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Unit Book A12

A12a36

Processed on 2024-07-10

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2001-08-13 jl structure [Input: L913JL.j]
Best image 2001-02-26 jl V13d1051 [Input: M815JL.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2001-08-13 jl The square part of a32, i. e. the western half. It seems to have been added on later to the original structure, a33, but the reason for this is still unclear. [Input: L913JL.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-08-13 jl k26 [Input: L913JL.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Elements in aggregate 2001-08-13 jl k26 [Input: L913JL.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Generic function (1st degree of specificity) 2001-08-13 jl This room was probably the entrance to the underground structure a32, a later addition after the collapse/removal of the western wall of a33. [Input: L913JL.j]
Notes on function 2001-08-13 jl We do not understand at this point the reason for the construction of a36. If a32 was in fact a regular well, why was the stairway built so narrow? It is too narrow to have been effectively used to supply water to any significant number of people. Also, what need could there have been of an antechamber to a well? Even if the structure had a ritual purpose, the stairs still seem unnecessarily difficult. [Input: L913JL.j]