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Unit Book J4

The Eastern Top of the Main Staircase (Version 1a)

J4f79

Processed on 2025-06-05

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2006-09-03 !! accumulation B [Input: Q903SC2.j]
Best image 2010-03-22 sC L_V19d3107 J4v54a Q902 dM [Input: U322SC2.j]
2010-03-22 sC L_V19d3128 J4v64 Q910 dM [Input: U322SC2.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2006-09-03 sC accumulation B [Input: Q903SC2.j]
Description (summary) 2006-09-03 sC This is a natural accumulation under f76 in k84. It has a granular structure and it is very soft in consistence and very fine in texture. It is wet and brown in colour. This feature is characterized by the presence of organic band and a lot of bones. [Input: Q903SC2.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2006-08-30 vn k84 [Input: Q903PC3.j]
M#/elev @top 2006-08-30 vn 9074 [Input: Q903PC3.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2006-08-30 vn 9011 [Input: Q903PC3.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2006-10-08 sC f76 (accumulation B) covers f79 (accumulation B) [Input: QX08SC.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2006-08-31 !! q172.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q904PC4.j]
2006-08-31 !! q172.2 (sample) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q904PC4.j]
2006-09-09 !! q238.1 (kiln waste) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
2006-09-09 !! q238.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
2006-08-31 vn q172 (bones, pottery) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q904PC4.j]
2006-09-09 pC q238 (bones, pottery) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
2006-09-09 pC q240 (pottery) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
2006-09-09 sC q243 (pottery) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
2006-09-09 pC q244 (pottery) sits in f79 (accumulation B) [Input: Q910VN.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2006-10-08 sC f79 (accumulation B) covers f119 (accumulation D) [Input: QX08SC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2010-02-14 sC s15MZA (Scattered use) [Input: U214SC2.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2010-02-14 !! h65MZA [Input: U214SC2.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2010-03-10 sC Assignment based on elevation and on nature accumulation. The feature shares elevation of dateable features in adjacent loci (k83 and k84). [Input: U310SC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2010-03-10 sC Phased to Mittani period by pottery analysis (mKB Q903) [Input: U310SC.j]
Notes on time sequencing 2006-09-03 mKB Mittani [Input: Q903MKB.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2023-05-11 yM so [Input: ZH511yM.j]
Color 2006-09-03 sC yellowish brown [Input: Q903SC2.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2006-09-03 sC 10YR 5/4 [Input: Q903SC2.j]
Hardness, compaction 2010-01-19 sC soft [Input: U119SC.j]
Texture, surface finish 2010-01-19 sC fine [Input: U119SC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features
v54
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v54a
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v64
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v64a
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v64b
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v64c
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]
v64d
2010-03-21 sC [Input: U321SC2.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2010-01-19 sC Removed Q831 [Input: U119SC.j]