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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2, Beta release)

Typological index with Frequency Computations
Objects (excluding ceramics) and samples
typologically by definition

Processed on 2026-08-19
Included here are movable elements, which are
  • either artifactual (objects such as seals ans seal impression, figurines or ceramic vessels), or
  • natural (samples and specimens such as charred wood, animal bones or botanical remnants).
They include both items and q-items, a distinction that is based on stratigraphic criteria.
Sherds are excluded and listed elsewhere, because, given the large amounts in which they occur, they would unduly skew the frequencies.

The main typological categories (surfaces, build-up, etc.) are listed according to types as defined in the pertinent section of the Grammar.


Category Total Percentage Definitions Sub-Total Percentage
bone artifact 2 0% uncertain 2 100%
caf 3 0% bead 1 33%
sealing 1 33%
weight 1 33%
clay artifact 483 45% andiron 1 0%
bead 2 0%
bead (clay) 20 4%
brick 1 0%
clay artifact 3 1%
clay lump 97 20%
clay strainer 3 1%
disk 1 0%
figurine 104 22%
goblet 1 0%
handle 1 0%
kiln waste 20 4%
kiln waster 2 0%
Numeric tablet 1 0%
plaque 1 0%
seal impression 64 13%
sealing 45 9%
sling ball 5 1%
tannur (item) 1 0%
uncertain 32 7%
uncertain clay artifact 1 0%
unknown 44 9%
various 3 1%
wheel 30 6%
laf 22 2% debitage 13 59%
flake 1 5%
lithic specimen 2 9%
mortar 2 9%
scraper 1 5%
uncertain 3 14%
lithic artifact 328 31% ax(head) 2 1%
bead 31 9%
blade 56 17%
debitage 68 21%
door socket 11 3%
flake 5 2%
grinding stone 43 13%
lithic artifact 23 7%
lithic specimen 17 5%
lithic tool 1 0%
mortar 2 1%
mortar or door socket 1 0%
pestle 5 2%
river pebble 1 0%
sample 1 0%
seal 2 1%
stone ax(head) 1 0%
stone tool 4 1%
stone weight 1 0%
tool 10 3%
uncertain 24 7%
unknown 15 5%
weight 4 1%
maf 5 0% pin 1 20%
ring 1 20%
uncertain 1 20%
unknown 2 40%
metal artifact 86 8% arrowhead 1 1%
bead (metal) 1 1%
bucket 1 1%
earring 2 2%
jewellery 1 1%
jewelry 2 2%
jewelry item 15 17%
metal artifact 2 2%
metal wire 1 1%
nail 1 1%
needle or pin 1 1%
pin 17 20%
pin or nail 1 1%
slag 8 9%
spearhead 1 1%
tool 4 5%
tool, pin or nail 1 1%
uncertain 12 14%
unknown 13 15%
weapon 1 1%
organic 51 5% bone artifact 2 4%
carbon sample 1 2%
charcoal 4 8%
human body 38 75%
sh 4 8%
shell artifact 2 4%
other 78 7% sample 68 87%
specimen 3 4%
tool 5 6%
various 2 3%
sample 2 0% soil 2 100%
shell artifact 1 0% inlay 1 100%
specimen 2 0% animal bone 2 100%
Total 1063 100%

caf > bead




Total: 1

caf > weight




Total: 1

clay artifact




Total: 483

laf > flake




Total: 1

lithic artifact




Total: 328

maf > pin




Total: 1

maf > ring




Total: 1

sample




Total: 2

specimen




Total: 2