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Unit Book J6

The Northeastern End of the Temple Terrace and the Betili (Version 1a)

J6f142

Processed on 2024-11-29

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! fill, dumping, collapse
Best definition 2008-08-16 pc fill [Input: S818PC.j]
Summary 2008-12-31 pC f142 is the ashy fill of the elongated pit cut f122: is a brown soil composed by different horizontal layers with lot of bones, carbons, pottery. The north continuation of it was found in J4 (J4f137) [Input: SZ31.j]
Best image 2008-08-17 !! [Input: S828CVP.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-08-17 cVP accumulation B [Input: S817CVP.j]
Description (summary) 2008-08-17 cVP first discovered while digging up the glacis f132, in a elongated spot running NE-SW, along the pebble floor f140, at the beginning it seemed to cut f132 and f140. It is an ashy grey soft soil. We realyed the zone opened today, that was not very deep, some 15 cm, and at the bottom there was a brown soil. The filling today gives a sealing, a piece of inlaid and a small miniature vessel. [Input: S817CVP.j]
2008-08-19 cVP the ashy spot is composed by a group of different layers running almost horizontally, but slightly sloping down from the NE corner, alternating lenses of ashes, grey soil and brown soil. It contains a big quantity of pottery sherds and animal bones. The pottery seems also to be Khabur and possibly h23. [Input: S819PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2008-08-18 cVP The spot of ashes detected yesterday in just a small area seems to be different layers of ashy accumulation that runs down pc f140, and also under the brown soil f141. It slopes down in the south and SW area, where we still have to remove the remains of f141. [Input: S817CVP.j]
Argument 2008-08-19 cVP The fact that it is found in a round area, going down to the center, and resting and abuting the brown soil around, along with the quantity of discarded sherds and bones, make us consider the possibility that it was a kind of dump. [Input: S819PC.j]
Procedures 2008-08-20 cVP We excavate the rest of this feature, the ashy layers, that goes deeper in the centre of the shallow pit or dump. Reaching the bottom, we relay and photograph. [Input: S820PC.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-16 pc k84 [Input: S818PC.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-08-17 pC r295 (38883 51786 - 8971 / Relay location: NE point) [Input: S820DH-R.j]
2008-08-17 pC r296 (38917 51713 - 8953 / Relay location: NW point) [Input: S820DH-R.j]
2008-08-17 pC r297 (38830 51612 - 8938 / Relay location: SW point) [Input: S820DH-R.j]
2008-08-17 pC r298 (38788 51612 - 8939 / Relay location: S point) [Input: S820DH-R.j]
2008-08-19 dH r381 (38782 51652 - 8935 / Relay location: #####) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r381 (38782 51652 - 8935) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r382 (38788 51410 - 8897 / Relay location: point) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r383 (38715 51327 - 8897 / Relay location: point) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r384 (38728 51251 - 8896 / Relay location: point) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r385 (38628 51239 - 8901 / Relay location: point) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
2008-08-19 dH r386 (38573 51326 - 8939 / Relay location: point) [Input: S828CVPR.j]
M#/elev @top 2008-08-16 pc m4989 [Input: S818PC.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2008-08-16 pc m4989 [Input: S818PC.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-08-18 cVP f132 (glacis) overlays f142 (fill) [Input: S817CVP.j]
2008-08-17 cVP f140 (pavement, type c) overlays f142 (fill) [Input: S817CVP.j]
2008-08-17 cVP f141 (accumulation A) overlays f142 (fill) [Input: S817CVP.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-07 cJC i11 (jar) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S818PC.j]
2008-08-07 cJC i12 (seal impression) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S818PC.j]
2008-08-18 !! q231.1 (ob) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S818PC.j]
2008-08-18 !! q231.2 (slag) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S818PC.j]
2008-08-18 eA q231 (pottery) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S818PC.j]
2008-08-19 pC q249 (pottery) sits in f142 (fill) [Input: S826PC.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-08-19 cVP f142 (fill) abuts f150 (accumulation D) [Input: S819PC.j]
2008-08-20 cVP f142 (fill) overlays f151 (accumulation B) [Input: S820PC.j]
2008-09-02 pC f142 (fill) sits in f122 (pit-c) [Input: S902PC.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Aggregate (to which element belongs) 2008-09-07 pC a3 (pit aggregate) [Input: S902PC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2008-09-21 pC s19bMZA [Input: S921PC2.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2008-09-21 !! h63MZA [Input: S921PC2.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2008-09-21 pC is located under ^glacis2 and cuts f151, which is early mittani [Input: S921PC.j]
Typological reasons for assignment 2008-08-18 mKB most sherds are Phase h23 but one may be Phase h35 [Input: S825MKB.j]
2008-08-20 mKB date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Mittani based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration [Input: S820MKB.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2008-08-16 pc grey [Input: S818PC.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-16 pc 5YR 5/1 [Input: S818PC.j]
Hardness, compaction 2008-08-16 pc soft [Input: S818PC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features
w20
2008-08-10 hQ [Input: S906CVP2.j]
w24
2008-08-10 hQ [Input: S906CVP2.j]

2008-08-17 pC [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-17 pC [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-17 pC [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-18 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]
v72a
2008-08-18 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-18 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-18 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-18 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 pc [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 pc [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-19 pc [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-20 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-21 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-23 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-23 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-23 cVP [Input: S828CVP.j]

2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.j]
p5
2008-09-06 pC [Input: SX22PC.j]