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Unit Book J3

The Terrace Edge, Center (Version 1a)

J3k108

Processed on 2024-12-10

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best image 2020-07-27 jW [Input: ZE727jW.J]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2006-08-30 rE we started removing f203, natural accumulation under topsoil, on the southern part. The topsoil of this locus was previously removed in MZ17 by J2. We stopped stopped at the end of this feature, and we shifted the crew to remove the middle part of the east baulk. Then Under f108, a natural accumulation, we found a hard floor containing sherds laying flat, and pebbles. [Input: Q830RE.j]
2006-08-31 rE we continued removing f203, at the southern part. Then the feature began to chenge to f213, which was hard with too many small sherds and pebbles compacted with the soil. [Input: Q831RE.j]
2006-09-03 rE We started removing the southern part of the east baulk, until we reached the same level of all the the baulk which was excavating two days ago. [Input: Q903RE.j]
2006-09-09 jW First, we removed a lightly packed floor surface, f173, originally discovered as a part of k22. Under this was a mud glacis, f241, which continued to the west into k109. This a natural accumulation, f119. We did not find evidence of accumulation f118, which was atop f119 further to the south. In the north east corner we found that f119 covered the mud glacis, f123 and f31, that we previously exposed to the south and east respectively. [Input: Q909JW.j]
2006-09-10 jW Today, we excavated to trace a hard-packed mud glacis-like surface, f123, northward from a gently upward sloping mud surface in k108, into k22 and thence to the northern edge of k23. In k22 it rose more sharply and was covered by accumulation f119. In k23 it began to slope less severely and was covered by what we believe to be a Phase 7 mud glacis, f152. At the northern edge, was a badly deteriorated mudbrick structure and pot-smash which seems to be associated with pit a6. [Input: Q910JW1.j]
2006-09-11 jW Starting at the east end of the locus, we began to excavate an E-W trench 60cm wide and 200cm long through floor f148 to expose the south face of monumental wall, f11 to a depth of about 60 cm. After exposing the face, we excavated the top to expose the stone components on it. [Input: Q911JW1.j]
2006-09-12 jW As we began to excavate the narrow trench in k109 to probe for the monumental wall, f11, we extended it east to encompass all of this locus. At the end of the day we had reached the top memory stones and the first two rows of stones along the south face. [Input: Q912JW.j]
2006-09-13 jW We finished the excavation in the narrow trench to find the south face of monumental wall, f11 and the memory stones atop it. [Input: Q913JW.j]
Strategy (projected or implemented) 2006-09-10 jW Tomorrow we will carefully explore the nature of the brick structure to determine its function. [Input: Q910JW1.j]
2006-09-11 jW Tomorrow we will extend the trench farther to the west and when operations with the elevator permit, extend the trench to the south until it intersects with the north face of the north baulk of k93. We must to this so that the full extent of the wall face can be seen from the observation platform. [Input: Q911JW1.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2007-07-17 jW a3 (installation)
a11 (installation)
a16 (installation) [Input: R718JW.j]
2006-08-17 bL f137 (accumulation D) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-08-17 rE f139 (accumulation D) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-08-17 bL f143 (stone installation)
f144 (isolated stone) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-08-19 bL f145 (stone installation)
f146 (accumulation D)
f148 (floor, type b) [Input: QX06EI.j]
0000-00-00 bL f154 (isolated stone)
f155 (stone installation)
f156 (stone installation)
f157 (stone installation)
f158 (stone installation)
f159 (stone installation)
f163 (floor, type b)
f164 (floor, type b) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-08-29 bL f203 (accumulation D) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-08-31 bL f210 (isolated stone)
f211 (isolated stone)
f212 (isolated stone) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-01 rE f213 (layer)
f214 (accumulation D) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-02 eDB f216 (stone installation) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-04 bL f236 (isolated stone) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-09 jW f241 (glacis) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-11 eI f251 (accumulation D)
f254 (accumulation D) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-16 eI f288 (isolated stone)
f289 (isolated stone)
f290 (isolated stone)
f291 (isolated stone) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-13 eI f292 (stone installation) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-16 eI f293 (stone installation)
f294 (stone installation)
f295 (stone installation)
f296 (stone installation)
f297 (stone installation)
f298 (stone installation)
f299 (stone installation)
f300 (stone installation) [Input: QX06EI.j]
2006-09-11 bL i13 (figurine) [Input: QX11BL.j]
2006-08-17 bL q184 (bones, pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-17 aA q185 (pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-17 bL q186 (pottery)
q189 (pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-19 bL q191 (bones, pottery)
q195 (pottery)
q196 (bones, pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-20 bL q197 (pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-20 jW q200 (pottery)
q201 (pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-20 bL q203 (pottery)
q204 (bones, pottery) [Input: Q821JW2.j]
2006-08-21 bL q206 (pottery) [Input: Q829JW1.j]
2006-08-30 bL q260 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-08-31 bL q264 (bones, pottery)
q267 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-02 bL q269 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-03 bL q273 (pottery)
q275 (pottery)
q276 (pottery)
q281 (pottery)
q283 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-09 aA q310 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-09 bL q314 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-09 aA q315 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-10 bL q316 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-11 eI q321 (bones, pottery)
q324 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-11 aA q326 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-11 eI q327 (bones, pottery)
q330 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-12 cC q357 (pottery)
q363 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-13 cC q366 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-14 bL q383 (pottery)
q385 (bones, pottery)
q386 (bones, pottery)
q387 (pottery)
q388 (pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-15 bL q389 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]
2006-09-16 eI q404 (bones, pottery)
q405 (pottery)
q406 (pottery)
q407 (pottery)
q408 (bones, pottery) [Input: QX02JW.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

v53
2006-08-15 rE [Input: RX31JW.j]

v53a
2006-08-15 rE [Input: RX31JW.j]

v70
2006-08-17 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v70a
2006-08-17 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v60
2006-08-17 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v61
2006-08-17 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v61a
2006-08-17 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v74
2006-08-22 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v74a
2006-08-22 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v75
2006-08-22 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v75a
2006-08-22 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v80
2006-08-26 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v80a
2006-08-26 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v85
2006-08-26 eDB [Input: RX31JW.j]

v97
2006-08-31 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v101
2006-09-03 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v114
2006-09-04 aA [Input: RX31JW.j]

v114a
2006-09-04 aA [Input: RX31JW.j]

v114b
2006-09-04 aA [Input: RX31JW.j]

v114d
2006-09-04 aA [Input: RX31JW.j]

v115
2006-09-09 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v120
2006-09-11 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v120a
2006-09-11 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v134
2006-09-12 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v128
2006-09-12 mO [Input: RX31JW.j]

v128a
2006-09-12 mO [Input: RX31JW.j]

v150
2006-09-13 eI [Input: RX31JW.j]

v150a
2006-09-13 eI [Input: RX31JW.j]

v151
2006-09-13 eI [Input: RX31JW.j]

v151a
2006-09-13 eI [Input: RX31JW.j]

v152
2006-09-16 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v155
2006-09-28 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v156
2006-09-28 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v163
2006-09-28 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

v163a
2006-09-28 bL [Input: RX31JW.j]

w17
2007-05-25 jW [Input: R525JW.j]

w21
2007-05-25 jW [Input: R525JW.j]

w22
2007-05-25 jW [Input: R525JW.j]

w36
2007-05-25 jW [Input: R525JW.j]

v158a
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v159a
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v165
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v166
2007-07-30 jW [Input: R730JW.j]

v166b
2007-07-30 jW [Input: R730JW.j]

v166e
2007-07-30 jW [Input: R730JW.j]