Unit Book J3
Phases

Phase 8rJ3B within unit J3

James L. Walker – October 2012

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Stratigraphy

Phase 8r (stratum 50) are the post-abandonment soil layers just below those of Phase 9m. During the times that they were deposited, the tell was occasionally visited for short periods by travelers and herders who left scant traces of their stay. The evidence consists of spots of burned soil and clusters of pebbles in mud matrices (f142). As with strata above and below, there are also displaced stones in the soil.

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Typology

Ceramics and items from these layers are fully analyzed and cataloged. Pottery is from mixed phases. Most items are ubiquitous stone tools and clay artifacts..

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