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Unit Book J6

The Northeastern End of the Temple Terrace and the Betili (Version 1a)

J6f164

Processed on 2025-01-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2008-09-01 pC ^glacis3 (glacis) [Input: U717PC2.J]
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2008-08-27 !! glacis [Input: S826PC.J]
Summary 2008-08-27 pC f164 is the fill located East of wall f129 and is a red orange granular soil; the main characteristic is that slopes sharply to the South, beginning in a thick compact band and finishes in the range of 3 meters in a thin horizontal layer (f174). The purpose of this fill is still not clear: a probable explanation is that is in function to protect wall f129 [Input: S826PC.J]
Best image 2010-08-04 pC
v151 [Input: U804PC.J]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-08-27 pC glacis [Input: S826PC.J]
Description (summary) 0000-00-00 yM it’s the feature assigned to the red glacis or escarpment in k104 that we see in safety baulk east of wall f129 and in k104 and the eastern section of k85 and k84. as we mentioned before that we want to cut 80 cm from the safety baulk starting from the level of the section in order to see the other face of wall 129. so the first layer we removed is the red glacis f164. this feature consist from very dry soil on top that turns into a grainy sandy loam when braked while it turns to more of a fine soft sandy loam in the lower parts of it as for before breakage its more compacted on the bottom and dose not contain mixed ashy gray materials like it dose on the upper parts. The color is a distinctive strong reddish brown with some bricky material visible now in section. [Input: T817YM.J]
2008-08-25 cVP Red accumulation excavated in the E baulk of k84. It seems to be the same as J4f150 from k83, that slopes down N-S. [Input: S825CVP.J]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2008-09-02 pC today, while drawing the East section ok k84, we recognized that f164 was probably cut in ancient times, probably in mittani: the top part has a curved slope, which is unnatural. see expecially drawing of the east baulk of k84 [Input: S902PC.J]
2009-08-16 pC Today was removed a part of f164 in the safety baulk of k104 east of wall f129. This was made to do a sounding east of wall f129. f164 on the top was soft and dusty, after 30 cm became chuncky and dark red. The soil is almost all earth whit very few sherds. We made a soil sample [Input: T816PC.J]
Argument 2008-08-27 pC f164 is very thick and high to the North, in j4k100 (J4f150) and slopes sharply South. In k84 instead becomes thinner and stops sloping; at the end in mixes with a brown accumulation. [Input: S826PC.J]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-27 pC k84 [Input: S826PC.J]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-09-09 hB r405 (39042 51540 - 8874 / Relay location: top) [Input: S909PC-R.J]
2008-09-09 hB r406 (38867 51780 - 8811 / Relay location: top) [Input: S909PC-R.J]
2008-09-09 hB r407 (39207 51865 - 8992 / Relay location: top) [Input: S909PC-R.J]
2008-09-09 hB r408 (39269 51645 - 8959 / Relay location: top) [Input: S909PC-R.J]
Elevation 2008-09-02 pC 8815@bttom [Input: S902PC.J]
2008-09-02 pC 8865@top [Input: S902PC.J]
2008-09-02 pC top 8836@top [Input: S902PC.J]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2009-07-25 pC f199 (cut) cuts f164 (glacis) [Input: T725PC.J]
2009-08-03 pC f226 (floorsurface in general) rests on f164 (glacis) [Input: T803PC.J]
2009-08-03 pC f231 (fill) rests on f164 (glacis) [Input: T803PC.J]
2008-08-25 cVP f162 (accumulation C) covers f164 (glacis) [Input: S825CVP.J]
2008-08-27 pC f181 (accumulation B) covers f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-31 pC f151 (accumulation B) overlays f164 (glacis) [Input: S831PC.J]
2009-09-02 yM f193 (glacis) overlays f164 (glacis) [Input: T902YM.J]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-27 dH i16 (figurine) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S828CVP.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272.1 (maze) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272.4 sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 eA q272 (bones, pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 eA q273 (pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
0000-00-00 eA q281 (pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S902HQ.J]
0000-00-00 eA q283 (pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S902HQ.J]
2008-08-27 hQ q291 (pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S902HQ.J]
2008-08-27 hQ q296 (pottery) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S902HQ.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p1 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p2 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p3 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p4 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p69 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p73 (body sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p74 (body sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q272-p75 (body sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q273-p1 (bowl) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q273-p2 (bowl) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q273-p3 (cup) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 !! q273-p4 (jar shoulder) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S826PC.J]
0000-00-00 !! q281-p2 (other shape sherd) sits in f164 (glacis) [Input: S902HQ.J]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-08-27 pC f164 (glacis) abuts f129 (wall) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-27 pC f164 (glacis) abuts f130 (wall) [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-08-25 cVP f164 (glacis) covers f163 (isolated stone) [Input: S825CVP.J]
2010-01-26 pC f164 (glacis) covers f235 (layer) [Input: U125PC.J]
2009-08-20 pC f164 (glacis) covers f268 (accumulation A) [Input: T820PC.J]
2009-08-10 pC f164 (glacis) covers f280 (glacis) [Input: T810PC.J]
2009-08-16 pC f164 (glacis) covers f296 (accumulation B) [Input: T816PC.J]
2010-01-26 pC f164 (glacis) overlays f232 (layer) [Input: U125PC.J]
2009-08-10 pC f164 (glacis) overlays f280 (glacis) [Input: T810PC.J]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2010-07-29 pC s50J6A [Input: U815PC.J]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2010-07-29 !! h4mJ6A [Input: U815PC.J]
Typological reasons for assignment 2008-08-25 mKB date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Date unclear based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration [Input: S831MKB.J]
2008-09-01 mKB on relooking at f164 in light of the fact that it is equal to f174 and J4 f150 I think that it too should date to late Phase h33. For the determination of late Phase h33 see entry under J6f174.The combed decoration which was unique when I previously looked at the feature are now found in other sherds in these features and therefore cannot be an imitation. [Input: S901MKB.J]
2008-09-02 mKB Phase h33 [Input: S902MKB.J]
2008-09-21 pC date based on pottery [Input: S921PC.J]
Notes on time sequencing 2008-08-27 pC f164 is dated to Pase h33 for the pottery and is later than wall f129. We still do not understand whether wall f129 was a free standing wall in the time of its construction and only after a couple of centuries they added f164 to protect it, or there was a cut that removed what was aganist and contemporary to wall f129. [Input: S826PC.J]
2008-09-01 mKB equal to f174 and J4f150 [Input: S901MKB.J]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2009-08-09 pC light yellowish brown [Input: T804PC.J]
Color number (Munsell) 2009-08-09 pC 10YR 6/4 [Input: T804PC.J]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features
w25
2008-08-10 hQ [Input: S906CVP2.J]

