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Unit Book A9

A9f155

Processed on 2024-07-27

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 1999-08-05 jl foundation [Input: J806JL.j]
Best image 2022-12-02 !! [Input: A09_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 1999-07-20 gb wall [Input: J729JLW.j]
Description (summary) 1999-07-20 gb north-south stone wall in east portion of k3 and k4 [Input: J729JLW.j]
1999-08-06 jlw wall is 4.95 m long and 2.15 m wide. Largest stone approximately 70 cm square an at least 40 cm thick (bottom hidden by pebble floor, f80, and not yet probed to see its relationship with the baked brick floor, f84). Large stones are on the periphery and the interior seems filled with smaller stones, pebbles and sherds. [Input: J806JLW1.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 1999-08-05 jl k3 [Input: J806JL.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 1999-08-03 aj r403 (43688 36199 - 8293 / Relay location: k4) [Input: J803JLWR.j]
Notes on volumetric localization 1999-08-05 jl stone foundation for a large wall [Input: J806JL.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 1999-08-04 jl f171 (layer) abuts f155 (foundation) [Input: J804JL2.j]
1999-08-04 jl f100 (lens type c) covers f155 (foundation) [Input: J804JL2.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 1999-07-20 l q591 (bones, pottery) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: J805AO.j]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p1 (rim) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p2 (base) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p3 (rim) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p4 (cup) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p5 (base) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
2004-08-23 hh q519-p6 (rim) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: A9 Cumulative Shape Sherd ZAy08S.TP]
1999-07-20 !! q591-p1 (base) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: J805AO.j]
1999-07-20 !! q591-p2 (bowl) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: J805AO.j]
1999-07-20 !! q591-p3 (cup) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: J805AO.j]
1999-07-20 !! q591-p20 (jar) sits in f155 (foundation) [Input: J805AO.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Deposition

Roster Date Author Record
Definition of process(es) 1999-07-20 GB An important consequence of the exposure of the stone wall , which shows how the stone substructure is substantially lower than the southern walls of sector F, is the fact that we may still expect to find the eastern wall of sector F which had eluded in all previous seasons. We have been removing steadily the mid to high floor accumulation in this portion of sector F, and we are about to come to the level which matches the stone substructure of f___ [same stone wall], so we may soon have an answer to this qeustion. We had given up on the existence of this wall because we had reached a level lower than the matching wall on the South.The effort at reaching the first floors in sector F, which at first was aimed purely at removing all the uneven steps left in previous seasons, may yet yield an important answer to the question of a screened access to the courtyard from the West. [Input: J720GB.j]
1999-07-20 gb An imortant consequence of the exposure of the stone wall, which shows how the stone substructure is substantially lower than the southern walls of sector F, is the fact that we may still expect to find the eastern wall of sector F which had eluded in all previous seasons. We have been removing steadily the mid to high floor accumulation in this portion of sector F, and we are about to come to the level which matches the stone substructure of f155, so we may soon have an answer to this question. We had given up on the existance of this wall because we had reached a level lower than the matching wall on the South. The effort at reaching the first floors in sector F, which at first was aimed at removing all the uneven steps left in previous seasons, may yet yield an important answer to the question of a screened access to the courtyard from the West. [Input: J729JLW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Manufacturing

Roster Date Author Record
Evidence 1999-07-20 GB Why this wall should have a lower substructure than its counterparts to the South is an interesting question. Could it be that it had to be plastered and plastering bricks was easier than stones? Or else, was it on higher ground (as a result of terracing), and hence in lesser need of a stone base? [Input: J720GB.j]
1999-07-20 gb Why this wall should have a lower substrate than its counterparts to the South is an interesting question. Could it be that it had to be plastered and plastering bricks was easier than stones? Or else, was it on higher ground (as a result of terracing), and hence in lesser need of a stone base? [Input: J729JLW.j]

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 1999-07-14 gb whether a wall or a raised platform, this seems to match the opening left by the "threshold" in k6. We may expect the continuation in k9 as projected, and similarly a matching "threshold" under areas A2/A7. Defining further (even within the limits of the season) the scope of this wall will provide a powerful argument for the palace interpretation of AK. [Input: J716JLW.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2022-12-02 !!! [Input: A09_VWX.j]

2022-12-02 !!! [Input: A09_VWX.j]

2022-12-02 !!! [Input: A09_VWX.j]
View/drawing of features

v30
1999-07-12 jl [Input: J806JL2.j]

v30a
1999-07-12 jl [Input: J806JL2.j]

v31
1999-07-12 jl [Input: J806JL2.j]

v31a
1999-07-12 jl [Input: J806JL2.j]

v34
1999-07-21 jl [Input: J806JL2.j]

v49
1999-07-29 jlw [Input: J807JL.j]