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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace (Version 2)

A16f60

Processed on 2024-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-07-07 !! ^ pit [Input: L707LR.j]
Summary 2007-07-12 cJC Pit cut into north side of wall f52 and brickfall f54. Originally believed to be part of a drainage system a5, however it was later identified as a result of rodent activity. [Input: R712CJC.j]
Best image 2007-07-12 cJC
v10a [Input: R712CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-07-07 lR ^ pit [Input: L707LR.j]
Description (summary) 2001-06-09 lr compact with silty patches [Input: L815LR.j]
2001-07-07 lR Pit found in the North side of wall f52. The pit measures approx 50 x 40cm and is next to the wall. The pit is irregular in shape with many jumbled brick faces. This pit may be related to the drainage system a5. [Input: L707LR.j]
2001-07-07 lR Pit containing large chunks of bricks and individual bricks lying in oblique angles with pockets of soft material in-between the brick masses. The pit appears to cut the wall f52 and the brickfall to the North. [Input: L816LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on recovery 2001-06-25 tR Yesterday when we first recognized f60 it appeared to be a pit cut into the brickfall which was f54. It seemed to also cut f52 which is a wall. Today after further excavation it appears that f54 has ended and that we have reached a mud brick platform or pavement on the North side of f52. The so-called pit was filled at the top with small chunks of mud brick probably from the ^bf of f54; about 5 to 10cm down we began to find larger more complete bricks. Also, there appeared to be a cut through f52 going south; a cut or channel parallel with f52 on the North side; and a channel cut perpendicular to f52 following the corner going North. These cuts or channels are under the brick platform or pavement and seem top be overlayed by two courses of bricks. The pit and system of channels may be a drainage system of some sort. This is supported by the fact that in f60 we saw a brick which appeared to have broken away from one of the platform bricks. The pit which is f60 may have been the result of ^bf which is f54 that caused the drainage "node" to collapse from its weight. This is supported by the similar type and size of brick chunks found in the top 5 to 10cm of f60. We will continue to investigate further looking for the edge of the platform and also defining the edges of the drainage channel on the South side of f52. [Input: L630TR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-19 lR k4 [Input: F-L819.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-06-24 lR i19 (andiron) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: L818LR3.j]
2001-06-25 !! q112.1 (uncertain clay artifact) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-06-25 cC q112 sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-16 lR q302 sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-06-25 !! q112-p70 (body sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-06-25 !! q112-p71 (body sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-06-25 !! q112-p72 (body sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: N114LR.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p1 (jar) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p2 (bowl) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p3 (bowl) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p4 (bowl) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p5 (jar) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p6 (bowl) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p7 (xfx) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p8 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p9 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p10 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p11 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p12 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p13 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p14 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p15 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p16 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p17 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p18 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p19 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p20 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p21 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p22 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p23 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p24 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p25 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p26 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p27 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-07-16 !! q302-p28 (other shape sherd) sits in f60 (^ pit) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2007-08-28 pC f60 (^ pit) cuts f52 (^ wall) [Input: R826PC.j]
2007-08-28 pC f60 (^ pit) cuts f54 (^ brickfall) [Input: R826PC.j]
Ceramic typological distribution !! !! frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 cJC s230AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6sAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on function 2007-07-30 fab Originally thought to be a part of a drainage system (a5); however a5 was later understood as a rodent run. [Input: F-L819.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of context (v view)

v10a
2001-06-24 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v10c
2001-06-24 sV [Input: -M726-A.j]

v10
2001-06-24 sV [Input: L818LR2.j]

v33a
2001-07-09 lR [Input: -M726-A.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2001-06-09 lr L716 [Input: L815LR.j]