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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace - Version 2

A16f195

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-06-09 !! ^ fill [Input: L815LR.j]
Summary 2007-07-14 sG Fill consisting of soft brown silty clay with small bones inside poorly preserved ceramic vessel i49, within locus k108. This has been defined and treated as a child burial although no conclusion was reached as to whether the bones belong to an infant or to a small animal. [Input: R714SG.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-09 lr ^ fill [Input: L815LR.j]
Description (summary) 2001-07-23 lR fill inside i49, an overfired ceramic vessel where small bones where found which we have defined as either an infant or a small animal. The fill consisted of soft silty clay with bone and sherd inclusions. [Input: L723LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-09 lr k108 [Input: L815LR.j]
Elevation 2001-06-17 fAB 8602 [Input: L724LR.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-08-02 lR q612 sits in f195 (^ fill) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-08-02 !! q612-p1 (bowl) sits in f195 (^ fill) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-08-02 !! q612-p2 (jar) sits in f195 (^ fill) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-08-02 !! q612-p70 (body sherd) sits in f195 (^ fill) [Input: -MX12-99.j]
2001-08-02 !! q612-p71 (body sherd) sits in f195 (^ fill) [Input: -MX12-99.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 s260AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6cAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment 2012-10-09 lc the filling of a Jar probably belonging to a child burial. The jar is said to be sitting in f185 dated to the filling of hollow f189. So it must be later and probably dating to s11a. [Input: WX09LC.j]
Notes on time sequencing 2005-11-13 mKB 1 bowl sherd, date probably Phase 5 [Input: P902MKB.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2001-06-09 lr brown [Input: L815LR.j]
Hardness, compaction 2001-06-09 lr soft [Input: L815LR.j]
Texture, surface finish 2001-06-09 lr silty clay [Input: L815LR.j]