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Unit Book J7

The Southeastern End of the Plaza (Version 1a)

J7f52

Processed on 2025-09-11

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Included in other label 2010-08-11 cJC ^bf [Input: U811CJC.j]
Best definition 2010-08-07 !! mixed [Input: U807CJC.j]
Summary 2010-08-07 cJC This feature is the north baulk of k5. It was a very high baulk. The top portion was excavated with the big pick while the lower portion was more carefully excavated to recover any more bones that might be associated with the human skull. This feature is a mix of natural accumulations and brickfall. The baulk is 1 meter thick, extending 2 meters E-W and is 3 meters deep. [Input: U807CJC.j]
Best image 2010-08-07 cJC
v31 [Input: U807CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2010-08-07 cJC mixed [Input: U807CJC.j]
2010-08-07 cJC volumetric material [Input: U807CJC.j]
Description (summary) 2008-08-26 cJC North baulk in k5. This baulk is primarily composed of natural accumulations covering brickfall. It was excavated it one piece down to about 50 cm above the bottom where it was excavated with the small pick to recover as many bones as possible as a skull (i3) was found close by. [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 lR human remains found in animal q-lots within brickfall includes: one rib fragment, right 5th metatarsal, one phalanx, and fragments of the cranium. [Input: U913CJC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Strategy (projected or implemented) 2010-08-07 cJC As it was one of the last features excavated during the season it had to be removed quickly and was thus taken down all as one piece rather than in smaller features. This resulted in a mixing of brickfall and natural accumulations but as we had the stratified deposits from k4 and k5 we did not think it was necessary to excavate the baulk in small sections. [Input: U807CJC.j]
Problems in recording 2010-08-07 cJC At the end of MZ21 the records for this feature were lost. They have been reconstructed here from complimentary records such as q-logs, dailys and relays. [Input: U807CJC.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2010-08-07 cJC k5 [Input: U807CJC.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-08-27 hB r49 (38435 50807 - 8780 / Relay location: point) [Input: S826CJCR.j]
M#/elev @top 2010-08-07 cJC 9080 [Input: U807CJC.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2010-08-07 cJC 8780 [Input: U807CJC.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-26 !! q67.1 (kiln waste) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 !! q67.2 (unknown) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 !! q67.3 (kiln waste) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 cJC q67 (bones, pottery) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 !! q67-p2 (bowl) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
2008-08-26 !! q67-p3 (jar) sits in f52 (mixed) [Input: S826CJC.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature
Notes on contact association 2010-08-07 cJC No types of contact were assigned to large baulks as they were not excavated as stratigraphic units. [Input: U807CJC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-05-16 cJC s160JPD [Input: V516CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2010-08-11 !! ^bf [Input: U811CJC.j]
2011-05-16 !! h7jJPD [Input: V516CJC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2011-05-16 cJC Brickfall features are assigned based on the ceramic data and the correlation with the brickfall in J2 and J6. [Input: V516CJC2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on analogical record 2010-08-18 cJC No specific picture was taken of this feature but in v31 you can see the large freestanding baulk of k5. It is composed of brickfall and is mishapen due to the cut of the trench. [Input: U818CJC.j]