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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5a3

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! installation
Best definition 2009-04-06 jW wall [Input: T406JW.j]
Best image 2009-04-14 jW
v139 [Input: T414JW.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2009-04-06 jW A wall system consisting of two lines of melon-sized stones, f28 and f71, running roughly N-S through loci k44 and k43, and separated by an entranceway threshold, f163. They are very near the surface and probably represent the westernmost boundary of the last realization of the late Mittani period sacral space which includes the BA temple mound and the monumental staircase, f21. [Input: T406JW.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2009-04-06 jW k44 [Input: T406JW.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Features within aggregate 2009-04-06 jW f28 (stone installation), f71 (stone installation), f163 (stone installation) [Input: T406JW.j]
q-lots within aggregate 2009-04-06 !! q40 (pottery) [Input: T406JW.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s70J5B, s120J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h7vJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
2012-10-16 !! h8mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]