Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2 Synthetic View / Stratigraphy

Phase 7fJ2B within Unit J2

Caitlin Chaves Yates – November 2011

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Stratigraphy

Almost immediately after the curtian wall was built in the previous phase (Phase 7cJ2B) accumulations began to build-up between the revetment wall and the curtian wall. While the previous EDIII accumulations had sloped downward from the base of the revetment wall, the accumulations in this phase built-up in horizontal layers as they were bounded on 3 sides by walls. This build-up is especially visible in the west section of k13. These level accumulations characterize the stratigraphy of Phase 7fJ2B.

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Typology

Both the ceramics and the small finds from these layers are fairly non-descript including the usual range of small finds (lithics, clay objects, etc). The ceramics are mixed EDIII and Mittanni, similar to the preceding phase.

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