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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5f227

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2009-08-01 sE layer [Input: T901SE.j]
Summary 2012-12-16 jW Soil lens in k106 in a pit-like channel f228 abutting accumulation f158 and cut into accumulation 264 by flowing water. [Input: WZ16JW.j]
Best image 2009-08-23 jN
v199 [Input: T823JN.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2009-08-01 jW The fill of a large pit cut into accumulation, f158, in the southwestern corner of k106. Only the northern half of the pit was excavated as the southern part is in the north baulk of k100. [Input: T801JW.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Substantive contradictions 2009-08-10 jW This feature was originally described as the fill of a large pit cut into accumulation, f158. Further investitgation has clarified the situation; it is rather a Mittani deposit in a channel cut into the Third Millennium deposit by an erosion event. [Input: T810JW.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2009-08-01 sE k106 [Input: T901SE.j]
M#/elev @top 2009-08-01 sE m6110 [Input: T901SE.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2009-08-01 sE m6110 [Input: T901SE.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2009-08-01 sE i51 (wheel) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T820SE2.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331.1 (kiln waste) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 eA q331 (pottery) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p1 (base) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p2 (bowl) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p3 (jar) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p4 (jar) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p5 (bowl) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p6 (bowl) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p7 (bowl) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p8 (bottle) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p70 (body sherd) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p71 (body sherd) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p72 (body sherd) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p73 (body sherd) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
2009-08-01 !! q331-p74 (body sherd) sits in f227 (layer) [Input: T802SE.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2012-12-31 jW f227 (layer) sits in f228 (pit cut) [Input: WZ31JW.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 s176J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h7fJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2009-08-01 sE soil [Input: T901SE.j]
Color 2009-08-01 sE brown [Input: T901SE.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2009-08-01 sE 10YR 5/3 [Input: T901SE.j]
Hardness, compaction 2009-08-01 sE 2.5 [Input: T901SE.j]
Texture, surface finish 2009-08-01 sE sandy clay loam [Input: T901SE.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v199
2009-08-16 jN [Input: T819JN.j]

v199a
2009-08-16 jN [Input: T819JN.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2009-08-01 sE T801 [Input: T901SE.j]