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Unit Book A12

The ābi (Version 1a)

A12f316

Processed on 2024-12-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Equals other label 2000-07-03 jl f317 (accumulation) [Input: K705JL.j]
2000-07-10 jl f329 (accumulation) [Input: K710JL.j]
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2000-07-02 jl accumulation [Input: K704JL.j]
Best image 2001-02-26 jl V13d1231 [Input: M815JL.j]
2001-02-26 jl W14d2008 [Input: M815JL.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2000-07-02 jl This feature is the last layer of f259 above f317 in the E half of k27. At gb's instructions, I changed it because f259 is a very large and mixed layer, and this layer seemed dirtier than the earth above it. The previous q-lot, q384, in the W half of the locus remains as f259, since the sherds have already been sorted and processed, and to change that would be too much work. [Input: K704JL.j]
Notes on description 2000-07-03 jl Due to the non-existence of f317, f316 has now been extended to include all of the accumulation in k27 from its starting height to the bottom of the feature, which has not yet been reached. [Input: K705JL.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2000-07-03 jl There is a clear vertical fissure around k27 on all sides. Towards k26, the ^a is pressed up against a very smooth face, and flakes off quite easily, suggesting that the ^a in k27 is later than that in k26. On the sides facing the stone walls, there is a fissure of soft, loose dirt down which a trowel slides with ease. I am reminded of a pit in A7 from three seasons ago, which had separated by approximately 2cm from the dirt on all sides, making us think for a time that it was a column. Could k27 be a pit, later than k26 and the apsidal structure? The contents of the ^a, large quantities of broken sherds, bones, stones, and also ash, also support the theory that it might be a pit. On the other hand, the very smooth face of k26 is unusual for a pit, according to gb. We will know more as the excavation continues. [Input: K705JL.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2000-07-02 jl k27 [Input: K704JL.j]
Elevation 2000-08-06 smp 62 [Input: K806SMP.j]
Origin of elevation 2000-08-06 smp m5019 [Input: K806SMP.j]
Tie to elevation 2000-08-06 smp 107 [Input: K806SMP.j]
M#/elev @top 2000-07-02 jl m5019 [Input: K704JL.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2000-07-11 jl f321 (hole) abuts f316 (accumulation) [Input: K711JL.j]
2000-07-20 jl f340 (hole) abuts f316 (accumulation) [Input: K720JL.j]
2000-07-09 jl f259 (accumulation C) covers f316 (accumulation) [Input: K710JL.j]
2000-08-06 jl f314 (accumulation) covers f316 (accumulation) [Input: K806JL.j]
2000-07-05 jl f325 (pt-a) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-09 jl f327 (unknown) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K710JL.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2000-07-09 jl f316 (accumulation) bonds with f329 (accumulation) [Input: K710JL.j]
2000-07-02 ed i75 (metal artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 ed i76 (figurine) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2001-07-17 rd i129 (metal artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L822JL.j]
2001-09-18 jl i138 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L918jl.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.2 (bead) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.3 (bead) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.4 (bead) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.51 (sa) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.52 (specimen) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-02 !! q585.53 (sa) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.1 (clay artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.2.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.2.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.2.3 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.2.4 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.3 (clay artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.4 (bead) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q590.51 (specimen) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q592.1 (slag) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q592.2 (root) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q592.3 (sealing) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 !! q592.4 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q597.1 (kiln waste) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q598.1 (clay artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q598.2 (clay lump) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q598.3 (metal artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.1 (clay artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.2.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.2.2 (clay artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.2.3 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q601.3 (clay lump) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 !! q602.1 (clay lump) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q603.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q603.1.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q603.1.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q605.1 (ta) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q605.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 !! q605.51 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-10 !! q628.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K711JL.j]
2000-07-10 !! q628.2 (ceramic vessel) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K711JL.j]
2001-07-16 !! q814.1 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L722RD.j]
2001-07-16 !! q814.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L722RD.j]
2002-09-04 !! q891.1 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: M904MS.j]
2002-09-04 !! q891.2 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: M904MS.j]
2002-09-04 !! q891.3 (sample) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: M904MS.j]
2002-09-04 !! q891.4 (kiln waste) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: M904MS.j]
2000-07-02 ed q585 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 ed q590 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 lr q592 (bones, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 lr q593 (pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 lr q594 (bones, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 lr q595 (bones, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-03 lr q596 (pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q597 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q598 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q599 (bones, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q600 (bones, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q601 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-04 lr q602 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-07-05 lr q603 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-05 jl q605 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K706JL.j]
2000-07-10 ed q628 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: K711JL.j]
2001-07-16 rd q814 (items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L722RD.j]
2001-07-17 rd q817 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L722RD.j]
2001-08-01 jl q877 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: L822JL.j]
2002-09-04 jl q891 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f316 (accumulation) [Input: M904MS.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2000-07-09 jl f316 (accumulation) covers f317 (accumulation) [Input: K710JL.j]
2000-07-05 jl f316 (accumulation) covers f324 (accumulation C) [Input: K706JL.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature
Notes on contact association 2000-08-06 smp color is mixed [Input: K806SMP.j]

