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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2f391

Processed on 2025-04-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2009-08-17 cJC lens [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Summary 2009-09-09 cJC Bakaya-like layer at the base of the last visible step of the lower staircase f380. It is contained to the 10cm immediately in front of the step. [Input: T901CJC.j]
Best image 2009-09-09 cJC
v203 [Input: T901CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2009-08-18 cJC Red bakaya-like layer lapping up to the lowest stones of f380. It is contained only to the area right in front of the stairs and does not extend more than 10cm in front of the stairs. The consistency is hard and it is a bright red when scraped. It may be part of the contstruction of staircase f380. [Input: T819CJC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2009-08-18 cJC This floor was only exposed and not excavated. When k100 is backfilled this feature will still be remaining. [Input: T819CJC.j]
2009-08-18 cJC We only exposed and photographed this feature as we did not have time this season to excavate it. [Input: T819CJC.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2009-08-17 cJC k100 [Input: T822CJC2.j]
M#/elev @top 2009-08-17 cJC 8557 [Input: T822CJC2.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2009-08-18 cJC f389 (accumulation C) covers f391 (lens) [Input: T819CJC.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2009-08-18 cJC f391 (lens) abuts f380 (staircase) [Input: T819CJC.j]
2009-08-18 cJC f391 (lens) abuts f390 (pavement, type c) [Input: T819CJC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 cJC s685J2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 !! h3hJ2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
2012-05-14 !! ^pv1 (pavement) [Input: T914CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2011-09-30 cJC As this feature was not excavated the sherds can not give a date. Based on the stratigraphic location below f388 and f389 which were dated to s670JPC based on the presence of incised Ninevite 5 sherds. See notes on pottery in f388. [Input: V930CJC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2011-05-16 cJC Based on elevation below Ninevite 5 floors [Input: V516CJC.j]
2011-11-21 cJC This feature was not excavated but based on its stratigraphic location under f389 which was dated to Late Ninevite 5 it should belong to the same stratum. [Input: VY21CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2009-08-17 cJC bakaya [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Color 2009-08-17 cJC red [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Hardness, compaction 2009-08-17 cJC hard [Input: T822CJC2.j]
Texture, surface finish 2009-08-17 cJC coarse [Input: T822CJC2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v202
2009-08-18 cJC [Input: T827CJC.j]

v202b
2009-08-18 cJC [Input: T827CJC.j]

v202c
2009-08-18 cJC [Input: T827CJC.j]

v203
2009-09-21 cJC [Input: T921CJC.j]

v203a
2009-09-21 cJC [Input: T921CJC.j]

v209
2009-09-21 cJC [Input: T921CJC.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2009-08-17 cJC Not removed [Input: T822CJC2.j]