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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2k43

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) 2004-07-08 mh west of k33, delimited by markers m3625, m3620, m3619, m3624 [Input: O712MH2.j]
2008-03-07 pC k33 was opened to follow the second apron to the west, but it was decided to stop excavating here. this locus was then excavated as a J3 locus [Input: S206PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2004-07-11 aP we started excavating this new square removing for the moment the top soil from all the surface (f53, q113). The soil is hard and with a dark brown colour. Presence of grass and roots. [Input: O711AP.j]
2004-07-12 ap After going on removing top soil (f53, q115) we found a new feature which is characterized by a quite harder soil with ashy traces, concentrated above all in the centre of the square. For the moment we started to dig the northern half (f59, q127). [Input: O712AP.j]
2004-07-13 aP we are going down digging a new feature (f60, q129 and q140). We changed feature since in this layer we do not notice the presence of ash which characterized f59. [Input: O713AP.j]
2004-07-14 ap we are going down removing the layer below top-soil (f60, q144) from all the surface. [Input: O714AP2.j]
2004-07-15 ap we went on removing just a surface of 1X4, near the northern baulk, trying to reach as soon as possible the stone wall exposed last year in JO1 (f60, q159). [Input: O717AP.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2007-07-20 sC f53 (topsoil) [Input: S131PC2.j]
2008-01-31 pC f59 (layer)
f60 (layer) [Input: S131PC3.j]
2004-07-11 ap q113 (pottery) [Input: O711MH.j]
2004-07-12 ap q115 (bones, pottery)
q127 (items, pottery) [Input: O712MH.j]
2004-07-13 mh q129 (bones, pottery)
q140 (pottery) [Input: O713MH.j]
2004-07-14 ap q144 (items, pottery) [Input: O717MH.j]
2004-07-15 mh q159 (pottery) [Input: O717MH.j]
Extension of locus or q-lot 2004-07-08 mh m3624 [Input: O712MH2.j]
Length of two sides 2004-07-08 mh 400e [Input: O712MH2.j]
2004-07-08 mh 400n [Input: O712MH2.j]