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Strata
sequence AAC (with correlation to AAB) |
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applicable
to A15 and A16 |
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September
17, 2001 |
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phase |
AAB |
AAC |
sub-sr |
definition of stratum |
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and of sub-stratum |
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6b |
1 |
1 |
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surface wash and erosion |
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2 |
2 |
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sod layer, top soil |
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3 |
3 |
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disturbed upper layer |
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4 |
4 |
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removal of ancient stones; gully wash; laminations |
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5 |
5 |
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modern burials |
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6a |
- |
6 |
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ancient wadi |
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- |
7 |
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brick decomposition |
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5c |
6 |
8 |
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houses |
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a |
great brickfall |
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b |
erosion and consequent cut |
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c |
abandonment |
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d |
accumulations |
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e |
minor rebuilding |
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9 |
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houses |
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a |
higher accumulation within houses |
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b |
tumuli burials |
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c |
leveling; construction and first
floors; |
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5b |
7 |
10 |
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houses |
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a |
higher accumulations within houses |
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b |
construction and first floors |
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5a |
11 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: not directly related to house use |
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a |
A15: burials, small
pit; pottery kilns; tanners; frgmts of walls and hard ac in South |
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b |
late dumping in depression |
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c |
depression for mudbrick pitting |
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d |
early dumping in widened pits and
depression |
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12 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: directly related to house use |
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a |
storage pits (large) |
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b |
(A15: pottery kilns) |
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13 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: house related |
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a |
burials |
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b |
[tannurs –
not existent?] |
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c |
pebble lenses and accumulations
(A15f174) |
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4b |
8 |
14 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: house related |
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a |
tannurs |
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b |
storage pits (small) |
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c |
pebble lenses, retaining walls (A16
bottom of brown wall) |
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9 |
15 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: house related |
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a |
storage pits (small) |
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b |
pebble lenses, retaining walls
(A16: no retaining walls) |
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4a |
10 |
16 |
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scattered (extramural) occupation: house related |
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a |
burials |
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11 |
17 |
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first reshaping of surface after abandonment of palace |
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a |
accumulations |
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b |
leveling and retaining berms |
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3 |
12-15 |
18-21 |
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(non-existent – or thin accumulation in paved courtyard) |
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16 |
22 |
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A16: jar smash, thin accumulation
in paved courtyard (or s19-21?); A15: higher well in room H6; wall blocking southern end of H4; floor north of same wall |
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2 |
17a-b |
23 |
a-b |
(non-existent) |
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17c |
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c |
A16: stone pavement, baked bricks
as sub-pavement, red packing A15: lower well in H6; stone “blob”
in south |
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