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Unit Book J7

The Southeastern End of the Plaza (Version 1a)

J7.8

Processed on 2026-04-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! organic
Best definition 2026-03-26 !! human body [Input: ZK329pC.j]
Best image 2026-03-26 pC v52 [Input: ZK329pC.j]
2026-03-26 pC v53 [Input: ZK329pC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2026-03-26 pC human body [Input: ZK329pC.j]
Description (summary) 2026-03-26 pC a human skeleton in the north section. The skeleton is lying and probably belongs to a burial. The elevation of the burial was not recorded, but it lies aproximately 2.5m below the topsoil. [Input: ZK329pC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2026-03-26 pC the burial was noticed during an inspection of aMA. The exceptional rainfall during winter caused the section in unit C2 to collapse. The priority of preserving the grave before more damages occurred was more important than recording it, so we do not have dimensions or the elevation of the skeleton. During the first collapse no pottery or other items were collected or observed. In a second moment, when the entire section with human bones collapsed, pottery sherds scattered on the surface were collected and placed in a bag. A jar i7 was also collected. See also entry in MCV grave report. The burial was covered with soil. This unit was excavated in years 1998-2001 by the DOG team and is published in Bianchi et al. 2024. In this unit houses and graves were recorded. In locus C2 A95 graves from the Khabur period were exacavted. [Input: ZK329pC.j]