Strata for Unit J5

James L. Walker – September 2011

Introduction
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Introduction

The strata in J5 are divided amongst several phases. The majority of the J5 materials excavated so far date to Phase 3, or Phase 7. These phases correspond to the EDIII and Mittani periods respectively. Originally numbered 1 thru 24 during the excavation, they were re-numbered from 00 to 850 to match the phases in the overall JPD sequence.

Chart

phase	stratum	sub-stratum	definition of stratum and sub-stratum
9s	00		Volumetric material (f103)
9p	10		Inter-seasonal accumulations (f201)
9m	20		Topsoil (f1)
9h	40		Accumulations under topsoil (f7)
8r	60		Scattered occupation (f27,a4)
8m	70		Middle Assyrian construction and accumulations (f12,f28)
7v	120		Last Mittani accumulations (f75)
7v	122		Construction of alternate entrance to temple mound (f37)
7v	128		Remodeling of entrance (f45, f192)
7s	130		Use of Western Temple Entrance (f63)
7m	148		Westward expansion of temple mound (f21, f70)
7j	161		Continued erosion of built-up surfaces and attempts to control it (f155, f218, f222)
7f	174		Soil escarpment against early revetment wall (f74).
7f	176		Accumulations atop soil and sherd floors (f244)
7f	178		Stone staircase and associated floor (f205, f246).
7f	180		Mittani structures to contol water erosion against revetment wall
7f		180a	Brick dam and settling basin to control erosion (^wcs2).
7f		180b	Mittani accumulations atop EDIII glacis (f190, f191).
7c	190		Earliest Mittani deposits (f258).
Phase 6			No significant Khabur material recovered
Phase 5			No significant Isin Larsa/UrIII material recovered.
Phase 4			No significant Akkadian material recovered.
3s	620		EDIII accumulations covering and abutting escarpments (f249).
3p	630		Construction of the second (mud) escarpment (f241, f242).
3n	640		First floors and deposits atop first (stone) escarpment.
3n		640a	Deposits atop floors and escarpment stones (f274).
3n		640b	First floor after SE wall constructed (278).
3m	650		EDIII modifications and additions to the revetment wall.
3m		650a	Slanted stones between EDIII wall and NinV escarpment (f293, z2).
3m		650b	Construction of the SE portion of the revetment wall (f189).
3l	660		Floors abutting the stone excarpment.
3l		660a	Accumulations on pebble floor (f282).
3l		660b	Pebble floor that abuts stone escarpment (f288).
3d	720		Ninevite V construction of west part of revetment wall system (f41, ^esc1)
2m	850		Earliest wall LC3? (f284).