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

JP^glacis2

Processed on 2026-10-29

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Includes other label 2026-06-05 pC J6f290 [Input: ZK626pC.j]
Best image 2026-06-05 pC [Input: ZK626pC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2026-06-05 pC A highly compacted surface with a distinctive brown color and ash patches. A few pottery sherds and charcoal fragments were embedded in the surface. Two similar features which were documented as floors (J6f289 and J6f284) were identified above it. All three floors lie beneath ^wall2 and slope steeply from northwest to southeast. We decided to define these as glacis because of the marked slope and the function of covering the mound. [Input: ZK626pC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elevation 2026-06-05 pC 8770-8758 top [Input: ZK626pC.j]
Notes on volumetric localization 2026-06-05 pC marked northwest-southeast slope [Input: ZK626pC.j]

Deposition

Roster Date Author Record
Assumption 2026-06-05 pC Alteratively the feature may represent an escarpment similar to those covering the base of the revetment wall in J2 and J1 (^escarpment1), if ^wall3 extends to a greater depth. [Input: ZK626pC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Phase (to which element belongs) 2026-06-05 pC h3l [Input: ZK626pC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2026-06-05 pC clay, ash, charcoal, sherds [Input: ZK626pC.j]
Color 2026-06-05 pC brown [Input: ZK626pC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Drawing of context (w 2-D)
J6t199
2026-06-05 pC [Input: ZK626pC.j]
J6w112
2026-06-05 pC [Input: ZK626pC.j]