| Description (summary) |
2026-03-04 |
pC |
Early staircase under ^st2 in J2. Three steps are exposed for a width of 2.35m and a height of 8.80m (from the elevation of 8620m to 8700m). The steps continue to the east and west under thick layers. The steps are made of large and medium sized roughly dressed limestone blocks with flat plain surface. Under the larger stones there are small stones and a layer of mud mortar in order to level the uneven backside of the stones. The first step is 0.40 m high and 0.20 m deep, with a width of 1.98 m: it consists of 4 medium stones laid approximately in a straight line on top of a row of stones, which are set straight with the front line of the stones above, forming a kind of shallow wall. The second step overlaps the first and consists of 4 medium sized stones laid parallel to the first step. The step is 1.97 m wide with a tread depth of 0.46 m and a tread height of 0.20 m. The third and last step consists of 4 large stone blocks laid parallel to the previous steps. It is 2.35 m wide with a tread depth of 0.69 m and a height of 0.20 m. This step is overlapped by the large stones under the first step ^st2 and between the stones there is a 5 cm thick layer of mortar. These large stones may belong to the first step of ^apr1, which is not yet exposed, but only visible in this part. The first step of ^apr1 is therefore located above ^st1 and under ^st2. [Input: ZK304pC.j] |