Introduction
The type of contact “cut or intrude” is relatively common, accounting for about 15% of cases, due to the large number of pits dug by humans.
Cut
Cuts penetrate the layers, especially in the later periods of the royal building’s use, where the number of pits reached 18, as in feature f197, which cuts through the walls of the building from the Akkadian period. This makes the original wall relatively thick compared to a typical interior wall.
Intrude
Nineteen intrusions were recorded, most of which involved ash deposits resulting from burning activities, such as f40, which shows evidence of kiln activity. A layer of ash near the surface extends downward. Intrusions also included burials in several locations, including f209, where the burial was fully merged with the surrounding accumulation, and especially f108, which contained a skull without the skeleton, along with ash.
