Area JP - The Plaza

JP Synthesis

Strata definition chart: generation JPB

Giorgio Buccellati – August 2008
Mesopo.
horizon
regional
rulers
B.C. Urkesh phase sub-phase sr
 sub-
     sr
definition of stratum (JP)
     definition of substratum
definition of stratum (AA)
     definition of substratum
8 Mozan 1 erosion and latest activities erosion and latest activities
     a      surface wash and erosion      surface wash and erosion
     road building A17-A15-A14
     b      sod layer, topsoil      sod layer, topsoil
     c      disturbed upper layer      disturbed upper layer
     d      -      removal of ancient stones
     gulley wash, laminations
     e      -      modern burials
Late
MA/MB
Adad-Nirari I 1307-1275 7 non-sacral 3 scattered occupation:
tannurs (J2-3), pits (J3)
scattered occupation: tannurs
4 layers covering Terrace -
5 surface -
Early
MA/MB
Tushratta 1365-1335 6 reduced
visibility
6b glacis only and memory stones 10 abandonment -
11
edge of glacis
     marked by memory stones
narrowing of service structures
     a      -      collapse (A18)
     b      -      accumulation within
        divided storehouses (A18)
     c      -      partitioning and repaiing
     d      -      -
Shuttarna II -1380 12 remodeling of upper part of staircase and "secondary apron" structures and retaining wall to the west
     a      -      [abandonment ?]
     b      -      last accumulations
     c      -      A18 storehouse (walls,first floors)
     room with burnt basin in A17
     d      -      north-south retaining wall
        for continuing dumps
Saushtatar ca. 1450
(or 1420?)
6a revetment wall and staircase showing 13 upper part of accumulation
against revetment wall
(missing) houses to the west
     a      -      [collapse and erosion of houses?]
     b      -      [accumulation within houses]
     start of extramural dumps
        to the east (A17-18)
     c      -      extramural stone pavement
        to the east (A17,18,19)
     d      -      building of (missing) houses
        (walls, first floors)
Parattarna ca.1500 14 lower part of accumulations against wall ?
     a      -      re-use of phase 5 walls (A17)
interface? ? 16th century? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OB [Babylon:
Samsu-ditana
|
Hammurapi]
1595
|
1760
5 buildup
south and
west of
sanctuary
5c escarpment covered 30 top accumulations
   against escarpment;
erosion to the east (?)
houses and collapse
     a      J1 floors; J4 bin      great brickfall
     b      -      erosion and subsequent cut
     c      -      abandonment
     d      -      accumulations
     e      -      minor rebuilding
Mari:
Zimri-Lim
|
Shehna:
Shamshi-Adad
1760
|
1800
Terru;
Haziran
5b escarpment
reduced
31 mid plaza accumulations;
service activities to the east
houses/graves build-up and first use
     a      -      higher accumulations within houses
     b      -      construction and first floors
? 1800
|
1900
- 5a escarpment still visible 32 - scattered occupation (not house related)
     a      -      A15 burials; small pit; late kilns;
     fragments of wall and hard acc. in south
     b      -      late dumping in depression
     c      -      depression for mudbrick pitting
     d      -      early dumping in widened pits and depression
33 - scattered occupation (house related)
     a      -      storage pits (large)
     b      -      A15 pottery kilns
     c      -      depression for mudbrick pitting
34 - scattered occupation (house related)
     a      -      burials
     b      -      tannurs ?
     c      -      pebble lenses and accumulations (A16)