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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2f112

Processed on 2025-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2009-09-14 cJC ^bf (bf) [Input: T914CJC.j]
Category !! !! fill, dumping, collapse
Best definition 2004-07-27 ap brickfall [Input: O808AP3.j]
Best image 2010-12-27 cJC
v50 [Input: U809YM.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2004-07-26 aP This feature consists of broken and almost complete bricks which were clearly recognizable already cleaning the German trench (k100). The external surface is gray, while the core reddish. [Input: O807AP1.j]
2008-03-07 pC the brickfall coming from east of the staircase and covering the lower part of the apron [Input: S206PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Procedures 2004-07-26 aP It's possible that they collapsed from the north/eastern part of the apron where we supposed the existence of a construction in mudbrick. [Input: O807AP1.j]
Lack of expected information 2010-08-09 yM no descriptive attributes were recorded [Input: U809YM.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2004-07-27 ap k3 [Input: O808AP3.j]
M#/elev @top 2004-07-27 ap 9024 [Input: O808AP3.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2004-07-27 ap 8973 [Input: O808AP3.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2004-07-27 ap f106 (;ld) covers f112 (brickfall) [Input: O728MH.j]
2004-07-31 ap f106 (;ld) overlays f112 (brickfall) [Input: O808AP7.j]
2004-07-31 ap f108 (lens type d) overlays f112 (brickfall) [Input: O808AP7.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2004-07-24 !! q299.1 (figurine) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 mH q299 (pottery) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p1 (xrg) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p2 (xdf) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p3 (xf) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p4 (xrd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p5 (xrg) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p6 (xfx) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p7 (xrg) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p8 (xf) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p9 (jar) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p10 (bowl) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p11 (bowl) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p12 (f) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p13 (jar) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p14 (bowl) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p15 (r) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p70 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p71 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p72 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p73 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p74 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 !! q299-p75 (body sherd) sits in f112 (brickfall) [Input: O726AP1.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-03-11 pC f112 (brickfall) abuts f131 (apron) [Input: S211PC2.j]
2008-03-11 pC f112 (brickfall) covers f136 (accumulation D) [Input: S211PC2.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 cJC s148J2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2010-12-03 !! ^use2 (use area) [Input: T914CJC.j]
2011-11-11 !! h7mJ2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
2012-10-16 !! ^apr2 [Input: T914CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2008-03-05 pC part of the large brickfall (as f188) [Input: S305PC.j]
Typological reasons for assignment 2008-03-05 pC elevation [Input: S305PC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2011-05-16 cJC Part of large brickfall ^bf [Input: V516CJC.j]
2011-11-21 cJC Just below the flat stone f154, associated with the use after the brickfall, see v77 [Input: VY21CJC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v73
2004-07-18 aP [Input: S128PC.j]

v77
2004-08-06 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v77a
2004-08-06 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v77b
2004-08-06 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v77d
2004-08-06 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v49
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v50
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v56
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v59
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2010-08-08 yM O727 [Input: U808YM.j]