Strata for Unit J4

Unit Book J4

The Eastern Top of the Main Staircase - Version 1a

J4 Synthetic View / Stratigraphy

Strata for Unit J4

Yasmine Mahmoud – July 2024

Introduction

The strata definition chart (J4)

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Introduction

The strata sequence currently used for J4 is a combination between JPA and MZA 2008, it is a sequence that was use by the main excavator sC before the establishment of the later more comprehensive version of MZA in 2011. A reference to the MZA 2011 is provided here as well.

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The strata definition chart (J4)

phase stratum sub-stratum definition of stratum and sub-stratum

8 1 German Trenches- modern (f61, f65)

85 1 Accumulations part of the build-up of the tell surface between excavation seasons (f51, f52, f68, f69, f70, f71, f81)

85 2 2a Toposoil and accumulations that build-up the upper portion of the tell surface (f1, f2, f3, f4, f6, f15, f22, f24, f27, f31, f42, f87, f114, f115, f138)
Erosion of Tell (f5, f17, f18, f88, f94, f138, f164)

85 3 Scattered occupation in upper layers (f1)

85 5 5a Build-up of tell (f, f8, f9, f13, f14, f23, f26, f28, f29, f30, f32, f33, f34, f35, f36, f37, f38, f43, f44, f45, f54, f56, f57)
Tell surface wash and erosion within build-up (f11, f12, f16, f19, f20, f21, f39, f40, f41, f46, f47, f48, f49, f62, f73, f74, f82, f83, f98, f99, f100, f101, f102, f106, f107, f113, f122, f123, f128, f129, f130, f131, f132, f133, f134, f135, f151, f157)

67 12 12a Build-up (f58, f59, f66, f67, f90, f105)
Tell surface wash and erosion (f55, f60, f63, f91, f92, f103, f104, f108, f109, f110, f111)

65 14 14a
14b
14c
Build-up (f72, f80, f81, f89, f116)
Build-up (f89)
Erosion of natural accumulations (f155)
Rebuilding phase (f78, f84, f93, f112, f139, 140, f141, f142, f143, f144, f145, f149, f152, f153, f159, f161, f162, f170, f171)

65 15 Scattered use (f76, f79, f85, f86, f96, f97, f118, f119, f125, f126, f156)

65 16 16a
16b
Fire after bf^2 in J06 (f124)
Minor use of area after fire and bf^2 in J06 (f136, f137)

63 18 Reorganization of the area west to J02 (f127)

63 19 19a
19b
19c
Build-up of the area west to J02 (f121, f116, f120, f166, f169)

32 49 Builing activities (f10, f50, f121, f150, f158, f160)

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phase	stratum	sub-stratum	definition of stratum and sub-stratum
8	1		German Trenches- modern (f61, f65)
85	1		Accumulations part of the build-up of the tell surface between excavation seasons (f51, f52, f68, f69, f70, f71, f81)
85	2	2a	Toposoil and accumulations that build-up the upper portion of the tell surface (f1, f2, f3, f4, f6, f15, f22, f24, f27, f31, f42, f87, f114, f115, f138) Erosion of Tell (f5, f17, f18, f88, f94, f138, f164)
85	3		Scattered occupation in upper layers (f1)
85	5	5a	Build-up of tell (f, f8, f9, f13, f14, f23, f26, f28, f29, f30, f32, f33, f34, f35, f36, f37, f38, f43, f44, f45, f54, f56, f57) Tell surface wash and erosion within build-up (f11, f12, f16, f19, f20, f21, f39, f40, f41, f46, f47, f48, f49, f62, f73, f74, f82, f83, f98, f99, f100, f101, f102, f106, f107, f113, f122, f123, f128, f129, f130, f131, f132, f133, f134, f135, f151, f157)
67	12	12a	Build-up (f58, f59, f66, f67, f90, f105) Tell surface wash and erosion (f55, f60, f63, f91, f92, f103, f104, f108, f109, f110, f111)
65	14	14a 14b 14c	Build-up (f72, f80, f81, f89, f116) Build-up (f89) Erosion of natural accumulations (f155) Rebuilding phase (f78, f84, f93, f112, f139, 140, f141, f142, f143, f144, f145, f149, f152, f153, f159, f161, f162, f170, f171)
65	15		Scattered use (f76, f79, f85, f86, f96, f97, f118, f119, f125, f126, f156)
65	16	16a 16b	Fire after bf^2 in J06 (f124) Minor use of area after fire and bf^2 in J06 (f136, f137)
63	18		Reorganization of the area west to J02 (f127)
63	19	19a 19b 19c	Build-up of the area west to J02 (f121, f116, f120, f166, f169)
32	49		Builing activities (f10, f50, f121, f150, f158, f160)