v92
2008-08-23 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v92a
2008-08-23 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v96
2008-08-25 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v96a
2008-08-25 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v98
2008-08-25 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v98a
2008-08-25 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v98b
2008-08-25 cVP [Input: S828CVP.J]

v121
2008-08-31 cVP [Input: S906CVP.J]

v121a
2008-08-31 cVP [Input: S906CVP.J]

v121b
2008-08-31 cVP [Input: S906CVP.J]

v121c
2008-08-31 cVP [Input: S906CVP.J]

v104
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v104a
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v106
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v111
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v111b
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v111c
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

v111d
2008-08-31 pC [Input: S828CVP.J]

p14
2008-09-06 pC [Input: SX22PC.J]
w104
2008-09-11 pc [Input: S906CVP2.J]
w107
2008-09-11 pc [Input: S906CVP2.J]
w203
2008-09-11 pc [Input: S906CVP2.J]
w106
2008-09-11 pc [Input: U726PC.J]
w200
2008-09-11 pc [Input: U726PC.J]

v123
2008-09-17 pC [Input: S911PC.J]

v123a
2008-09-17 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v125
2008-09-17 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v126
2008-09-17 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v127
2008-09-17 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v134
2008-09-23 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v134a
2008-09-23 pC [Input: S911PC.J]
v134b
2008-09-23 pC [Input: S911PC.J]

v139
2009-07-19 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v141
2009-07-19 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v142
2009-07-19 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v147
2009-07-23 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v148
2009-07-23 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v148a
2009-07-23 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v149
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v149a
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v150
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v151
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v151a
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v153
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v153a
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v156
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v158
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v158a
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v158b
2009-07-25 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v159
2009-07-26 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v160
2009-07-26 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v160a
2009-07-26 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v162
2009-07-27 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v163
2009-07-27 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v165
2009-07-30 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v165a
2009-07-30 yM [Input: T802PC2.J]

v172
2009-08-03 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v173
2009-08-03 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v174
2009-08-03 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v174a
2009-08-03 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v176
2009-08-03 sD [Input: T802PC2.J]

v182
2009-08-11 pC [Input: T819PC.J]

v182a
2009-08-11 pC [Input: T819PC.J]

v194
2009-08-11 pC [Input: T819PC.J]

v192
2009-08-11 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v193
2009-08-11 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v193a
2009-08-11 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v193b
2009-08-11 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v205
2009-08-17 sD [Input: T819PC.J]

v206
2009-08-17 sD [Input: T819PC.J]

v207
2009-08-18 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v204
2009-08-19 sD [Input: T819PC.J]

v202
2009-08-19 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v202a
2009-08-19 yM [Input: T819PC.J]

v227
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v227a
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v228
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v228a
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v229
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v234
2009-08-20 pC [Input: U531PC.J]

v216
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v216a
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v219
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v219a
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v220
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v220a
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v221
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]

v221a
2009-08-25 yM [Input: TX04PC.J]
w111
2010-07-17 pc [Input: U726PC.J]
w112
2010-07-17 pc [Input: U726PC.J]
w206
2010-07-17 pc [Input: U726PC.J]