J3f38

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1. OVERVIEW
2. IDENTIFICATION
- Designation
3. STRATIGRAPHY
4. TYPOLOGY
- Morphology
6. REFERENCE
- Analogical Record

1. OVERVIEW

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Category	!!	!!	fill, dumping, collapse
Best definition	2005-08-15	gM	fill [Input: P823GM.j]
Summary	2012-10-07	jW	Middle Mittani natural accumulation in k12( covering fill f42) which forms the bottom layer of the foundation of apron f10. [Input: WX07JW1.j]
Best image	2006-04-20	jW	v43 [Input: Q420JW.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Description (summary)	2005-08-15	rE	Packed fill throughout k12, north of monumental wall, f11. This feature was originally classified as an accumulation as we excavated the top part of the typological column, k102. When we encountered the third millennium terrace, f50, just underneath, we realized that the accumulation, f38, may be able to yield definite information as to when it went out of use, whether or not, significant human activity occurred on it. The nature of this feature was only fully understood after we carefully examined the west baulk of k12 at the close of excavations. Although we once saw feature f38 as a living accumulation atop a thick layer of bakhia, f50, we now see that it is a thick layer of compacted fill. Furthermore, it is overlain by a higher layer of compacted fill, f34, which itself was covered by the remains of a higher layer of bakiah, f83. There are at least three colors associated with f38, which indicates that it was a compacted mass of material from several sources. Further examination of f38 as seen in the west baulk indicates that there is another distinct layer of compacted material, f90, underneath f38 and atop the bakhia, f50. The most logical explanation is that the mound was partially constructed and capped by f50, then completed later by adding more fill (f90, f38, f34) and capping it with another layer of bakhia, f83, which is poorly preserved. [Input: Q302JW1.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements	2005-08-18	jW	We are excavating carefully the this accumulation, f38, which covers the bakhia surface of the terrace, f50, directly underneath. Analysis of the sherds may give us clues as to when this part of the temple complex was in use and then abandoned or changed. [Input: P818JW1.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Locus	2005-08-15	gM	k12 [Input: P823GM.j]
M#/elev @top	2005-08-15	gM	m4074 [Input: P823GM.j]
M#/elev @bottom	2005-08-15	gM	m4074 [Input: P823GM.j]

Contact Association

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Type of contact: latest events	2005-08-22	rE	f34 (fill) covers f38 (fill) [Input: P824GM.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items	2005-08-22	rE	i5 (bone artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM1.j]
	2005-08-17	!!	q73.1 (clay lump) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-17	!!	q73.2 (bead) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-17	!!	q74.1 (figurine) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-18	!!	q75.1 (metal artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-18	!!	q75.2 (lithic artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-18	!!	q75.3 (clay lump) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-20	!!	q78.1 (figurine) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-20	!!	q78.2 (bead) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-20	!!	q78.3 (seal impression) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-22	!!	q81.1 (specimen) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-23	!!	q83.1 (specimen) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-23	!!	q83.2 (clay artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-24	!!	q87.1 (bone artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P904GM3.j]
	2005-08-24	!!	q87.2 (specimen) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P904GM3.j]
	2005-08-24	!!	q87.3 (lithic artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P904GM3.j]
	2005-09-05	!!	q125.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-09-07	!!	q142.1 (lithic artifact) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-08-16	gM	q54 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-17	gM	q73 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-17	gM	q74 (bones, pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-18	gM	q75 (bones, pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-20	gM	q78 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-22	gM	q81 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-23	rE	q83 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-23	rE	q86 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P904GM3.j]
	2005-08-24	gM	q87 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P904GM3.j]
	2005-09-05	gM	q125 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-09-06	gM	q139 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-09-07	jW	q141 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-09-07	jW	q142 (pottery) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
	2005-08-16	!!	q54-p6 (other shape sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-16	!!	q54-p99 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p1 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p2 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p3 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p4 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p5 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p6 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p7 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p8 (platter or plate) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p9 (platter or plate) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q73-p10 (base) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q73-p70 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q73-p71 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q73-p72 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q73-p73 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p1 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p2 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p3 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p4 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p5 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p6 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p7 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p8 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-27	HH	q74-p9 (base) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q74-p70 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q74-p71 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q74-p72 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-29	rL	q74-p73 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-27	rL	q75-p1 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2005-08-18	!!	q75-p2 (other shape sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P823GM3.j]
	2015-04-27	rL	q75-p3 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-06-15	cJC	q75-p70 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-06-15	cJC	q75-p71 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-06-15	cJC	q75-p72 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-06-15	cJC	q75-p73 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-06-15	cJC	q75-p74 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2005-08-22	HH	q78-p1 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2005-08-22	HH	q78-p2 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2005-08-25	JM	q78-p70 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-29	rL	q78-p71 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p1 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p2 (base) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-03-07	mKB	q81-p3 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p7 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p10 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p12 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q81-p14 (base) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p1 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p2 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p3 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p4 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p5 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p25 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q83-p30 (cup) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-29	rL	q83-p70 (body sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q87-p1 (base) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q87-p2 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q141-p2 (jar) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2005-09-07	!!	q141-p69 (other shape sherd) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: P918JW1.j]
2015-04-27	rL	q142-p1 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
2015-04-27	rL	q142-p2 (bowl) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
0000-00-00	cJC	q142-p3 (rim) sits in f38 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
Type of contact: earliest events	2005-08-22	rE	f38 (fill) covers f42 (fill) [Input: P824GM.j]
	2005-08-22	rE	f38 (fill) covers f50 (packing) [Input: P824GM.j]
	2005-08-22	rE	f38 (fill) covers f70 (accumulation) [Input: P824GM.j]
	2005-08-22	rE	f38 (fill) covers f90 (accumulation D) [Input: P824GM.j]
Ceramic typological distribution	!!	!!	frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Spatial Aggregation

