Unit Book A6

The Palace Kitchen (Version 1a)
A6 Synthetic View / Stratigraphy

Volumetric data (“topography”) for unit A6
Sections

Amer Ahmad – August 2025

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Introduction

For our approach to volumetry see the relevant section in the Grammar.

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Overall map

     There are several composite sections that span across several loci, and the map to the right indicates the appropriate location.
     The location of the individual sections is given below.

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The great northern section

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     The northern section consists of more than nine loci, which are among the most significant in the stratigraphic sequence of the unit, as they provide clear evidence of continuous occupation from the Akkadian period until the mid-second millennium B.C.

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Individual sections

     A6 w9 - k167 N.
     The location of the loci k167n
     A6 w10 - k168 N.
     The location of the loci k168n
     A6 w11 - k168 S.
     The location of the loci k168s
     A6 w13 - k169 E.
     The location of the loci k169e
     A6 w14 - k218 N.
     The location of the loci k218n
     A6 w15 - k218 E.
     The location of the loci k218e
     A6 w16 - k218 W.
     The location of the loci k218w
     A6 w200 - k21 N.
     The location of the loci k21n
     A6 w200 - k217 S.
     The location of the loci k217s
     A6 w200 - k218 S.
     The location of the loci k218s

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