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Unit Book A20

The eastern sector of the Palace (Version 1a)

A20f81

Processed on 2025-04-14

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! buildup
Best definition 2008-08-06 yM accumulation A [Input: S810LR3.j]
Best image 2008-08-06 !!
v64 [Input: S812LC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-08-14 yM A patch of small rounded pebbles sitting on an orange compact soil. In the eastern part the soil is softer and gray in color; in the western part it is slightly harder. The difference between the orange color and the gray is clear and well defined. The feature contains some sherds, a lot of them are rounded and worn; the rounded sherds and pebbles possibly indicate the presence of water. In the southern area a lot of animal bones were found, possibly from the same animal because they were all found in the same place. [Input: S819SE.j]
2008-08-16 lC Accumulation type "a" between two pavements f50 and f80. It is composed by a reddish soft layer with small patches of red bricky (baqaia) material with small white limestone inclusions and really small pebbles and few sherds. These patches could be a sort of preparation for the cobble stone pavement f50 that was above. This accumulation seems to be limited just to this area below the f50 and stopping towards the south next to the ashy layer f36 along a row of stones that probably were used to contain the ashy layer from the south. [Input: S816LC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2008-08-06 lR Removed the cobblestone pavement today, with the soil underneath it labeled as f81. A new pavement was found under the cobblestones f50, thus f81 is both the accumulation under f50 and above another floor surface f80. f81 may also be a subfloor between the cobblestones and a drain f83, however the area has only been partially excavated and remians unclear. [Input: S806LR.j]
Strategy (projected or implemented) 2008-08-10 lR sg Discussed with fAB the possibility of removing the drain installation in k13, including f80 stone pavement and f81 accumulation over the pavement. Today we relayed the drain to create a template for a drawing. The advantages of removing the drain would be to expose the next phase below while coming towards the south of f105 and f41 wall. We are under the assumption that the drain is a later phase associated with the tannur f42 and pavement f35 which was removed yesterday. We plan to discuss this strategy with gB at the next meeting. [Input: S810LR2.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-06 yM k13 [Input: S810LR3.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-08-07 yM r207 (42241 40965 - 9357 / Relay location: SW) [Input: S808LR2R.j]
2008-08-11 yM r283 (42217 41104 - 9372 / Relay location: NW) [Input: S811SE-R.j]
2008-08-11 yM r284 (42219 41219 - 9366 / Relay location: NE) [Input: S811SE-R.j]
2008-08-11 yM r285 (42156 41233 - 9364 / Relay location: SE) [Input: S811SE-R.j]
2008-08-11 yM r286 (42118 41143 - 9358 / Relay location: SW) [Input: S811SE-R.j]
M#/elev @top 2008-08-06 yM 9363 [Input: S810LR3.j]
2008-08-16 lC 9367 [Input: S816LC.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2008-08-13 lR f50 (pavement, type c) covers f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S813LR.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-07 yM i24 (figurine) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S813YM.j]
2008-08-06 !! q162.1 (grinding stone) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S806YM.j]
2008-08-06 !! q162.2 (debitage) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S806YM.j]
2008-08-06 !! q162.3 (wheel) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S806YM.j]
2008-08-07 !! q169.1 (debitage) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S810YM.j]
2008-08-07 !! q169.2 (grinding stone) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S810YM.j]
2008-08-07 !! q169.3 (grinding stone) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S810YM.j]
2008-08-14 !! q198.1 (grinding stone) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S817YM.j]
2008-08-06 sE q162 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S806YM.j]
2008-08-07 yM q169 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S810YM.j]
2008-08-14 sE q198 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f81 (accumulation A) [Input: S817YM.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2008-08-13 lR f81 (accumulation A) covers f80 (pavement, type b) [Input: S813LR.j]
2008-08-13 lR f81 (accumulation A) covers f83 (installation) [Input: S813LR.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Aggregate (to which element belongs) 2008-08-10 lR a3 (installation) [Input: S810LR2.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2008-09-14 lR s12aJPC (late Mittani occupation) [Input: S914LR.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-16 lC ash, sandy, small pebbles [Input: S816LC.j]
Color 2008-08-16 lC reddish yellow [Input: S816LC.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-16 lC 5YR6/6 [Input: S816LC.j]
Hardness, compaction 2008-08-16 lC soft [Input: S816LC.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v64
2008-08-06 yM [Input: S812LC.j]

v64a
2008-08-06 yM [Input: S812LC.j]

v64b
2008-08-06 yM [Input: S812LC.j]

v67
2008-08-07 sE [Input: S812LC.j]

v67a
2008-08-07 sE [Input: S812LC.j]

v67b
2008-08-07 sE [Input: S812LC.j]

v81
2008-08-14 lC [Input: S820LC.j]

v81a
2008-08-14 lC [Input: S823LC2.j]

w19
2008-09-13 lC [Input: S913LC.J]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Removed (feature), discarded/missing (item) 2008-08-16 lC S814 [Input: S816LC.j]