| The Great Temple Terrace at Urkesh and the Lions of Tish-atal |
PDF version of an article to appear in Sudies in the History and Culture of Nuzi and the Hurrians. |
What follows is a breakdown of the same article in HTML format.
Please note that this is a preliminary version only.
| Framing the question
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The earlier history of the research and the research strategy in 2005. |
| Development and structural components |
A review of the construction phases and a description of the structural components of the Plaza and the Terrace. |
| Stratigraphy
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Emplacement and deposition, with a review of phases and strata. |
| The revetment wall in J1 and J3
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A detailed analysis of the two soundings where the base and the top of the revetment wall have been exposed. |
| The monumental staircase in J2
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A detailed analysis of the staircase and of its component parts. |