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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2)

A16f69

Processed on 2024-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-06-25 !! ^ accumulation [Input: F-L819.j]
Summary 2007-07-12 cJC Accumulation in doorway f70 (previously thought to be a niche)in wall f52. There are very few inclusions in the light brown material, that is likely the same as accumulation f81 in a8. A section of f69 was left unexcavated as support for wall f52. [Input: R712CJC.j]
Best image 2011-12-12 lC
v24 [Input: VZ12LC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-25 lR ^ accumulation [Input: F-L819.j]
Description (summary) 2001-06-27 tR the accumulation is soft and semi-compact with no visible inclusions. It is light brown in color and has a silty/loamy texture. [Input: L801LR.j]
2001-07-08 lR accumulation inside the niche on the south side of the wall f52 [Input: L708LR.j]
2001-08-01 lR accumulation found inside f70 the niche/doorway. It is an extension of f81 accumulation in a8 with the same charcoal inclusion only assigned a different feature number due to location in the doorway. [Input: L816LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2001-06-26 sV Today we spent a great deal of time trying to understand this feature which is a niche located in f52 wall. The top of this feature is 1m below the top of the wall. The width of the wall that is f52 is 77cm. The West corner of the niche is 140cm to the western end of the wall. Until now the hole probably is the continuation of the drainage channel a5, beginning in the Northern face of the wall appears only in the West corner of the niche. The fill of the niche looks gray and is mixed with fragments of bricks. [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-06-27 tR this is an ^ac contained by a5 which is the drainage system. It is also contained by a niche on the south face of f52 which is a wall running east-west. at this point it is not clear whether the niche is part of the system of drains or whether it is an independent feature altogether. As of now we will assume it is integrated into the drainage system and call it part of f68. [Input: L801LR.j]
Procedures 2014-12-03 cJC Some types of contact reconstructed from text description [Input: YY06CJC.j]
Problems in recording 2007-07-30 pC This record includes references to the drain system a5: in this case f69 is not part of it, but is the accumulation in doorway f70. [Input: R712CJC.j]
Notes on recovery 2001-06-26 sV Today we have made clearer the situation in correspondance of the hole appearing on the souther face of f52. What we can see is possible the upper part of a niche which is called f69. The top of this feature is 1m below the top of the wall. The width of the wall which is f52 is 77cm. The West corner of the niche is 140cm to the western end of the wall. Until now the hole probably is the continuation of the drainage channel, beginning in the Norther face of the wall appears only in the West corner of the niche. The fill of the niche looks grey and is mixed with fragments of bricks. [Input: L630TR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-09 lr k4 [Input: L815LR.j]
M#/elev @top 2001-06-17 fAB 9084 [Input: L724LR.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2001-06-17 fAB 8944 [Input: L724LR.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-07-08 !! q221.1 (soil) sits in f69 (^ accumulation) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
2001-06-26 sV q131 sits in f69 (^ accumulation) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-08 sV q221 (o) sits in f69 (^ accumulation) [Input: ZA614CJC.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2014-12-03 cJC f69 (^ accumulation) abuts f52 (^ wall) [Input: YY06CJC.j]
2014-12-03 cJC f69 (^ accumulation) abuts f70 (^ installation) [Input: YY06CJC.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 cJC s240AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6mAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2007-07-12 cJC Light brown [Input: R712CJC.j]
Hardness, compaction 2007-07-12 cJC Soft [Input: R712CJC.j]
Texture, surface finish 2007-07-12 cJC Silty/Loamy [Input: R712CJC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)

v24
2001-07-01 lR [Input: -M726-A.j]

v33
2001-07-09 lR [Input: -M726-A.j]

v37a
2001-07-15 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2001-06-09 lr L626-current [Input: L815LR.j]