.bk J05 .fl U812jW.j .fd view log .fn v222 to v229 .ei jW .ed U812 .rd U812 .ri jW v 222 nw gk105,106 gf3,41,184,186,189,192,225,265,284,293,294 This view shows all of the wall systems built in this place from before the EDIII period through the late Mittani period. The top stones of wall, f284, are the earliest, but cannot yet be dated. The stone escarpment, ^esc1 consisting of f184, f225, f265, and f293, has EDIII deposits overlaying it. Its alignment with wall, f41, to the west and its divergence from the main EDIII revetment wall, f189, to the east suggest that f41 and ^esc are associated and were built before f189. Wall, f3, was dated to the late Mittani period, and only roughly follows the alignment of the f41 and f189 walls (a portion of it rests on a soil pillar, f294). Finally, a layer of stones, f192 was laid atop f3 in the final stages of Mittani occupation. 222a t n gk105 gf3,189,294 This sub-view shows the eastern end of the Mittani wall, f3. It consists of three courses of rough stones laid in mud atop EDIII wall, f189. Not shown here, but to the west, f3 turns sharply to the north and does not follow wall, f41, whose orientation is northwest. 222b t n gk106 gf186,189 This sub-view shows a line of stones, f186, which run south to north and are perpendicular to the EDIII revetment wall, f189. Because we have not excavated below the surface here, we do not know functionally whether f186 is a decorative line of stones or the top of another wall. Neither do we know the time that it was built. 222c t n gk105 gf3,189,225,294 This sub-view shows the junction of the Mittani, EDIII, and possibly earlier walls. The soil pillar obscures the actual joining of f189 and f41. 223 e gk105,106 gf3,41,184,186,189,192,225,265,284,293,294 The purpose of this view is to provide construction details of the various wall systems that may aid in the identification of the sequence and time of their construction. 223a t ne gk105 gf3,41,265,293 This sub-view shows the relationship between early revetment wall, f41, its stone escarpment, f265, and a stone, f293, which leans against both and would seem to have been placed there to divert water away from the base of the wall. 223b t n gk105 gf41,225 This sub-view shows that the stones of escarpment ^esc1, abut, but do not bond with the stones of the revetment wall, f41, which appears to end here and merge with the western end of EDIII wall, f189. 223c t e gk105 gf225 This sub-view of the f225 portion of stone escarpment ^esc1, shows how the stones of each step are laid, on a mud mortar base with negligible overlap of stones on adjacent levels. 223d t e gk106 gf189,225,284,287 This sub-view shows that, unlike revetment wall, f41, which abuts the stones of ^esc1, the eastern part of the EDIII revetment wall, f189, does not abut the escarpment. There is a gap, illustrated by the test probe, f287, between the two, which suggests that the wall and the escarpment were built at different times at a different alignment. In addition, the row of stones, f284, below f189 suggests that it was built along the line of an earlier wall, perhaps of the Late Chalcolithic period. Also significant is that the bottom of f189 seen here is considerably higher than that found farther to the east in J1. The tops are more or less at the same elevation. 224 on gk105,14,24 gf41,225,265,14,20,21,65,66,99,108,123,140,3,151,192,189 This photograph is an overhead taken from a ladder in late morning light which emphasizes contrasts (enhanced by a gentle rain which washed the stones). It shows the structures associated with: the late Mittani western expansion (monumental staircase, revetment wall); the early Mittani use (wall stair); and the early ED structures (revetment wall system). 224a t on gk105,106 gf3,151,192,189,184,225,265,294 This sub-view is taken from a steeper angle, showing the base of the revetment wall system. 225 oe gk106 gf189,225,241,242 This photograph is an overhead taken from a high ladder in the strong sunlight of late morning. It was taken after a rain washed the stones, yielding a high contrast image. It looks east along most of the portion of the revetment wall, f189, which runs west to east. It includes excavation units J5, J1, J3, J2 and J6. It also shows the lines of memory stones atop the wall, placed after the main wall was covered by accumulation in the late Mittani period. Not only is f189 continuous, but one can see that the stone and baqaya escarpments continue from J5 into the western part of J2. 225a t one In this sub-view, the camera was turned more to the north to show better the transition in architecture between the J5 and J1 excavations. J5 focused on the revetment wall and its accoutrements, while J1 focused on the plaza to the south of the revetment wall. The revetment wall, f189, and the baqaya escarpment, ^esc2 continue through the transition, while the stone escarpment, ^stops at the western edge of J1. 226 one gk105,106 gf3,151,192,41,189,188,225,265,294 This photograph is an overhead taken from a ladder in early morning light which is softer and allows us to see deep into the excavation. This main view shows well the wall systems of various periods. The earliest, f41, is shown on the upper left. In the upper middle is the Mittani revetment wall, ^wall3, while in the upper right is the EDIII revetment wall, f189. The stone escarpment, ^esc1, appears in the middle of the photograph, and on the middle right one can see how it diverges from the alignment of f189. 226a w ow gk23,24,105 This sub-view is roughly perpendicular to the main view and shows the western features excavated in seasons MZ21 and MZ22. Prominent among them are the revetment walls, the stone escarpment, the access stairway and the monumental western expansion staircase. 226b w one gk106 gf189,188,225,265,241,242 This sub-view is taken from a point slightly to the east of the main view and shows how, in a modification to the original EDIII revetment wall and escarpment systems, a second baqaya escarpment, f241 and f242, was added to protect the western portion of wall, f189, from water damage. 226c w onw gk23,24,33,34,43,44 gf14,128,28,71,49,91 This sub-view is taken from a point to the west of the main view. It shows the northern portion of the unit, mostly excavated in season MZ21. In MZ22, we removed some of the surfaces of a small plaza, f128, which linked the western staircase, ^strc1, with its western boundary stones, ^bdr1, to explore the continuous problem of water erosion just to the west of the staircase and revetment wall, f41. 227 ov This kite photograph, taken in the diffused light of late afternoon (allowing one to see into the deepest parts of the excavation), shows well all of the specific label groupings of features excavated in seasons MZ21 and MZ22. It also shows the transition between the excavations in J5 and J1 immediately to the east. 228 ov This kite photograph, taken from a high elevation and in the diffused light of late afternoon shows the spatial relationships among the excavated sectors relating to unit J5. At the lower left is the BA Temple. On the far upper right is the southeast corner of the AP Palace. In the middle left is the JP Plaza, which includes J5 at its northwestern corner. In the upper left is a residential sector, C2. 228a t ov This sub-view shows a relatively tight image of sector JP, with unit J5 shown on the middle-right. Note the oval viewing platform just to the south of J5. 228b m ov This sub-view shows the excavated JP sector and its relationship to the excavated BA Temple sector in the upper left hand corner. 229 ov This kite photograph, taken from an extremely high elevation in diffuse light shows the relationship between the excavated portion of the AP Palace and the western part of the JP plaza sector which includes J5 at its northwest extremity. We have postulated a physical link between the palace and the plaza, but have not excavated to a sufficient depth to find it.