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Aggregate (to which element belongs)	2007-07-17	jW	a3 (installation) [Input: R718JW.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Stratum (to which element belongs)	2012-09-09	jW	s160c^J3B [Input: W909JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs)	2012-09-08	!!	f570 (accumulation D) [Input: W908JW2.j]
	2012-09-09	!!	h7j^J3B [Input: W909JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f38 (fill) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f76 (pavement) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f77 (isolated stone) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f78 (isolated stone) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f79 (isolated stone) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f121 (accumulation D) [Input: WX07JW.j]
Strata (included within phase)	2012-10-07	jW	s160c^J3B [Input: WX07JW.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment	2005-08-22	gM	Under f34 and covers f50, along with f42 and f90 [Input: P822GM.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment	2012-10-07	jW	Natural accumulation below accumulation f34. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Typological reasons for assignment	2005-08-22	gM	Late Chalcolithic sherds in matrix [Input: P822GM.j]
Typological reasons for assignment	2012-10-07	jW	Ceramics analysis showed mixed phases from LC3 to Khabur. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications	2012-10-07	jW	What we can say is that this feature was deposited before accumulation f34 and after accumulation f42, all of which lay above the EDIII glacis f50 and below the apron f10. As in accumulation f31, we assume the LC3 material comes from deteriorated structures higher on the mound. Therefore a middle Mittani stratum is appropriate. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Notes on time sequencing	2005-09-18	mKB	mixed between Phase 1, Phase 5 and 6 and Late Chalcolithic sherds. The number of LC sherds can probably be attributed to the fact that the earth used for the glacis was taken from LC habitation deposits and therefore filed with LC pottery. [Input: P918MKB2.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Color	2005-08-15	gM	pinkish gray [Input: P823GM.j]
Color number (Munsell)	2005-08-15	gM	7.5YR 6/2 [Input: P823GM.j]
Hardness, compaction	2005-08-15	gM	4.5+ [Input: P823GM.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster	Date	Author	Record
View/drawing of features	v11 2005-08-15 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v12 2005-08-15 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v13 2005-08-16 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v13a 2005-08-16 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v13b 2005-08-16 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v13c 2005-08-16 rE [Input: P823GM5.j] v35 2005-09-13 jW [Input: P918JW2.j] v35a 2005-09-13 jW [Input: P918JW2.j] v35b 2005-09-13 jW [Input: P918JW2.j] w1 2006-02-12 jW [Input: Q212JW.j] w2 2006-02-12 jW [Input: Q212JW.j]