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Glacis for revetment wall
During this phase, a thick band of reddish compacted earth mixed with mudbricks glacis 8 is laid at the base of wall 12. 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 glacis 6 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 wall 15.
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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 Link to pottery analysis of this phase. The glacis 8 was rich in ceramics, as well as clay lumps and seal impressions. In contrast, glacis 6 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
| human figurine
| f322 glacis8
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