Deposition

Roster Date Author Record
Assumption 2000-07-04 gb in spite of the nature and alignment of the components, I regard this feature as accumulation rather than fill, because there is an overall horizontal banding of matrix and even components. In other words, this is not a single fill, much less a massive discard, as we notice often in h4 and h5 hollows at the edge of the post-palace settlement. [Input: K705JL.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2000-07-10 jl s4 [Input: K710JL1.j]
2001-09-16 jl s5 [Input: L915JL1.j]
2024-08-11 mS s180A12A [Input: ZI811mS.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2024-08-11 !! h7cMZA [Input: ZI811mS.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Components (within element) 2000-07-04 gb it has been observed in recent days that the ^a is very dirty, in the sense that it shows many bones and sherds, often not lying flat; also pebbles, stones, and kiln waste, tannur chunks. v99 documents one aspect of this type of accumulation. [Input: K705JL.j]
Color 2000-08-06 smp light yellowish brown [Input: K806SMP.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2000-08-06 smp 10YR 6/4 [Input: K806SMP.j]
Hardness, compaction 2000-08-06 smp 4.5 [Input: K806SMP.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v155
0000-00-00 ed [Input: L715ED.j]

v94
2000-07-02 lr [Input: K713AO.j]

v94a
2000-07-02 lr [Input: K713AO.j]

v98
2000-07-02 lr [Input: K713AO.j]

v99
2000-07-04 gb [Input: K713AO.j]

v99a
2000-07-04 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v102
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v102a
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v102b
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v102c
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v103
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v104
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v107
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v107a
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v107b
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v107c
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v108
2000-07-05 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v109a
2000-07-11 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v110
2000-07-11 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v110a
2000-07-11 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v110b
2000-07-11 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v114
2000-07-13 jl [Input: K713AO.j]

v115a
2000-07-15 jl [Input: K715JL.j]

v118
2000-07-17 jl [Input: K717JL.j]

v118a
2000-07-17 jl [Input: K717JL.j]

v118b
2000-07-17 jl [Input: K717JL.j]

v122
2000-07-20 jl [Input: K720JL.j]

v124b
2000-07-22 jl [Input: K722JL.j]

v149
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149f
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149g
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149h
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149j
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149k
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v149l
2000-08-07 smp [Input: K807SMP.j]

v154b
2001-07-04 jl [Input: L715ED.j]

v154c
2001-07-04 jl [Input: L715ED.j]

v162
2001-07-21 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v162a
2001-07-21 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v162b
2001-07-21 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v162c
2001-07-21 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v163a
2001-07-30 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v163c
2001-07-30 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v164a
2001-07-31 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v164b
2001-07-31 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v164d
2001-07-31 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v164e
2001-07-31 jl [Input: L827JL.j]
v165
2001-08-27 jl [Input: L827JL.j]
v166
2001-08-27 jl [Input: L827JL.j]

v167
2001-09-18 jl [Input: L918jl.j]

v175c
2001-09-18 jl [Input: L918jl.j]

v179
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]

v179a
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]

v180
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]
v180a
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]

v180b
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]

v181
2002-09-04 jl [Input: M904JL.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2000-07-02 jl K702jl [Input: K704JL.j]
2000-08-06 smp K702 [Input: K806SMP.j]