Errors for Unit J6

Patrizia Camatta – May 2025

Introduction
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Judgment

Introduction

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Form

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Record

We recorded f192 as a pit fill and excavted it until we reached the bottom of the pit cut. Unfortunatly we under-excavated the feature below the pit. We recognised the mistake after mKB reviewed the pottery for both features and assigned compleatly different dates to the upper layer of the pit fill f192, which belongs to Phase 5 (UR III) and the lower feature f200 which belongs to phase h3m (Early ED III). This mistake was confirmed by examining the section w206 , where the cut of pit f199 is clearly visible and the dump f200 underlies it. The large quantity of pottery in both features, and the speed of excavation due to the loose soil, unfortunately caused this mistake. Both features are key events in J6. Fortunately, we recognised the mistake soon and were able to assign the q-lots of f192 (q310, f318, f319, f342) to f200.

Judgment

In all J6, we recorded several surfaces sloping towards the south. After removing these surfaces, we recognised a thick layer underneath, which was initially recorded as an accumulation. However, due to its similarity to other excavation units (J1 and J3), it was decided that these floors with underlying accumulations were glacis, protecting walls. This explains the different definitions of several J6 features. While they have a compact and defined surface like a floor, they have a marked slope that is not suitable for walking on. Below these, we identified accumulations and the underlying layers, which are instead part of the glacis. Therefore, all these layers became sequential glacis numbers (specific labels: glacis 1–8 glacis1, glacis2, glacis3, glacis4, glacis5, glacis6, glacis7, glacis8).