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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2f310

Processed on 2026-03-05

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2005-09-04 aL layer [Input: P913MH5.j]
Summary 2026-02-01 pC this feature was recorded as a red medium soft clay layer when was exposed. We have a sketch showing the feature located in front of the apron f131. It is located at the top elevation of @8826. In the southern section of k4 is a very well defined about 5 cm thick layer under the brickfall f286. f310 could be a floor surface but there are no enough informations. [Input: ZJz04pC.j]
Best image 2026-02-01 pC
v133a [Input: ZJz04pC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-03-12 pC red claysh layer located in the Eastern portion of k4, abutting apron f131 [Input: S211PC2.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2005-09-04 aL k4 [Input: P913MH5.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2005-09-13 mH r911 (38680 51123 - 3926 / Relay location: top) [Input: P913MH6.j]
M#/elev @top 2005-09-04 aL 8826 [Input: P913MH5.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2005-09-04 aL 8810 [Input: P913MH5.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-03-12 pC f311 (pit cut) cuts f310 (layer) [Input: S211PC2.j]
2008-03-12 pC f286 (accumulation D) overlays f310 (layer) [Input: S211PC2.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2005-08-29 aL i25 (arrowhead) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P913MH4.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774.1 (kiln waste) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790.1 (soil) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 sC q774 (bones, pottery) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 aL q790 (pottery) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p1 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p2 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p3 (cup) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p4 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p5 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p6 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p7 (xf) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p8 (xfx) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p9 (cup) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p10 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p11 (xfc) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p12 (cup) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p13 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p14 (xfx) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p15 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p16 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p17 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p18 (sq) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p19 (xfx) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p20 (xfc) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p21 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p22 (xf) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p23 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p24 (xrd) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p25 (xrd) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p26 (xrd) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p27 (other shape sherd) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q774-p70 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p1 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p2 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p3 (cup) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p4 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p5 (jar) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p6 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p7 (xsc) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p8 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p9 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p10 (bowl) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
2005-09-05 !! q790-p11 (xfc) sits in f310 (layer) [Input: P910MH3.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-03-12 pC f310 (layer) abuts f131 (apron) [Input: S211PC2.j]
2008-03-12 pC f310 (layer) overlays f315 (accumulation D) [Input: S211PC2.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 cJC s610J2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2011-11-11 !! h3uJ2B [Input: VY11CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2008-03-05 pC elevation [Input: S305PC.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications 2011-05-16 cJC This feature is correlated with f350 that was dated to late EDIII based on ceramics, however, it is also at an elevation similar to brickfall layers. It is probably a mixed feature that was eroded and therefore includes both EDIII and Mittani. I have dated it to the later period as it is probably mixed. [Input: V516CJC.j]
2011-11-21 cJC Possibly the same as f350 which is dated by ceramics to Late EDIII, probably belongs to early Late EDIII based on stratigraphy. It is at roughly the same elevation as the lower brickfall and so is probably eroded. It may include mixed ceramics, especially if it was excavated on level plane, it would have been cut by erosion in the west. [Input: VY21CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2005-09-04 aL clay [Input: P913MH5.j]
Color 2005-09-04 aL red [Input: P913MH5.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2005-09-04 aL 2.5YR5/8 [Input: P913MH5.j]
Hardness, compaction 2005-09-04 aL medium soft [Input: P913MH5.j]
Texture, surface finish 2005-09-04 aL fine [Input: P913MH5.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v133
2004-09-12 mH [Input: S204PC2.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2010-08-08 yM P905 [Input: U808YM2.j]
Notes on disposition 2010-08-08 yM P905 [Input: U808YM.j]