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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2f334

Processed on 2025-04-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Equals other label 2009-07-27 cJC f346 (wall) [Input: T727CJC.j]
2009-08-22 cJC f288 (wall) [Input: T822CJC.j]
Included in other label 2009-09-14 cJC ^ctwl1 (wall) [Input: T914CJC.j]
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2009-07-21 cJC wall [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Summary 2009-09-01 cJC Wall running east-west in k14 that abuts f127. It is the same as f288 and is part of the same wall as f346. It is a small curtian wall in front of the revetment wall (f128) with several large limestones. [Input: T901CJC.j]
Best image 2009-09-01 cJC
v153a [Input: T901CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on labeling 2009-08-22 cJC Because this feature remained from the previous year but we did not have access to the previous feature number at the beginning of MZ22 we assigned it a new number. It is however now known that it is, in actuality, f288. [Input: T822CJC.j]

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2009-07-21 cJC This feature is the remains of the wall just west of the west apron wall (f127). It had been excavated in 2005 but we assigned it a new feature in MZ22 (2009). Two points, the Southeast corner and the southwest corner, were measured by the surveyor Adeeb for plots (m6130 is the SW point, m6131 is the SE point). We assigned each stone inside the wall a component number 1-9. In previous years there was another row of stones on top of those that we surveyed but these were removed. This feature therefore only represents the bottom row of stones of the whole wall. This wall abuts wall f127. [Input: T721CJC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Harmonization 2009-07-29 cJC When we first began excavations we assigned the whole J2 area (except k13 and k100) to k54 because we did not have squares strung yet. Now that we have the squares this feature can be assigned to k14. [Input: T729CJC.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2009-07-21 cJC k54 [Input: T822CJC2.j]
2009-07-29 cJC k14 [Input: T729CJC.j]
M#/elev @top 2009-07-21 cJC 8799 [Input: T822CJC2.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2009-07-21 cJC 8807 [Input: T822CJC2.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2009-07-21 cJC f335 (brickfall) abuts f334 (wall) [Input: T721CJC.j]
2009-08-29 cJC f346 (wall) abuts f334 (wall) [Input: T829CJC.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2009-07-21 cJC q829 (bones, pottery) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p1 (bowl) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p2 (xfc) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p4 (xfc) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p5 (bowl) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p6 (bowl) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
2009-07-21 !! q829-p7 (other shape sherd) sits in f334 (wall) [Input: T729CJC3.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2009-07-21 cJC f334 (wall) abuts f127 (wall) [Input: T721CJC.j]
2009-07-21 cJC f334 (wall) abuts f335 (brickfall) [Input: T721CJC.j]
2009-08-20 cJC f334 (wall) covers f335 (brickfall) [Input: T820CJC.j]
2009-07-21 cJC f334 (wall) covers f336 (accumulation) [Input: T721CJC.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 cJC s190J2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2009-09-14 !! ^ctwl1 (wall) [Input: T914CJC.j]
2011-11-11 !! h7cJ2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2009-09-16 cJC Before the Mittani brickfall that comes up against the wall. Corresponds in time with other curtain walls. [Input: T916CJC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2011-05-16 cJC Before the Mittanni brickfall that comes up against the wall. Corresponds in time with other curtain walls. [Input: V516CJC.j]
2011-11-21 cJC Mittani wall [Input: VY21CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2009-07-21 cJC st [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Color 2009-07-21 cJC brown [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Hardness, compaction 2009-07-21 cJC very hard [Input: T822CJC2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v147
2009-07-19 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v147b
2009-07-19 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v152
2009-07-21 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v152a
2009-07-21 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v152c
2009-07-21 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v153
2009-07-21 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

v153a
2009-07-21 cJC [Input: T729CJC2.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2009-07-21 cJC T721 [Input: T822CJC2.j]