J3f346

1. OVERVIEW

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Category	2020-08-20	jW	fill, dumping, collapse [Input: ZE820jW.j]
Best definition	2010-09-13	jW	fill [Input: UX05JW.j]
Summary	2012-10-07	jW	Fill in k110 under EDIII glacis f109 and LC3 glacis f368. [Input: WX07JW1.j]
Best image	2010-09-13	!!	v169 [Input: V205JW.j]

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2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Description (summary)	2010-09-13	jW	This fill had many of the same characteristics of the baqaya above. It was hard, came off in sheets, contained calcite inclusions, and was reddish in color. It is posssible that it is the remains of a prior glacis. It is also possible that it is fill to transition from a flat surface to the sloping surface of the f109 glacis. Due to the surface hardness, we could not determine the orientation of the relatively large number of sherds recovered. (Random orientation would imply fill or coating, while a horizontal orientation would imply accumulation above a floor.) In the far NE corner there is a N-S line of baqaya, which may be bricks. [Input: U914JW.j]
Description (summary)	2010-10-07	jW	Fill beneath and sealed by the baqaya glacis, f109 and f50 (exposed in MZ19 and MZ20). It covered the what most likely was a previous glacis, f368, which in turn covered the major LC3 wall segment, f348. Ceramics within were all from the Late Chalcolithic 3 period, but the time of deposition may be from the Later Early Dynastic period when the revetment wall, f11, was built. Fill, f346, may have been applied as part of a remodel of the BA Temple mound using soil already there. [Input: V206JW.j]

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3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Argument	2010-09-14	jW	One issue with this feature is whether it is a floor accumulation above f348, or fill added to change the shape the BA temple mound from steps to a slope. Two observations indicate that it is a fill. First, pavement f348 is relatively level while the thickness of f346 increases from south to north, matching the shape of the extant mound. Second, the orientation of sherds we could identify in situ were randomly oriented, the largest being aligned vertically. [Input: U914JW2.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Locus	2010-09-13	jW	k110 [Input: UX05JW.j]
M#/elev @top	2010-09-13	jW	9236 [Input: UX05JW.j]
M#/elev @bottom	2010-09-13	jW	9206 [Input: UX05JW.j]

Contact Association

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Type of contact: latest events	2012-04-14	jW	f347 (rodent hole) intrudes f346 (fill) [Input: W414JW.j]
	2012-04-14	jW	f350 (pit-c) intrudes f346 (fill) [Input: W414JW.j]
	2012-04-14	jW	f109 (glacis) covers f346 (fill) [Input: W414JW.j]
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items	2010-09-15	jW	i27 (seal impression) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW3.j]
	2010-09-13	!!	q410.1 (shell artifact) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-13	!!	q411.1 (blade) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-14	!!	q413.4 (sh) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q417.1 (blade) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q417.2 (polishing stone) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q417.3 (grinding stone) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q417.4 (blade) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q417.5 (blade) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	!!	q418.1 (blade) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-13	jW	q410 (items, pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-13	jW	q411 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-14	jW	q413 (pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-15	jW	q414 (pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	jW	q417 (items, pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2010-09-16	jW	q418 (items, pottery) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: UX05JW2.j]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p1 (base) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p2 (casserole) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p3 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p4 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p5 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p6 (casserole) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p7 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p8 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p9 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p10 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p11 (platter or plate) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p12 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p13 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p14 (base) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q410-p15 (other shape sherd) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q411-p1 (other shape sherd) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q411-p2 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q411-p3 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q411-p4 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q411-p7 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q413-p1 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q413-p2 (platter or plate) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q413-p3 (casserole) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q413-p4 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q413-p7 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q417-p1 (platter or plate) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q417-p3 (rim) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q417-p4 (platter or plate) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q417-p6 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	mKB	q417-p7 (jar) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
	2015-04-28	rL	q418-p1 (bowl) sits in f346 (fill) [Input: J03PZE6ES.J]
Type of contact: earliest events	2012-04-14	jW	f346 (fill) covers f368 (glacis) [Input: W414JW.j]
Ceramic typological distribution	!!	!!	frequencies of ceramic vessels and sherds included within feature

Time Sequencing

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Stratum (to which element belongs)	2012-09-09	jW	s650b^J3B [Input: W909JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs)	2012-09-09	!!	h3m^J3B [Input: W909JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f57 (fill) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f259 (fill) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f260 (layer) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f262 (layer) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f263 (layer) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f334 (layer) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f346 (fill) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f349 (fill) [Input: WX07JW.j]
	2012-10-07	!!	f350 (pit-c) [Input: WX07JW.j]
Strata (included within phase)	2012-10-07	jW	s650b^J3B [Input: WX07JW.j]
Stratigraphic reasons of assignment	2012-10-07	jW	Covered by the baqaya glacis, f109 and f50, which because of their association (protects the top from erosion) with the main revetment wall, f11, are dated to the EDIII period. f346 may be either the remains of earlier glacis or fill to make a smooth transition from an older glacis, f368, to f109. This stratum assignment assumes that it is EDIII fill. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Typological reasons for assignment	2012-10-07	jW	As in many features in this part of the excavation unit, the ceramics within the feature date to the Late Chalcolithic period. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Other reasons, reservations, qualifications	2012-10-07	jW	Our current understanding of the dichotomy is that except for the baqaya, which is clean sub-soil taken from outside the tell, most of the material used for fills ws obtained from the BA temple mound itself, which at the time of construction of the extant revetment wall and glacis was covered with soil containing LC ceramics, ahaving not been occupied between the periods. [Input: WX07JW.j]
Review of ceramics	2010-09-13	jW	A preliminary analysis of the ceramics by mKB, dated this feature to the LC3 period. [Input: U914JW.j]
Review of ceramics	2010-09-15	mKB	Dates to Late Chalcolithic 3 [Input: U915MKB.j]

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4. TYPOLOGY

Morphology

Roster	Date	Author	Record
Ware or Material, species	2010-09-13	jW	so [Input: UX05JW.j]
Color	2010-09-13	jW	pale red [Input: UX05JW.j]
Color number (Munsell)	2010-09-13	jW	7.5YR 6/3 [Input: UX05JW.j]
Hardness, compaction	2010-09-13	jW	>5 [Input: UX05JW.j]
Texture, surface finish	2010-09-13	jW	plaster-like [Input: UX05JW.j]

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6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster	Date	Author	Record
View/drawing of features	v169 2010-09-13 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v170 2010-09-13 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v170a 2010-09-13 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v171 2010-09-13 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v171a 2010-09-13 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172a 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172b 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172c 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172d 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v172e 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v173 2010-09-15 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v191 2010-09-25 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v191a 2010-09-25 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v192 2010-10-04 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v192a 2010-10-04 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v193 2010-10-04 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v193a 2010-10-04 jW [Input: V205JW.j] v198 2010-10-04 jW [Input: V205JW.j]