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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2)

A16a2

Processed on 2024-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-06-10 !! ^ structure [Input: L724LR.j]
Summary 2007-07-16 sG One room structure in locus k6. This is the earliest of the structures in k6 and belongs to phase 5b. [Input: R716SG.j]
Best image 2007-07-16 sG
v58 [Input: R716SG.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-10 lR ^ structure [Input: L724LR.j]
Description (summary) 2001-06-10 lR one room structure [Input: L724LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2001-07-04 fAB k6 contains a2, which we have not touched this season, since it was dug by A13 in MZ12, and is the oldest structure in A16. [Input: L704FAB.j]
Notes on recovery 2001-06-17 fAB When cleaning this square, gB and the newer members of the staff discovered a floor (f29) that was associated with the rest of a2. [Input: L617FAB.j]
2001-06-26 fAB I explored today the area above and between a1 and a2. It is odd that the alignment is so similar, but it is clear from what I saw that they are two distinct structures, even in two distinct strata. [Input: L630TR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-10 lR k6 [Input: L724LR.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2001-06-12 lr r15 (41186 37385 - 8809 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r16 (41164 37702 - 8801 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r17 (41153 37523 - 8809 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r18 (41184 37516 - 8809 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r19 (41237 37646 - 8809 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r20 (41250 37406 - 8809 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r21 (41034 37714 - 8812 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r22 (40927 37544 - 8811 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r28 (40940 37413 - 8804 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r29 (40947 37413 - 8804 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r30 (40947 37353 - 8804 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
2001-06-12 lr r31 (40939 37349 - 8804 / Relay location: see sketch 8) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Features within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! f8 (^ wall), f9 (^ wall), f10 (^ wall), f22 (^ accumulation A), f29 (^ floor, type a) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
Items within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! i22 (bowl) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
q-lots within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! q18, q23, q198 (items, pottery), q518 [Input: A-CUMUL.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2000-12-18 !! s255AHH [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
2015-05-20 !! s250AAH, s255AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2000-12-18 !! h6hAAH [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
2015-05-20 !! h6hAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Notes on time sequencing 2001-06-17 fAB This aggregate is covered by brickfall f25 (which is actually in k5, but clearly is present in k6) which instead abuts a1 in k5. This means that a2 is earlier in date than a1, and a3 to the E seems to also be abutted (or even the point of origin) by a brickfall f21 which seems the same as f25. [Input: L617FAB.j]
2001-07-04 fAB We are presented now with the problem of linking the several aggregates together into a meaningful stratigraphic sequence. As we understand it now, a2 is the oldest structure that we have, as it sits on the pit in the N section of A13. a2 is clearly below a1, separated by a gray layer. a1 is contemporary with a5 and a3, since all abut but are not covered by brickfall. Questions arise when we look at the differences in elevation: a5 is considerably higher than a1 and a3. This seems to indicate a terracing, which we would expect to result from extended building in the phase of a2. [Input: L704FAB.j]
2001-07-23 sV a2 belongs to phase 5b and seems to be the only well preserved structure of this phase. The other structures to the West of a2 show a more complicated situation. [Input: L818LR.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)

v32
2001-07-08 lR [Input: -M726-A.j]

v44
2001-07-19 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v46
2001-07-19 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v55
2001-07-23 fAB [Input: -M726-A.j]

v63
2001-07-29 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v63a
2001-07-29 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v63b
2001-07-29 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

2002-07-30 lR [Input: L818LR2.j]

v88c
2002-07-30 lR [Input: L818LR2.j]

v88d
2002-07-30 lR [Input: L818LR2.j]
View/drawing of aggregate

v134a
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v139
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]