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Unit Book A12

The ābi (Version 1a)

A12f387

Processed on 2024-12-08

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2002-09-09 jl pt-a [Input: M909JL.j]
Best image 2002-09-09 !!
v192 [Input: M911JL.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2002-09-09 jl This is the ashy layer found within f384. It starts very sharply about 30cm away from the eastern wall of the structure, and continues at a slight downward slope for about 2 meters to the west before merging into f384. Since it does not extend all of the way to either wall, we have not labeled it as a ^ly or ^a, but instead as a ^pt, following gb and mkb's observations about the large number of shallow pits found within the building. Another hypothesis is that it was a layer, but the gap on the eastern side is the result of rain water turning the soil to mud and washing away the ash and depositing mud from above in its place. However, the lack of any break or other sign of discontinuity in the surrounding soil argues against this hypothesis. The most curious thing about this very obvious layer is how we missed it while excavating in the northern half of k27 during season L, since it comes all of the way up to the baulk and clearly extended further. [Input: M909JL.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Strategy (projected or implemented) 2002-09-09 jl Since we do not understand this new feature and time is running short, we have decided to hold off excavating this area for the time being, and instead to draw it properly and excavate in the northern trench in the meantime. [Input: M909JL.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2002-09-09 jl k27 [Input: M909JL.j]
M#/elev @top 2002-09-09 jl 8138-122 [Input: M909JL.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2002-09-09 !! q940.1 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M911JL.j]
2002-09-09 !! q940.2 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M911JL.j]
2002-09-09 !! q940.3 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M911JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q954.1 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q954.2 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q954.3 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q955.1 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q955.2 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q955.3 (sample) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 !! q955.4 (clay lump) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-09 ms q940 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M911JL.j]
2002-09-13 ms q954 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-13 ms q955 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M913JL.j]
2002-09-18 ms q1001 (pottery) sits in f387 (pt-a) [Input: M918JL.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v192
2002-09-09 jl [Input: M911JL.j]

v192a
2002-09-09 jl [Input: M911JL.j]

v192b
2002-09-09 jl [Input: M911JL.j]

v196
2002-09-10 jl [Input: M914MS.j]

v196a
2002-09-10 jl [Input: M914MS.j]

v200
2002-09-10 jl [Input: M914MS.j]

v226
2002-09-30 dc [Input: MX03MS.j]