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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2a5

Processed on 2025-04-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2010-12-03 cJC ^use3 (use area) [Input: T914CJC.j]
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2007-07-18 !! installation [Input: S206PC2.j]
Best image 2007-07-18 pC
v26a [Input: S206PC2.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2007-07-18 pC installation [Input: S206PC2.j]
Description (summary) 2007-07-18 pC The stone formations or stone groupings f27, f24, f26 in k4, k5 and k14, in front of the apron, probably belong to the same period, being also at the same elevation (ca @9160). The soil just immediately above or surrounding the stones in k4 is f22, in k5 it is f16 and in k14 it is f15. [Input: S206PC2.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2007-07-18 pC k4
k5
k14 [Input: S206PC2.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Nature of association 2007-07-18 pC this area is the result of human activity, when probably was not anymore used as a sacral area at the end of the Mittani time, being the monumental access almost covered by natural accumulations. [Input: S206PC2.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on function 2007-07-18 pC While these stones do not seem to form a coherent structure, they clearly are the result of human activity. They are located underneath and mixed with soil deposition that seems like natural accumulation. [Input: S206PC2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of aggregate

v26a
2004-07-18 pC [Input: S128PC.j]