JP – The Temple Plaza and Terrace Edge (Version 1a)

JP Integrative / Chronology

Phase 3h - Early Dynastic II

Patrizia Camatta – December 2025, June 2026

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Introduction

Text to be whritten including J1 and J5

here comes the Phase plan

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Stratigraphy

The plaza was covered by a series of pebble pavements in its eastern portion, associated to the use of stair1 and by sherd floors in its western portion.

Lowest floors in Unit J2 with Ninivite V sherds, running against JP^stair1.

     Pavement 1 is a compact soil including small sherds, bone and pebbles, abutting the lowest step of stair1 and suggesting to its initial phase of use and is the last of other two similar pavements.

pavement 1

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Typology

Ninivite incised and excised bold, Scarlet Ware, early Metallic Ware (Stratum JPs685).

     No particular objects were found, but the ceramic are Ninivite V, some Metallic ware and early EDIIIA pottery (Phase 3h, see especially J2f388).

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