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JP – The Temple Plaza and Terrace Edge (Version 1a)

JP^wall1

Processed on 2026-06-26

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2026-03-04 pC J6f218
J6f219 [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Category !! !! stationary
Best definition 2026-03-04 !! wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Summary 2026-03-04 pC Revetment wall, retaining wall, temenos wall in J6 [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Best image 2026-03-04 pC [Input: ZK304pC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2026-03-04 pC wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Description (summary) 2026-03-04 pC Stone wall east west oriented, beginning northeast of staircase ^stair2, continues to the east for 7.60m, turns north with a 90° angle continuing for 6.60m. 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 3.25m). The masonry is the same for all the lower portion; the upper part instead is damaged and consists in an irregular laid stones. To the east and to the south an earth escarpment J6^glacis8 and J6^glacis9 abuts it. [Input: ZK304pC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elevation 2026-03-04 pC 9050 bottom [Input: ZK304pC.j]
2026-03-04 pC 9330 top [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Notes on volumetric localization 2026-03-04 pC elevations and measurements are taken from measured drawings [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on contact association 2026-03-04 pC ^stair2 abuts the southern face of the wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Phase (to which element belongs) 2026-03-04 pC EDIII [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2026-03-04 pC EDIII glacis abuts its lower course [Input: ZK304pC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2026-03-04 pC 325cm [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Length 2026-03-04 pC 760cm [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Width 2026-03-04 pC 250cm [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2026-03-04 pC lime stone [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Condition 2026-03-04 pC well preserved [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 2026-03-04 pC Create a boundary for the temple terrace to the North. It reitains BT^glacis1 located directly to its north. [Input: ZK304pC.j]