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Unit Book J3

The Terrace Edge, Center (Version 1a)

J3k2

Processed on 2024-12-10

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best image 2009-03-11 jW [Input: T311JW.j]
2020-07-27 jW [Input: ZE727jW.J]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2006-08-12 vVE At the western edge of k2 starts the old trench in B6, excavated by a German team from Tuebingen University. The trench runs from West to East but has a different orientation than the J3 grid. As the trench progresses East it also runs more to the North. The baulk walls have in some places caved in slightly, but are generally in reasonable condition. It now has approximately the following dimensions: 260 x 880 cm. [Input: Q812VE2.j]
2006-09-19 ei W-half of German Trench(BA) and expected location of second apron. [Input: Q918EI4.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2006-08-12 vVE Today a picture, v501, was taken of this area and of the state of preservation of the German trench in B6. Then a lot of backfill was excavated, the sherds collected and counted: three base sherds, 5 rims and 53 body sherds had been found. Not all dirt could be removed but this will be completed tomorrow morning. [Input: Q812VE2.j]
2006-08-13 vVE We cleaned the South section of the German trench B6 by cutting it back approximately 5 cm. The deposit that was removed in this proces was defined as f512. Then we proceeded to excavate the Northwestern corner of k2 (f514 and f513) and just to the west of German trench B6 (f515 and f516). These areas were excavated in order to overlay the orientation of our grid on the B6 trench. However, because our surveyor, bP could not yet survey the markers for k2 that are missing (ie. the Eastern markers and those markers that define the baulks) we proceeded very cautiously. [Input: Q813VE.j]
2006-08-14 vVE Feature f513 and f516 were excavated to the level of the German trench B6 and these features were then closed. f518 is the top soil of the part of k2 that lies South of trench B6. f518 was removed today. [Input: Q814VE.j]
2006-08-15 vVE We started to excavate the natural accumulation f522 in the southern half of k2. We closed it after excavating several (big) pick runs in this feature. f533 is the natural accumulation that lies under f522 and is a continuation of this feature. f533 was not excavated today. Features f524 and f531 were assigned to stones that had fallen down northwards (perhaps recently) from the second apron f532. [Input: Q815VE.j]
2006-08-16 vVE Excavation continued in f533 where we reached the elevation of the top of the stones of the second apron. A new feature will be assigned to these deposits tomorrow. f535 was started in the northern part: both the bottom of the German trench B6 in BA and the bottom of f513. [Input: Q816VE.j]
2006-08-17 vVE We continued to excavate the deposit that lie south of f532 and cover it. By accident this area was assigned f535 today, but f535 was the deposit to the north of f532. Therefore the q-lot q526 was reassigned to f557. We further uncovered the very large boulder f543 and relayed it. [Input: Q817VE.j]
2006-08-19 vVE We excavated f557 to further expose f532. Several lines of stones have now been uncovered but the expected steps are not present. Instead of the steps, a slightly sloping surface of boulders became visible. The downward slope of these stones is also not nearly as steep as we expected. At the bottom of f557 we found a natural compacted floor surface f566. [Input: Q819VE1.j]
2006-08-22 vVE A small remainder of f535 (bottom of the german trench BA) was excavated. The correct marker points defining the borders of k2 had not been known for a long time and therefore this small area of f535 remained in the NE corner of k1. [Input: Q822VE.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2006-08-13 vVE f512 (volumetric material)
f513 (accumulation D)
f514 (topsoil)
f515 (topsoil)
f516 (accumulation D) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-14 eI f518 (topsoil) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-15 mO f522 (accumulation D) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-15 eI f524 (isolated stone) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-15 vVE f531 (isolated stone)
f532 (apron) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-09-03 eI f532.1 (stone installation)
f532.2 (stone installation)
f532.3 (stone installation)
f532.4 (stone installation)
f532.5 (stone installation) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-15 eI f533 (accumulation D) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-16 eI f535 (accumulation D) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-17 eI f543 (isolated stone) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-19 vVE f549 (stone installation)
f551 (isolated stone) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-20 vVE f557 (accumulation D) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-22 eI f563 (isolated stone)
f564 (isolated stone) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2006-08-26 vVE f566 (floor, type d) [Input: Q918EI3.j]
2007-11-07 jW f635 (isolated stone) [Input: RY07JW.j]
2006-08-26 MISSING i500 (metal tool) [Input: Q918EI.j]
2005-08-13 rE q37.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: P823GM4.j]
2005-08-23 rE q84.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: P904GM4.j]
2005-09-03 gM q113.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: P904GM4.j]
2006-08-23 aA q215.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-08-28 aA q257.2 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-05 aA q306.1 (clay lump) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-09 aA q309.1 (clay lump) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-10 bL q320.1 (kiln waste) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-11 aA q322.3 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-12 cC q334.1 (lithic artifact)
q334.3 (lithic artifact)
q358.1 (lithic artifact)
q362.1 (kiln waste) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-09-13 iI q365.5 (sh) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2010-09-18 jW q424.1 (blade)
q428.1 (blade) [Input: UX05JW1.j]
2006-08-13 vvE q506.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q918EI1.j]
2006-08-17 vvE q523.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q918EI1.j]
2006-08-20 vVE q538.1 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q918EI1.j]
2006-09-05 aA q900.6 (lithic artifact) [Input: Q921EDB.j]
2006-08-13 vvE q502 (items, pottery)
q503 (pottery)
q504 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-14 eI q507 (bones, pottery)
q508 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-14 mO q511 (items) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-15 eI q513 (items, pottery)
q515 (items, pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-15 vvE q516 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-16 eI q517 (bones, items, pottery)
q520 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-17 eI q526 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-19 eI q530 (bones, items, pottery)
q531 (bones, pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-08-22 eI q541 (bones, pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
2006-09-05 eI q595 (pottery) [Input: Q918EI5.j]
Extension of locus or q-lot 2006-09-19 ei m3620 [Input: Q918EI4.j]
Length of two sides 2006-09-19 ei E500 [Input: Q918EI4.j]
2006-09-19 ei N500 [Input: Q918EI4.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

