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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2k12

Processed on 2025-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best image 2014-10-24 cJC [Input: YX24CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-03-07 pC k12 is a regular 5x5 meters locus. Two german trenches are cutting the square on the nortern and western part. The second apron f132 takes all the square. Defined by relays r26, r27 and markers m3597, m3613 [Input: S206PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2004-07-14 ap we employed the team which worked in k14 to remove the southern part and the southern baulk of k12 The soil is quite soft which grass and roots, quite easy to remove. The goal is to expose and clean all the stones came out during the German excavations understanding if the stones belong to a wall and its alignment. [Input: O714AP2.j]
2004-07-15 ap we are continuing to remove the baulk and we reached some of the stones of the possible "apron" (f63, q160, q166, q170). [Input: O717AP.j]
2004-07-18 ap we are going down with the trench cleaning the stones which are coming out (f63: q173, q177, q179, q187). Cleaning the "column" below an eroded stone we found some red bricky soil and maybe two bricks one red and one grey. However since we found them at the end of the day, we'll check better tomorrow if they are really bricks. [Input: O718AP.j]
2004-07-19 aP we draw the north-western section and we start to remove the western baulk of the square. The feature (f70) is composed by mixed soil with graysh colour, quite compact. The eroded stones and the steps are continuing towards east under the baulk. We dug the following q-lots: q194, q197. By the way we also finished to remove the eastern baulk of k12 (f63, q189). [Input: O719AP.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2007-07-18 pC a7 (structure) [Input: S206PC2.j]
2004-07-04 mh f20 (wall) [Input: O807AP4.j]
2008-01-31 pC f63 (layer)
f70 (mix feature) [Input: S131PC3.j]
2008-02-25 pC f84 (isolated stone) [Input: S211PC2.j]
2008-01-03 pc f89 (wall) [Input: S103PC.j]
2004-07-31 ap f134 (accumulation D) [Input: O808AP3.j]
2004-07-14 ap q150 (items, pottery) [Input: O717MH.j]
2004-07-15 mh q160 (pottery)
q166 (items, pottery)
q170 (pottery) [Input: O717MH.j]
2004-07-18 aP q173 (pottery)
q177 (bones, pottery)
q179 (items, pottery)
q187 (pottery) [Input: O718AP1.j]
2004-07-19 aP q189 (pottery)
q194 (bones, items, pottery)
q197 (pottery) [Input: O719AP2.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2004-07-03 bp r26 (40567 50902 - / Relay location: top) [Input: O703MH3R.j]
2004-07-03 bp r26 (40567 50902 - ##### / Relay location: top) [Input: O703MH3R.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

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

v26
2004-07-18 mh [Input: S128PC.j]

v26a
2004-07-18 pC [Input: S128PC.j]

v26b
2004-07-18 pC [Input: S128PC.j]

v55
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

p1
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]

p2
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]

p3
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]

p8
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]

p17
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]