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

JP^wall3

Processed on 2026-06-26

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2026-03-04 pC J6f227 [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Category !! !! stationary
Best definition 2026-03-04 !! wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Summary 2026-03-04 pC Stone wall [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, two stones wide and two rows high, partly exposed. It is perpendicular to wall f129 and continues into the east section (to be further exposed). The wall has the same orientation of ^wall6 and ^wall12. North of ^wall11 an earth glacis slopes down toward south reaching the back of the wall: possibly only the southern face was visible. The upper row is damaged by a pit a8 which removed some stones. Rubble stone masonry. Stones are set in rows embedded into mud mortar. Medium size stones, irregular in form, with nicer side on the top and on the southern face, so that the wall looks more regular. Smaller stones fill gaps in the joints. The southern face is more regular, the back side is rough and irregular. [Input: ZK304pC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elevation 2026-03-04 pC 9009 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 it abuts ^wall2 [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 layers abut it [Input: ZK304pC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2026-03-04 pC 40cm [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Length 2026-03-04 pC 3.20m [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Width 2026-03-04 pC 90cm [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 The function is probably of terracing the mound (note that south and north of the wall there is a notable slope. Another possibility is that the wall is the eastern continuation of the revetment wall. [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Notes on function 2026-03-04 pC a screen wall (or courtain wall): it is not free standing while only the southern face is well set, while the northern is very irregular. While the bottom was not reached we cannot know how it goes deep, but probably not too high. [Input: ZK304pC.j]