separate parts. The construction of jars in separate parts is a characteristic of the jar production process from Ninevite V through the ED III period. [Input: T927MKB.j]
2009-09-24 mKB 41 coarse body sherds, 16 fine buff body sherds [Input: T927MKB.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2009-09-24 mKB 2h [Input: T927MKB.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2009-08-12 lC soil [Input: T819MM2.j]
Color 2009-08-12 lC strong brown [Input: T819MM2.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2009-08-12 lC 7.5YR 5/6 [Input: T819MM2.j]
Hardness, compaction 2009-08-12 lC >4.5 [Input: T819MM2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-13 lC [Input: T823LC2.j]

2009-08-27 lC [Input: T902LC.j]

2009-08-27 lC [Input: T902LC.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2009-08-12 lC T815 [Input: T819MM2.j]