.bk A12
.fl J718p
.fd Notes on Date of Several Features in A12
.ed J718
.ei MKB
.rd J718
.ri MKB

-sg in k18 I am analyzing the sherds in stratigraphic sequence. The earliest feature excavated thus far is f173. In order of stratigraphic sequence going from earliest to latest we have: f159, then f131 and f175 which equal A10f227, above these is f103 which equals A10f226, above these is f76 equal to A10f222, the highest and latest feature is A10f164.

f 159
cp POTTERY (J718) The sherd lots from this feature contain many CH and FC sherds from large and medium vessels; these do not help with the dating. -- Early sherds include coarser varieties of conical cups with string cut bases, some WS ware although this is not plentiful, some S ware cup and bowl rims, but again not plentiful, a few M ware sherds, some Bi-Color including one bowl rim which is thicker than usual although the shape is the same as the usual BC bowls. Two body sherds of the buff variety of Rough ware. One of the sherds has a heavy chalk streaking on the exterior, probably a local variety of Scrabble Ware (see note below). -- Bowls with a scraped lower body are found in two types: a body shape which is more rounded is later than the Simple Ware Tradition and common in the Bitumen Use Tradition. Also found in this feature are earlier straight sided bowls with a scraped lower body and a sharp angle between the body wall and the base.
ns DATE of FEATURE (J718) There is little evidence of the Bitumen Use Tradition in this feature, although there is some. -- The feature is probably later in the Simple ware tradition because the large and medium vessels are still being made in CH and FC ware, few WS sherds are found, also an indication of later in the SWTradit is the amount of ROG and related red wares.
nt see my notes on relationship between Buff variety of Rough ware and Scrabbled ware (MKBJ718).

f 227
sg This feature is actually A10f227; two features which are contemporary with this are A12f131 and A12f175. However only the sherds from A10f227 are available at this point for analysis; when the other feature sherds are available they will be added to this analysis.
cp POTTERY (J718) Out of about 50 sherds only one is clearly later, a coil base (A10q486-p8). One base did have heavy traces of bitumen inside (A10q486-p10); its shape and ware cannot be dated except to note the fact that bitumen use in the Simple ware Tradition is not common. The remaining sherds in the feature are either not chronologically specific or dated to the later part of the Simple Ware Tradition. These include bowls with a square rim, one of which has an exterior tab handle similar to the deep bowls from Temple BA but in this case made from a much rougher ware. String cut bases have a sharp angle between the body wall and the base. -- One possible ETC bowl rim. -- One WS jar sherd with a folded over rim looks like a late type but since it is made in WS ware it most probably is early (A10q484-p6).
ns DATE of FEATURE (J718) Late in the Simple Ware Tradition

f 226
nc A12f103
sg analysis of the ceramics here combines A10f226 and A12f103.
cp POTTERY (J718) There continues to be a few late sherds in this feature but predominently the feature is from the later part of the Simple Ware Tradition. Later sherds include one Habur painted bowl sherd (A10q479-p9), two sharply carinated bowls (A12q81-p13 f103 and A12q81-p5 f103), a bowl or jar rim with ridges on the flat top of the rim and at least one groove on the body below the rim (A12q93-p8 f103) a ring base (A12q81-p14 f103) and one scraped bowl with scraping at lower body and base (A12q133-p22 f103). -- The early sherds include S ware cup and bowl rims, a square rim bowl with an exterior tab handle, many conical cups with string cut bases in FC and ROG wares, fewer in S ware, one M wqare body sherd
ns DATE of FEATURE (J718) Late in the Simple Ware Tradition

f 222
nc A12f76
sg A10f222 and A12f76 are analyzed here together.
cp POTTERY (J718) Sherd composition is similar to A10f226+. -- Later sherds include two sharply carinated bowls (A12q38-p17 f76 and A12q16-p19  f76), a straight necked jar with ribbs on the neck in ROG ware (A12q38-p9 f76) and a similar example in FC ware (A12q4-p2 f76). One deep red slipped small jar rim may be from the Habur period (A12q16-p15 f76). -- Early sherds include more ROG sherds because the feature is later in the Simple Ware Tradition and the finer S and WS wares were no longer being made in such abundance. Square rim bowls, one WS pointed base (A12q5-p5 f76), one pierced lug handle (A12q16-p24 f76), cups and bowls with straight sides in S and WS ware, one BC bowl rim (A12q16-p17 f76), one gray ware flat base (A12q16 f76), and one very rough ware jar flat base in CH ware which is secondarily fired (A12q16-p26 f76).