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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2, Beta release)

A16f81

Processed on 2026-08-07

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2001-06-09 !! accumulation A [Input: L815LR.j]
Summary 2007-07-12 cJC Accumulation of soft brown material with charcoal and red clay inclusions. It is found in the outdoor living space, a8. [Input: R712CJC.j]
Best image 2007-07-12 cJC
v31 [Input: R712CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-09 lr accumulation A [Input: L815LR.j]
Description (summary) 2001-07-02 tR This is the accumulation directly over a living surface that seems to be that of an outdoor living surface as opposed to being inside a room or house. The accumulation is brown in color and is soft with a silty/loamy texture. It also contains inclusions of red clay chunks and charcoal. [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-07-08 lR accumulation in between f80 and f93. Contains charcoal inclusions and is soft in texture. [Input: L708LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2001-07-03 tR In k4 we have an accumulation, which is f81 that gb suggested may have been cut due to erosion after a period of abandonment before the brickfall. [Input: L630TR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-09 lr k4 [Input: L815LR.j]
M#/elev @top 2001-06-17 fAB 9053 [Input: L724LR.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2001-06-17 fAB 8943 [Input: L724LR.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2001-08-01 lR f126 (accumulation A) covers f81 (accumulation A) [Input: L816LR.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-07-06 !! q198.1 (lithic specimen) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-07-08 !! q223.1 (grinding stone) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-07-09 !! q237.3 (uncertain) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-17 !! q306.1 (sample) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-01 sV q180 (pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-07-06 sV q198 (items, pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-07-08 sV q223 (pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-07-08 lR q232 sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-09 sV q237 sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-10 tR q242 sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-17 tR q306 sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-18 tR q318 sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2001-08-01 lR f81 (accumulation A) covers f102 (tannur (feature)) [Input: L816LR.j]
2007-08-28 pC f81 (accumulation A) covers f125 (floor, type c) [Input: R826PC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 cJC s240AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6mAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Reference to drawing (W files) 2001-09-10 lR w33
w44 [Input: L910LR.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2001-06-09 lr medium brown [Input: L815LR.j]
Hardness, compaction 2001-06-09 lr soft [Input: L815LR.j]
Texture, surface finish 2001-06-09 lr silty [Input: L815LR.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)

v31
2001-07-07 tR [Input: -M726-A.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2001-06-09 lr L718 [Input: L815LR.j]