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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2, Beta release)

Typological index with Frequency Computations
Objects (excluding ceramics) and samples
typologically by definition

Processed on 2026-08-21
Included here are movable elements, which are
  • either artifactual (objects such as seals ans seal impression, figurines or ceramic vessels), or
  • natural (samples and specimens such as charred wood, animal bones or botanical remnants).
They include both items and q-items, a distinction that is based on stratigraphic criteria.
Sherds are excluded and listed elsewhere, because, given the large amounts in which they occur, they would unduly skew the frequencies.

The main typological categories (surfaces, build-up, etc.) are listed according to types as defined in the pertinent section of the Grammar.


Category Total Percentage Definitions Sub-Total Percentage
bone artifact 2 0% uncertain 2 100%
caf 3 0% bead 1 33%
sealing 1 33%
weight 1 33%
clay artifact 484 45% andiron 1 0%
bead 2 0%
bead (clay) 20 4%
brick 1 0%
clay artifact 3 1%
clay lump 96 20%
clay strainer 3 1%
disk 1 0%
figurine 104 21%
goblet 1 0%
handle 1 0%
kiln waste 20 4%
kiln waster 2 0%
Numeric tablet 1 0%
plaque 1 0%
seal impression 66 14%
sealing 45 9%
sling ball 5 1%
tannur (item) 1 0%
uncertain 32 7%
uncertain clay artifact 1 0%
unknown 44 9%
various 3 1%
wheel 30 6%
laf 21 2% debitage 13 62%
flake 1 5%
lithic specimen 1 5%
mortar 2 10%
scraper 1 5%
uncertain 3 14%
lithic artifact 330 31% ax(head) 2 1%
bead 30 9%
blade 56 17%
debitage 69 21%
door socket 11 3%
flake 5 2%
grinding stone 43 13%
lithic artifact 24 7%
lithic specimen 18 5%
mortar 2 1%
pestle 5 2%
sample 1 0%
seal 2 1%
stone ax(head) 1 0%
stone tool 5 2%
stone weight 1 0%
tool 10 3%
uncertain 26 8%
unknown 15 5%
weight 4 1%
maf 4 0% pin 1 25%
ring 1 25%
uncertain 1 25%
unknown 1 25%
metal artifact 88 8% arrowhead 1 1%
bead (metal) 1 1%
bucket 1 1%
earring 2 2%
jewelry item 18 20%
metal artifact 2 2%
metal tool 5 6%
metal wire 1 1%
nail 1 1%
pin 17 19%
pin or nail 1 1%
slag 8 9%
spearhead 1 1%
tool 2 2%
uncertain 12 14%
unknown 14 16%
weapon 1 1%
organic 50 5% bead (shell) 1 2%
bone artifact 2 4%
charcoal 4 8%
human body 38 76%
sh 3 6%
shell artifact 2 4%
other 80 7% sample 68 85%
specimen 6 8%
tool 4 5%
various 2 2%
sample 3 0% sample 1 33%
soil sample 2 67%
shell artifact 1 0% inlay 1 100%
specimen 2 0% animal bone 2 100%
Total 1068 100%

caf > bead




Total: 1

caf > weight




Total: 1

clay artifact




Total: 484

laf > flake




Total: 1

lithic artifact




Total: 330

maf > pin




Total: 1

maf > ring




Total: 1

specimen




Total: 2