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Unit Book J2

The Temple Staircase (Version 1a)

J2k84

Processed on 2025-12-04

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best image 2014-10-24 cJC [Input: YX24CJC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2008-03-07 pC k84 is a regular 5x5 meters square, defined by markers m3822, m3823, m3824, m3821, m3670, m3664, m3815. This locus was opened to expose the eastern side of the staircase f130 and wall f129. It was then excavated as a J4 and J6 locus [Input: S206PC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2004-07-18 ap we are removing the top soil from the southern part of the square (the German trench cuts the square from west to east). The feature (f67, q184) is composed by very hard and compact soil with dark brownish colour, roots and pebbles of small medium size. About in the centre of the square we found many ashes but tomorrow (after a better cleaning) we'll give a new feature number. [Input: O718AP.j]
2004-07-19 aP cleaning the southern part of the square (f67, q192) we found, near the eastern baulk, a tannur. The installation is f72, the filling is f73. Since we prefer to concentrate our efforts in k100 and k2 and k12 we moved the team and closed the square. We asked Ahmed to clean both the two small German trenches to the north from plants and roots for the kite picture. [Input: O719AP.j]
2004-07-20 aP we started to remove the northern baulk (f77, q209) removing also the northern part of the square which is cut from east to west by the german trench which runs from east to west. [Input: O721AP.j]
2004-07-25 ap we are going down excavating a new feature (f96, q250) which is underneath the northern baulk of k84, south to the stones in k83. [Input: O726AP.j]
2004-07-26 aP we are going down in the northern part of the square, the baulk area and the southern part of k83 (f96, q264, q275, q275) and we remove the columns of soil below the stones in the northern part of k83 (f107, q279). [Input: O728AP.j]
2004-07-27 aP before going down in the square we took a picture of the tannur near the eastern section (f72) and we dug the filling of it (f73, q306). We started to excavate this unit as the northern part of k101 considering k84 and k85 as parts of just one locus (k101, f113, q300) but after we changed idea to preserve the section between k 84 and k85 and so we went down with f113, q312 in k84. [Input: O730AP.j]
2004-07-28 aP we are going down in the southern half of the unit (f117, q314). [Input: O730AP1.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2007-07-18 pC a3 (tannur) [Input: S206PC2.j]
2008-01-31 pC f67 (topsoil) [Input: S131PC3.j]
2007-07-20 sC f72 (tannur (feature))
f73 (fill)
f77 (mix feature) [Input: S131PC2.j]
2004-07-24 ap f96 (lens type d) [Input: O808AP3.j]
2004-07-27 ap f113 (lens type d)
f117 (lens type d) [Input: O808AP3.j]
2004-07-18 aP q184 (items, pottery) [Input: O718AP1.j]
2004-07-19 aP q192 (pottery) [Input: O719AP2.j]
2004-07-20 ap q209 (items, pottery) [Input: O721AP1.j]
2004-07-21 ap q213 (pottery) [Input: O721AP2.j]
2004-07-22 mh q225 (pottery)
q232 (pottery)
q234 (items, pottery) [Input: O724MH.j]
2004-07-25 mH q256 (pottery) [Input: O726AP1.j]
2004-07-24 mH q264 (bones, pottery)
q274 (pottery)
q275 (pottery)
q306 (bones, pottery)
q312 (pottery)
q314 (pottery)
q345 (pottery)
q353 (bones, pottery) [Input: O726AP1.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

v31
2004-08-08 aP [Input: R708SC.j]

v46
2004-08-11 aP [Input: R708SC.j]

v71
2004-08-11 aP [Input: R708SC.j]

v71a
2004-08-11 aP [Input: R708SC.j]

v53
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v60
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v61
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v62
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v63
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]

v64
2004-08-11 pC [Input: R708SC.j]