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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5.27

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category 2008-08-16 sNP lithic artifact [Input: S818SNP.j]
Best definition 2008-08-16 !! grinding stone [Input: S818SNP.j]
Best image 2009-03-23 !!
p2 [Input: T323JW1.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-08-16 sNP grinding stone [Input: S818SNP.j]
Description (summary) 2008-08-16 sNP two grinding stones, found together. Both are basalt pestles, with soil encrustation on half of their body. The biggest (i27.1) is borken on both sides, and one extremity is missing; the visible part is very smooth. The smaller (i27.2) is complete, cylindric shaped with a flat base , smooth in the lower part (dimension: lg 10.6, ht 6.4, w2 5.2). Both have signs of usage. [Input: S818SNP.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-09 sNP k33 [Input: T323JW.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-09 sNP i27 (grinding stone) sits in f102 (floor, type b) [Input: T323JW.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
q-lot with which item is associated 2008-08-09 sNP q174 (pottery) [Input: T323JW.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s148J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h7mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2008-08-16 sNP 7.1 [Input: S818SNP.j]
Length 2008-08-16 sNP 15.3 [Input: S818SNP.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2008-08-16 sNP 6.7 [Input: S818SNP.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2008-08-09 sNP grinding stone [Input: T323JW.j]
Field ware or material 2008-08-09 sNP li [Input: T323JW.j]
Field color 2008-08-09 sNP gray [Input: T323JW.j]
Notes on field record 2008-08-09 sNP 2 pestles, almost complete [Input: T323JW.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-16 sNP basalt [Input: S818SNP.j]
Color 2008-08-16 sNP black [Input: S818SNP.j]
Condition 2008-08-16 sNP almost complete [Input: S818SNP.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of item

p2
2009-03-23 jW [Input: T323JW1.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2008-08-16 sNP Individually photographed and stored as i27.1 and i27.2. [Input: S818SNP.j]