.bk J04
.fl U212sC3.j
.fd _J04 horizons h 85-MZA and h 67-MZA
.ei sC
.ed U212

.rd U212
.ri sC

s 1-JPA
df German Trenches
ds This stratum has been assigned to the activities that took place in modern times, in particular, is related with the trenches dug in the tell terrace in 2001 during a investigation of this portion of the tell mound by a team of the university of Tubingen directed by Prof. Peter Pfalzner.

s 2a-MZA
df Erosion of Tell
ds This substratum is related to washed-layers and erosion-layers of the tell surface; within this substratum various isolated limestones have been found, as a consequence of the erosion of the tell surface.

s 5-MZA 
df Build-up of tell
ds Below the topsoil layer (corresponding to s2), we have been digging basically the same type of accumulations in all the J04 loci investigated in the 2006 excavation season (k71-74, k61-64). The accumulations found were all wind and water-born in nature, with the build-up formed by the wind-blown soil being almost 2m in depth, as it is visibile in the long N-S section of J04 unit (cfr. v32 and related subviews). Generally, the first 10cm below the topsoil layers were still rich in organic materials (given the presence of several bushes on the topsoil). All the accumulations below the topsoil layer, especially in the first 50cm, consisted mostly of a very regular layering. The water-born accumulation were characterized, on the top surface, by a hard and smooth-regular surface, and immediately below, by several layers of small pebbles, settled on the basis of their size (some of these were cleary visible, for example, in the north section of k72). While removing the natural accumulations below the topsoil layer, pottery sherds, bones and -sporadicly- some items and q-items have been recovered. Their presence is related with the erosion of the tell surface: this, in fact, is not material that is associated with any human presence or activity within J04 unit in this time period.

s 5a-MZA 
df Erosion of Tell
ds This substratum is related with the erosion of the natural accumulations below the topsoil layer. Within this sub-stratum, various isolated limestones have been found, as a consequence of the erosion of the tell surface.

;s 12-MZA
;df Build-up
;ds Natural accumulations that buil-up the tell surface without any sign of active use of the space or stable occupation; these are basically all undisturbed accumulations aprox. 1m in depht
;ds Natural accumulations that build-up the tell surface below s5 (and s5a, the accumulations below the topsoil layer). As for the latter, the accumulations assigned to s12 are all wind and water-born in nature, and contributed to the build-up of the Tell for anoter meter in depth. These accumulations, differently from those below the topsoil layer (s5 and s5a) are characterized by compact areas mixed with patches of soft ones which suggests their temporary exposure to water. The material recovered within these natural accumulations consisted in pottery sherds, bones and sporadicly, q-items, which presence is to be related with the erosion of the Tell surface: this material, in fact, can not be associated with any stable human presence or activity within J04 area at this time, since there are no indication of a stable occupation or an active use of the J04 area in this time period.
; as for the accumulations belonging to s5 (in Phase 85-MZA).
; anche f60,f63

;s 12a-MZA 
;df Tell wash or erosion
;ds The accumulations within substratum 12a indicate the possible Tell surface wash and erosion; this is represented for example, by the erosion of stones.
;k61 NO features excavated that belongs to this stratum; stop digging in this locus at the elev of 9293. f151, f157 are floating limestones
;k62 f66 (9229-9190),108,109,110,111