Emplacement for unit J4
Types of contact among features
2. To lean against or to rest on

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Introduction

The type of contact “to lean against or to rest on” is well present in J4 occurring 24 times and representing 11% of the total.

Ususally, this category is designated for a type of contact that occurs based on a human activity envolving some type of construction. It is also possible for it to be associated with a natural causes, as it is the case in J4. It is important to note that no features were found leaning against another feature. We only see the type of contact resting on and it is usually associated with the pedestals of isolated stones, resting on accumulation layers.

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Leans on

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Rests on

Twenty four instances where one item rested on another were recorded. Most were stones resting on pedestals formed when accumulations surrounding the stones were excavated and the stone left standing pending further evaluation. However, there are examples of "rests on" created in antiquity such as the case of wall f161 and f162 that were placed resting on a brickmelt layer f103.