Only the major elements that belong in any given stratum are given here, using specific labels whenever available.
| h | def |
sr sub- sr |
definition of stratum (JP) definition of substratum |
definition of stratum (AA) definition of substratum |
A18 | A19 | A20 | J5 | J1 | J3 | J2 | J4 | J6 | J7 |
| 8 | recent | 1 | erosion and latest activities | erosion and latest activities | ||||||||||
| a | surface wash and erosion |
surface wash and erosion road building A17-A15-A14 |
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| b | sod layer, topsoil | sod layer, topsoil | ||||||||||||
| c | disturbed upper layer | disturbed upper layer | ||||||||||||
| d | - |
removal of ancient stones gulley wash, laminations |
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| e | - | modern burials | ||||||||||||
| f | tell surface at abandonment | tell surface at abandonment | f27 | |||||||||||
| 7 | non-sacral | 3 |
scattered occupation: tannurs (J2-3), pits (J3) |
scattered occupation: tannurs | ||||||||||
| 4 | layers covering Terrace | - | ||||||||||||
| 5 | surface | - | ||||||||||||
| 6b |
glacis only and memory stones |
10 | abandonment | - | ||||||||||
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11 |
edge of glacis marked by memory stones |
narrowing of service structures |
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| a | - | collapse (A18) | ^bf2 | |||||||||||
| b | - |
accumulation within divided storehouses (A18) |
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| c | - | partitioning and repaiing | ||||||||||||
| d | glacis covering top of wall | - | ^a2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | remodeling of upper part of staircase and "secondary apron" | structures and retaining wall to the west | ||||||||||||
| a | - | [abandonment ?] | ||||||||||||
| b | - | last accumulations | ||||||||||||
| c | - |
A18 storehouse (walls,first floors) room with burnt basin in A17 |
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| d | - |
north-south retaining wall for continuing dumps |
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| 6a |
revetment wall and staircase showing |
13 |
upper part of accumulation against revetment wall |
(missing) houses to the west | ||||||||||
| a | - | [collapse and erosion of houses?] | ||||||||||||
| b | - |
[accumulation within houses] start of extramural dumps to the east (A17-18) |
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| c | - |
extramural stone pavement to the east (A17,18,19) |
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| d | - |
building of (missing) houses (walls, first floors) |
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| 14 | lower part of accumulations against wall | ? | ||||||||||||
| a | - |
re-use of phase 5 walls (A17) |
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| interface? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| 5c |
escarpment covered | 30 |
top accumulations against escarpment; erosion to the east (?) |
houses and collapse | ||||||||||
| a | J1 floors; J4 bin |
great brickfall |
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| b | - |
erosion and subsequent cut |
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| c | - |
abandonment |
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| d | - |
accumulations
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| e | - |
minor rebuilding |
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| 5b |
escarpment reduced |
31 |
mid plaza accumulations; service activities to the east |
houses/graves build-up and first use | ||||||||||
| a | - |
higher accumulations within houses |
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| b | - |
construction and first floors |
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| 5a | escarpment still visible | 32 | - | scattered occupation (not house related) | ||||||||||
| a | - |
A15 burials; small pit; late kilns; fragments of wall and hard acc. in south |
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| b | - |
late dumping in depression |
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| c | - |
depression for mudbrick pitting |
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| d | - |
early dumping in widened pits and depression |
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| 33 | - | scattered occupation (house related) | ||||||||||||
| a | - |
storage pits (large) |
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| b | - |
A15 pottery kilns |
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| c | - |
depression for mudbrick pitting |
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| 34 | - | scattered occupation (house related) | ||||||||||||
| a | - |
burials |
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| b | - |
tannurs ? |
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| c | - |
pebble lenses and accumulations (A16) |
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