For an overall discussion of the principles of Stratigraphic Analysis see the grammar.
For presentation of the stratigraphy of the Urkesh site as a whole see the Mozan Sitewide website.
Both emplacement and deposition have a clear configuration in each of the two main stages, with a high number of well defined structures.
Sections were drawn and daily sketch drawings documented features and items in volumetry. The phasing of excavated layers is documented in chronometry.
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