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Unit Book A12

The ābi (Version 1a)

A12a35

Processed on 2024-12-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Equals other label 2000-07-18 jl f342 (installation) [Input: K718JL.j]
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2000-07-18 jl installation [Input: K718JL.j]
Best image 2001-02-26 jl V13d1103 [Input: M815JL.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2000-07-18 jl sherd-stone-bone installation [Input: K718JL.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on recovery 2000-07-31 jl Excavating a35, we discovered that it was very shallow, similar to the pit f325 above it. It was also directly in line with the doorway of the apsidal structure. [Input: K731JL.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2000-07-18 jl k27 [Input: K718JL.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Features within aggregate 2000-07-18 jl f342 (installation) [Input: K718JL.j]
Items within aggregate 2000-07-18 !! i99 (jewelry item), i100 (bead), i101 (figurine) [Input: K718JL.j]
q-lots within aggregate 2000-07-18 jl q695 (bones, pottery), q696 (bones, pottery), q697 (bones, pottery) [Input: K718JL.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2000-07-10 !! s5 [Input: K710JL1.j]
2001-09-16 !! s6 [Input: L915JL1.j]
2024-08-11 !! s400A12A [Input: ZI811mS.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2024-08-11 !! h6zMZA [Input: ZI811mS.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 2000-07-31 jl Presuming that the apsidal structure did have some sort of religious/ritual function, then the installation was probably related to this usage. What specifically it was, however, is still a mystery. It would be worth examining the bones when we have a specialist available to do that. [Input: K731JL.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of aggregate

v120
2000-07-18 jl [Input: K718JL.j]

v120a
2000-07-18 jl [Input: K718JL.j]