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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5f174

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! other features
Best definition 2008-08-26 lH volumetric material [Input: S914LH.j]
Summary 2012-12-16 jW Undifferentiated soil excavated from the north edge of k100 and covering accumulation f169. [Input: WZ16JW.j]
Best image 2008-09-22 lH
v125 [Input: S922LH.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-08-26 lH Volumetric material with trapezoidal shape includes the eastern lower part of k100. It start vertically from the bottom of the floor accumulation, f169, and goes up about three meters. Generally, it has a chunkey texture with brown color. This part of k100 used to be part of J1. Removing this feature was in order to build a staircase that leads from the plaza near the revetment wall in J1 to the additional revetment wall, f3, and the stone structures in J5. [Input: S826LH.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-26 lH k100 [Input: S914LH.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-08-27 hB r806 (41698 46231 - 8940 / Relay location: W corner) [Input: S828DL3R.j]
2008-08-27 hB r807 (41783 46265 - 8926 / Relay location: N corner) [Input: S828DL3R.j]
2008-08-27 hB r808 (41560 46268 - 8913 / Relay location: S corner) [Input: S828DL3R.j]
2008-08-27 hB r809 (41626 46298 - 8908 / Relay location: E corner) [Input: S828DL3R.j]
2008-09-09 hb r961 (41880 46315 - 8925 / Relay location: sk43 # 96) [Input: S909JW1.R]
M#/elev @top 2008-08-26 lH m6009 [Input: S914LH.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2008-08-26 lH 8925 [Input: S914LH.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-09-12 lH f110 (volumetric material) covers f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S915LH.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-26 !! q267.1 (bead (clay)) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 !! q267.2 (clay artifact) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 !! q267.3 (figurine) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 lH q267 (bones, pottery) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-27 lH q276 (pottery) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 !! q267-p1 (base) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 !! q267-p2 (bowl) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
2008-08-26 !! q267-p33 (handle) sits in f174 (volumetric material) [Input: S827DL.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-09-12 lH f174 (volumetric material) overlays f169 (accumulation A) [Input: S915LH.j]
2008-09-12 lH f174 (volumetric material) overlays f204 (volumetric material) [Input: S915LH.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 jW s0J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h9sJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-26 lH soil [Input: S914LH.j]
Color 2008-08-26 lH brown [Input: S914LH.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-26 lH 10 YR 5/3 [Input: S914LH.j]
Hardness, compaction 2008-08-26 lH >4.5 [Input: S914LH.j]
Texture, surface finish 2008-08-26 lH chunky [Input: S914LH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v125
2008-09-22 jW [Input: S922JW.j]

v125a
2008-09-22 jW [Input: S922JW.j]

v125b
2008-09-22 jW [Input: S922JW.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2008-08-26 lH S826 [Input: S914LH.j]