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The Eastern End of the Plaza and the Betili (Version 1a)

J6 Synthetic View / Stratigraphy

Phase 3pJ6B within unit J6

Patrizia Camatta – September 2011

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Glacis for revetment wall

During this phase, a thick band of reddish compacted earth mixed with mudbricks glacis8 is laid at the base of ^wall12. The glacis has the function of protecting the base of the wall.

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Glacis for flank staircase wall

A thick band of grey compacted soil glacis6 protects the lower courses of of the eastern flank staircase wall. The glacis has a marked slope toward south, as the glacis above it. Within is embedded wall15.

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Floors in the Plaza

The earliest floor found in J6 in front of the betili is f312, a hard and compact red-orange surface, related to the use of the staircase and the Plaza.

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Typology

The pottery found in the layers date to the ED III period. The glacis8 was rich in ceramics, as well as clay lumps and seal impressions. In contrast, glacis6 contained a small amount of pottery.

Q-item Definition Feature
q462.1 seal impression f310 glacis8
q462.3 seal impression on sherd f306 glacis8
i27 metal tool f226 glacis8
q477.1 animal figurine f322 glacis8

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