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

JP^wall8

Processed on 2026-06-26

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2026-03-04 pC J5f284 [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Category !! !! stationary
Best definition 2026-03-04 !! wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Summary 2026-03-04 pC earlier version of the revetment 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 a wall segment located directly under ^wall6 in unit J5. It is a stone wall with a north-west, south-east orientation. The visible portion is 0.40 m in height (at least 2 courses high) and 0.50 m in width. It runs almost straight for 4.40 m, and consists of at least two medium stones set next to each other. The wall has a slightly different orientation from ^wall6. The stones are angular and parallelepiped in form with the flat face showing on the visible side. The joints are narrow and filled with mud mortar and small stones. ^escarpment3 touches the first visible western stone. The wall continues to the east under earth ^escarpment2. [Input: ZK304pC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elevation 2026-03-04 pC 8750 top [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on contact association 2026-03-04 pC under ^wall6 [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Deposition

Roster Date Author Record
Assumption 2026-03-04 pC can be the eastern continuation of w13, which at a certain moment collapsed and was rebuilt as ^wall6 or ^wall8 is, similar to ^wall7, related to a previous situation of the Temple Terrace. [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Phase (to which element belongs) 2026-03-04 pC bevor EDIII [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2026-03-04 pC EDIII ^wall6 overlays 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 4.40m [Input: ZK304pC.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2026-03-04 pC 50cm [Input: ZK304pC.j]

Morphology

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

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 2026-03-04 pC possibly is an early version of the revetment wall [Input: ZK304pC.j]