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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2f142

Processed on 2025-04-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2010-12-03 cJC ^use1 (use area) [Input: T914CJC.j]
Category !! !! surface
Best definition 2005-08-03 sC floor, type d [Input: P912MH.j]
Summary 2007-07-13 mH floor located South of wall f128 in k13. Khabur sherds liye horizontally [Input: S205PC.j]
Best image 2007-07-13 mH
v76a [Input: S205PC.j]
2007-07-13 pC
v76 [Input: S205PC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2007-07-13 mH patches whith plenty of pottery sherds all aligned horizontally. We determined that this area was a walking floor and defined it as f142. On the floor we found a decorated Khabur sherd q373.3 in situ. [Input: S205PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Procedures 2007-07-13 mH We took photos of this floor and the sherd. These are represented in v76. After the photos we tried to see whether the floor continued towards west by removing a few centimeters at a time with a small pick. The floor did not continue and thus we continued with the big pick. This area was removed as f140 [Input: S205PC.j]
Harmonization 2010-12-29 cJC The sherd that was identified as "Khabur" (q373.3) is likely a Mittani sherd based on the stratigraphy of the area. [Input: U809YM.j]
Lack of expected information 2010-12-29 cJC Bottom elevation was not recorded for the feature or the q-lot. [Input: U809YM.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2005-08-03 sC k13 [Input: P912MH.j]
M#/elev @top 2005-08-03 sC 8942 [Input: P912MH.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2005-08-03 mH f140 (accumulation D) covers f142 (floor, type d) [Input: S211PC2.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2005-08-03 vvE q378 (pottery) sits in f142 (floor, type d) [Input: P803AL3.j]
2005-08-08 sC q404 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f142 (floor, type d) [Input: P808VVE1.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2005-08-03 mH f142 (floor, type d) abuts f127 (wall) [Input: S211PC2.j]
2005-08-03 mH f142 (floor, type d) abuts f140 (accumulation D) [Input: S211PC2.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 cJC s159J2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2009-09-14 !! ^ctwl2 (wall) [Input: T914CJC.j]
2010-11-15 !! ^ctwl3 (wall) [Input: T914CJC.j]
2010-12-03 !! ^use1 (use area) [Input: T914CJC.j]
2011-11-11 !! h7jJ2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2005-09-14 mH Located above f127. Same elevation as f140, f138, f135, and f139 [Input: S215PC.j]
2008-03-05 pC same elevation as f141 [Input: S305PC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2005-09-14 mH Small walking surface [Input: S215PC.j]
2011-05-16 cJC Notes indicate there was a Khabur sherd embedded in this, but it could also be Mittani. This layer probably represents the upper levels of the late Mittani occupation before the construction of the second apron. [Input: V516CJC.j]
2011-11-21 cJC Use floor associated with the use during the brickfall. Eventually this use was covered up and the stone f154 was put in place. Although the sherds are noted as Khabur by the excavators it is clear that this period should date to the Mittani phase. [Input: VY21CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2005-08-03 sC light grey [Input: P912MH.j]
Hardness, compaction 2005-08-03 sC very hard [Input: P912MH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v75
2004-08-04 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v75a
2004-08-04 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v76a
2004-08-04 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

v76b
2004-08-04 vvE [Input: S204PC2.j]

p11
2009-03-30 pC [Input: T330PC.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2005-08-03 sC no [Input: P912MH.j]