Depositional data for unit J1
Amorphous amassment

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Introduction

Just two types (fills and collapse) are well attested in J1, where we didn’t find any true dumping elements. The filling of the ^esc2 is considered a true filling because it fills a cut with a precise function (escarpment to protect the base of the revetment wall), even if the material is dumping material coming from a collapsed building.

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Fills

Regarding to the amorphous amassment many J1 features are filling related to the construction of the ^esc2. Its construction material is coming from the collapse as a building as shown by the numerous mudbrick fragments, sherds and sealing impressions. The fact that is a filling and not simply washed material is shown by two different directions of the filling, from North f239 and f296, and from South f294 as shown by v394. The elements laid following two different angle of repose. This big filling is constituted also of other dumping material like ash f303 and f320.

Unlike J6 that is at the edge of the Plaza, J1 doesn’t present many pits. But there are different types of filling. A small pit filled by ash material f287has been found below the revetment wall. Another is a natural filling f264 of a shallow hollow f271, or fillings f267 and f274 of a small Mittani hearth f303, or a natural filling f211 of a water erosion channel f213.

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Collapse

Few collapse of stones have been uncovered in J1. These collapse are linked to the two major stone structures of J1: ^wall1 and a8. The small collapse a5 coming from the revetment wall is very reduced in size and it was just below the upper edge of the wall. The collapse f336 and f349, likely coming from a8, spreads in a larger area and it is constituted of big stones lying flat or slightly inclined to one side.