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Unit Book J6

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

J6^wall12

Processed on 2025-01-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2009-07-17 pC f218 (wall)
f219 (wall) [Input: U717PC2.J]
Best definition 2009-07-17 !! w [Input: U717PC2.J]
Best image 2009-07-17 pC
v241 [Input: U717PC2.J]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2009-07-17 pC w [Input: U717PC2.J]
Description (summary) 2009-07-17 pC Stone wall east-west oriented, beginning north of staircase and ^wall6, continues to the east for 760 cm, turns north with a 90° angle continuing for 660 cm. The structure is not completely exposed, but for what is possible to understand, it consists of one single wall which on the southern side is 9 rows high and for the eastern side only 4 rows are exposed (max height 325 cm): the masonry is the same for all the lower portion; the upper part instead is damaged and consists in an irregular laid stone surface. To the east and to the south an earth escarpment ^glacis8 and ^glacis9 abuts it [Input: U717PC2.J]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2009-07-17 pC 135 [Input: U717PC2.J]
2009-07-17 pC 325 [Input: U717PC2.J]
Length 2009-07-17 pC 760 [Input: U717PC2.J]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2009-07-17 pC 250 [Input: U717PC2.J]

Manufacturing

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on manufacturing 2009-07-17 pC Rough undressed stones embedded into mud mortar with smaller stones between the joints. The stones have an irregular shape, but most of them have a rectangular form. The stones are set in uneven shifted courses. The wall has no foundations and is straight for all its height. To the west the first stone rests on top of a previous mud brick wall ^wall13. The upper portion to the east consists in irregularly laid stones, sloping slightly up [Input: U717PC2.J]

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on function 2009-07-17 pC Eastern boundary of terrace (revetment wall). Possibly the wall continues to the North reaching the eastern side of the temple [Input: U717PC2.J]