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Overview
Phase 7c is a very long phase documented in Unit J6. The Plaza level increased conspicuously in the southern part of J6. In the Plaza, we recorded several floors that were interrupted by accumulations. Two new glacis were identified east of the staircase flank wall, on top of glacis3 from phase 5. With the raising of the Plaza level, the betili and flank staircase wall begins to be covered, so that new stones are placed south of the wall.
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Glacis
The fist Mittani glacis of the eastern flank wall is glacis5, a dark brown sticky and wet soil, which is placed on top of the Akkadian glacis3. Its function is to protect the wall on the side. Like the previous ones, it has a marked slope toward the South. Later in this phase, a new glacis2 was laid on top of the previous one. The eastern face of the staircase flank wall is covered.
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Memory stones
At the beginning of this phase, the flank staircase wall and the betili (together with the lowest steps of the staircase in Unit J2) start to be covered, as the level of the plaza is rising quickly. New stones f101 are placed on top of the betili to mark the entrance to the Temple Terrace.
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Floors
We recorded several floors in the plaza. Remind that these floors have to be related also the the staircase in J2:
- A sherd floor f171 was found in front of the betili and stone f178
- A sherd and pebble floor2 was found at a higher level in front of memory stones f101. We could follow the floor in patches in all the southern portion of J6.
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Typology
The pottery sherds from this phase are Early Mittani, whith a number of sherds from lower Third Millennium strata, located directly under them. See especially pottery analysis from f151 Link to pottery analysis of this phase.
To mention is a collection of more than 14 frit beads found in glacis f151. Here are mentioned the most significant objects of Phase 7c.