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

JP^pv1

Processed on 2026-06-06

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2026-05-28 lC J1f268
J2f386
J2f388
J2f390 [Input: ZK528lC.j]
Category !! !! stationary
Best definition 2026-05-28 !! Pavement [Input: ZK528lC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2026-05-28 lC Pavement [Input: ZK528lC.j]
Description (summary) 2026-05-28 lC Pavement or series of pavements found in J2 and J1. It is made of small sized sherds, bone fragments and very small sherds. In J1 it looks like a small area not extended all over the plaza area, in front of J2 there were found three different (J2f386, J2f388, J2f390) but very similar pavements abutting the early staircase J2^stair1. [Input: ZK528lC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elevation 2026-05-28 lC 8574 (J2) [Input: ZK528lC.j]
2026-05-28 lC 8597 (J1) [Input: ZK528lC.j]
Notes on volumetric localization 2026-05-28 lC The surface looks slightly sloping. The difference in elevation between J1 and J2 (about 40 meters away) is about 23 cms with J1 area in general higher as attested by the general stratigraphy of the area. [Input: ZK528lC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Phase (to which element belongs) 2026-05-28 lC Ninevite 5 [Input: ZK528lC.j]
Typological reasons for assignment 2026-05-28 lC Ninevite sherds [Input: ZK528lC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2026-05-28 lC clay, sherds, peblles, bones [Input: ZK528lC.j]

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 2026-05-28 lC the pavement looks like the plaza surface during the Ninevite 5 period in use with the first J2 stair (J2stair1) and with the J1 stone structure J1a8. [Input: ZK528lC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)
J1v297
2026-05-28 lC [Input: ZK528lC.j]
J2v199
2026-05-28 lC [Input: ZK528lC.j]