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Unit Book A16

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

Typological index with Frequency Computations
Objects (excluding ceramics) and samples
typologically by definition

Processed on 2026-08-07
Included here are movable elements, which are
  • either artifactual (objects such as seals ans seal impression, figurines or ceramic vessels), or
  • natural (samples and specimens such as charred wood, animal bones or botanical remnants).
They include both items and q-items, a distinction that is based on stratigraphic criteria.
Sherds are excluded and listed elsewhere, because, given the large amounts in which they occur, they would unduly skew the frequencies.

The main typological categories (surfaces, build-up, etc.) are listed according to types as defined in the pertinent section of the Grammar.


Category Total Percentage Definitions Sub-Total Percentage
bone artifact 2 0% uncertain 2 100%
caf 36 3% bead 1 3%
sealing 1 3%
uncertain 14 39%
unknown 19 53%
weight 1 3%
clay artifact 449 42% andiron 1 0%
bead 2 0%
bead (clay) 20 4%
brick 1 0%
clay artifact 3 1%
clay lump 97 22%
clay strainer 3 1%
disk 1 0%
figurine 104 23%
goblet 1 0%
handle 1 0%
kiln waste 20 4%
kiln waster 2 0%
Numeric tablet 1 0%
plaque 1 0%
seal impression 64 14%
sealing 45 10%
sling ball 5 1%
uncertain 18 4%
uncertain clay artifact 1 0%
unknown 25 6%
various 3 1%
wheel 30 7%
laf 62 6% debitage 41 66%
door socket 1 2%
flake 2 3%
grinding stone 1 2%
lithic specimen 2 3%
mortar 2 3%
pestle 2 3%
scraper 1 2%
tool 1 2%
uncertain 7 11%
unknown 2 3%
lithic artifact 288 27% ax(head) 2 1%
bead 31 11%
blade 56 19%
debitage 40 14%
door socket 10 3%
flake 4 1%
grinding stone 42 15%
lithic artifact 23 8%
lithic specimen 17 6%
lithic tool 1 0%
mortar 2 1%
mortar or door socket 1 0%
pestle 3 1%
river pebble 1 0%
sample 1 0%
seal 2 1%
stone ax(head) 1 0%
stone tool 4 1%
stone weight 1 0%
tool 9 3%
uncertain 20 7%
unknown 13 5%
weight 4 1%
maf 17 2% jewelry 1 6%
pin 1 6%
ring 1 6%
slag 1 6%
spearhead 1 6%
tool 1 6%
uncertain 9 53%
unknown 2 12%
metal artifact 74 7% arrowhead 1 1%
bead (metal) 1 1%
bucket 1 1%
earring 2 3%
jewellery 1 1%
jewelry 1 1%
jewelry item 15 20%
metal artifact 2 3%
metal wire 1 1%
nail 1 1%
needle or pin 1 1%
pin 17 23%
pin or nail 1 1%
slag 7 9%
tool 3 4%
tool, pin or nail 1 1%
uncertain 4 5%
unknown 13 18%
weapon 1 1%
organic 51 5% bone artifact 2 4%
carbon sample 1 2%
charcoal 4 8%
human body 38 75%
sh 4 8%
shell artifact 2 4%
other 78 7% sample 68 87%
specimen 3 4%
tool 5 6%
various 2 3%
sample 2 0% soil 2 100%
shell artifact 1 0% inlay 1 100%
specimen 2 0% animal bone 2 100%
Total 1062 100%

caf > bead




Total: 1

caf > weight




Total: 1

clay artifact




Total: 449

laf > tool




Total: 1

lithic artifact




Total: 288

maf > jewelry




Total: 1

maf > pin




Total: 1

maf > ring




Total: 1

maf > slag




Total: 1

maf > spearhead




Total: 1

maf > tool




Total: 1

sample




Total: 2

specimen




Total: 2