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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace - Version 2

A16a22

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2002-09-22 !! ^ pit [Input: -MX12-99.j]
Summary 2007-07-16 cJC Large circular pit cut through the stone pavement (a12) containing pottery, burnt bone and some objects. [Input: R716CJC.j]
Best image 2007-07-16 cJC
v102 [Input: R716CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2002-09-22 lR ^ pit [Input: -MX12-99.j]
Description (summary) 2002-09-22 lR Large pit found in k205 that cut the stone pavement a12 creating a circular cut pit. The pit measured 2.6 meters deep and is 1.6 meters below the level of the stone pavement. The pit was noticed one meter above the stone pavement, which is presumably the beginning of the pit. The lower fill of this pit below the stones was extremely ashy, gray alternating in layers of gray ash, white ash, and brown ash. The fill was soft and moist filled with large fragments of pottery and yielded a number of items. The cut of this pit provides a wonderful window into the workings of the stone pavement and the possible drain below. Bricks are seen in the lower portion some vertically placed. [Input: N303LR.j]
2002-09-23 lR Circular pit that cuts the stone pavement in k207 started approx 1 meter above the stone pavement. [Input: -MX12-99.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2002-09-22 lR The pit continues to go down below the stone pavement and is currently 1 meter below the level of the pavement. The fill alternates from a brown ash, dark black ash, and white ash mixed with brown soil. The fill contains lots of large pottery sherds, rims, bases, burnt bones, and other objects. In the south there are two baked bricks seen in the pit wall but are most likely not linked to the other baked bricks since they are rather high in elevation and look jumbled. Below these approx 42 cm down are a line of baked bricks probably those of a24. A few look vertical. The material below the baked bricks f326 is a bright orange clay f334. This pit continues to go down and we left a section to the north but have stopped digging for the moment since we are currently one meter below the stone pavement. [Input: -MX12-99.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2002-09-22 lR k205 [Input: -MX12-99.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Features within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! f250 (^ pit), f289 (^ fill), f291 (^ pit), f334 (^ layer) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
Items within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! i105 (unknown), i112 (^ seal impression), i162 (grinding stone), i164 (stand), i168 (cup), i169 (^ lithic artifact), i172 (^ seal impression), i173 (pin), i174 (^ seal impression) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
q-lots within aggregate 2000-12-18 !! q750, q759, q761, q769, q773, q780, q795, q864, q869, q871, q877, q880, q883, q886, q888, q889, q890, q897, q899, q900, q901, q903, q904, q906 [Input: A-CUMUL.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! s330AAH, s530AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h4jAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
2015-05-20 !! h5hAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)

v89a
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v89c
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v89d
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v94
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v98
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v98a
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v102
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v109
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]

v109a
2002-09-29 lR [Input: -MX12-99.j]
View/drawing of aggregate

v136
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v137
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v138
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v140
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v144
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v146a
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]