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June 2023
horizons phases   strata            
middle chr Mesop. JPB   JPC   JPC/AAH S914 A20+ J5 J1-2 West J3 J2 east-J6-J7
                   
1900 AD   8   9 1 surface wash and erosion; surface wash and erosion; road bulding in A17-A15        
    2 sod layer, topsoil sod layer, topsoil        
    3 disturbed upper layer disturbed upper layer        
    4 removal of ancient stones, gully wash, laminations removal of ancient stones, gully wash, laminations        
    5 modern burials modern burials        
                 
  medieval              
                 
  late antique              
1200   8              
  MA 7 10            
1300              
  Mittani 6 b 7b 11 shreds   ^entr1, f71,f42 ?   abandonment
        accumul. above W staircase      
  7a 12 topmost organized use   upper border stones west accumul. above western staircase late glacis abandonment
      12c    abandonment        
  12b    brickfall        
  12a    outdoor        
1400 a                
  6 14 major re-building   staircase, "bin", accumul. above upper part of revetment wall & mid staircase middle gacis reorganization of eastern rim
  raising of floors, a2, "platform" widening of glacis   building of mudbrick wal
    lower border stones west      
    15 reorientation to the west ^w1, stone pavements (also A18,A19) [use of earlier escarpment] accumul. above escarpment [use of glacis]  
  16     [use of earlier escarpment] [use of earlier escarpment] [use of glacis] great brickfall
               
  18 structural enhancements   western mudbrick wall ? [use of earlier escarpment] [use of glacis] ^glacis1
^glacis2
    [use of earlier escarpment]
  19 structural continuity A19 deep [use of earlier escarpment] [use of earlier escarpment] [use of glacis] accumulations above ^glacis3
1500                    
  OB 5 a-c 20-29            
1900                    
  Isin/Larsa 4   30-39         AA-BA-JP C2
2000      
  Ur III
2100                
  Post-Imper. 40-49            
2200      
  Imperial 2-3       construction palace AP ash dumps s12
2270   1 j              
  Proto-Imper. i 50-59         pre-palace (A1)
2330   h        
  ED IIIb g     Temple BA & late Terrace (J1,J2) ash dumps s13-14, stone walls s15-16
2500   f              
  ED IIIa e 60-69            
2600   d
  ED II c
2700   b
  ED I a
2900                    
  J Nasr 0 i 70-79            
3000   h
  Late Uruk g
3200   f              
  Mid Uruk e 80-89         early Terrace (J3,J4)  
3300   d      
  Early Uruk c
3500   b              
  Ubaid a 90-99         sounding (S1)  
4500        
  Halaf
5000