v508
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511b
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511c
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511d
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511e
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v511f
2006-08-17 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v514
2006-08-19 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v519
2006-08-21 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v525
2006-08-23 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v526
2006-08-23 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v526b
2006-08-23 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v526c
2006-08-23 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535a
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535b
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535c
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535d
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v535e
2006-08-24 vE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v537
2006-08-24 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v539
2006-08-24 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v540a
2006-08-24 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v541
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v541b
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v542
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v542a
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v545
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v545c
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v545d
2006-08-27 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v550
2006-08-31 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v550a
2006-08-31 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v550d
2006-08-31 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v553
2006-09-02 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v553a
2006-09-02 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v553c
2006-09-02 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v553d
2006-09-02 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v553e
2006-09-02 vVE [Input: RY01JW.j]

v104
2006-09-03 mO [Input: RX31JW.j]

v104b
2006-09-03 mO [Input: RX31JW.j]

v104c
2006-09-03 mO [Input: RX31JW.j]
v556
2006-09-04 mO [Input: RY01JW.j]

p500
2007-03-21 jW [Input: R321JW3.j]

v158
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v158b
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v159
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v159a
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v161
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v162
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v162a
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

v162c
2007-07-07 jW [Input: RX31JW.j]

p502
2007-08-13 eI [Input: R813EI.j]

p505
2007-08-13 eI [Input: R813EI.j]

p508
2007-08-13 eI [Input: R813EI.j]

p509
2007-08-13 eI [Input: R813EI.j]

w504
2007-08-20 eI [Input: R820EI.j]

w505
2007-08-20 eI [Input: R820EI.j]

w508
2007-08-20 eI [Input: R820EI.j]

w509
2007-08-20 eI [Input: R820EI.j]

v501
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504a
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504b
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504c
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504d
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504e
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v504f
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]

v506
2007-11-01 jW [Input: RY01JW.j]