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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5f166

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2008-08-23 sNP accumulation D [Input: S914LH.j]
Summary 2012-12-16 jW Natural accumulation in k102 (a sounding to date the construction of the revetment walls f189 and f41) covering accumulation f171. [Input: WZ16JW.j]
Best image 2008-09-22 lH
v103 [Input: S922LH.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-08-31 lH Soil in the test probe that we oppened above and to the north of the revetment wall, f3 in k12. This probe was oppened in order to collect more pottery sherds that might help in the chronological understanding of what we presume the "old" revetment wall of the third millennium BC. This feature was incorporated into locus, k102. [Input: S831LH.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-23 sNP k102 [Input: S914LH.j]
M#/elev @top 2008-08-23 sNP m6010 [Input: S914LH.j]
M#/elev @bottom 2008-08-23 sNP 8964 [Input: S914LH.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-23 sNP q245 (pottery) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 dL q247 (pottery) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 !! q245-p1 (jar) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 !! q245-p4 (jar) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 !! q245-p5 (bowl) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 !! q245-p8 (jar) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
2008-08-23 !! q245-p9 (bowl) sits in f166 (accumulation D) [Input: S823DL1.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-09-12 lH f166 (accumulation D) covers f171 (accumulation D) [Input: S915LH.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 jW s650bJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h3mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Typological reasons for assignment 2008-08-25 mKB date determined by looking at shapes and decoration only; pottery q lots will receive a full analysis at a later time. Date Phase 1 with some mixture of later sherds; the date is based on preliminary examination of shapes and decoration. [Input: S831MKB.j]
2008-09-03 mKB probably Phase 1 [Input: S903MK~1.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-23 sNP soil [Input: S914LH.j]
Color 2008-08-23 sNP very pale brown [Input: S914LH.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-23 sNP 10 YR 7/4 [Input: S914LH.j]
Hardness, compaction 2008-08-23 sNP >4.5 [Input: S914LH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v103
2008-08-24 jW [Input: S824LH1.j]

v103a
2008-08-24 jW [Input: S824LH1.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2008-08-23 sNP S825 [Input: S914LH.j]