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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5f121

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2008-08-09 dL accumulation D [Input: S914LH.j]
Summary 2012-12-16 jW Natural accumulation in k33 under accumulation f122 and abutting stone installation f126. [Input: WZ16JW.j]
Best image 2008-09-22 lH
v71 [Input: S922LH.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-08-09 jW A relatively horizontal layer of mixed sand and silt with an extremely hard surface in the NE corner of k33. To the east, it abuts the dressed stones which form f126, and which are approximately aligned with wall, f41. Although higher than the glacis, f74, to wall, f41, the hard surface led jW to initially conclude that this feature was a glacis to stone installation, f126. However, a detailed investigation by fAB, rE, and jW led to the conclusion that, considering the stratigraphy of the west baulk of k22 and k23 and the somewhat sandy texture of f122 which covered it, that f121 was a glacis-like feature formed by the action of water on sedimentation. We conclude that f121 is equal to natural accumulation, f124. [Input: S809JW.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-09 dL k33 [Input: S914LH.j]
Elevation 2010-08-19 mM1 9068 @top (corrected) [Input: U819MM1.j]
2010-08-19 mM1 9072 @bottom (corrected) [Input: U819MM1.j]
M#/elev @top 2008-08-09 dL m4906 [Input: S914LH.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2008-08-09 dL m4960 [Input: S914LH.j]
Notes on volumetric localization 2010-08-07 mM1 The measured bottom elevation (9072) exceeds the top (9068), which is impossible. The feature f122, which covers f121, has a bottom elevation of 9072. Threfore I conclude that the elevation of the top and the elevation of the bottom could have been reversed. That means that the bottom should have a meausrement of 9068, while the top should be 9072. [Input: U807MM1.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-09-12 lH f122 (accumulation D) covers f121 (accumulation D) [Input: S915LH.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-09-12 lH f121 (accumulation D) abuts f126 (stone installation) [Input: S915LH.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 jW s148J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h7mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-09 dL soil [Input: S914LH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v71
2008-08-11 lH [Input: S811LH.j]

v71a
2008-08-11 lH [Input: S811LH.j]

v71b
2008-08-11 lH [Input: S811LH.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2008-08-09 dL S809 [Input: S914LH.j]