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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2013 |
| Feature Type: platform |
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| Location: Northwest platform of latest phase of space 94 in Building 52 |
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| Grid X: 1048.14 Grid Y: 1172.47 |
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This platform has been first concidered as PLT F.1574, which is a number given to the "same" platform, but in building 51. However, the current excavation should be concerned with B52 only (B51 was removed in 2005).
This raises two problems:
- This platform shows very clear evidence of bruning. Its SW part has been very affected by fire (Black and soft plaster). Yet, only B52 has burned. (B51 was constructed inside B52, in an area cleard of burning residues.)
- But, in plans and synthesis of B52, this platform is still called PLT 1574 (B51's number...).
So: This platform we started excavating: should it be associated with B51? In this case, burning evidence on its top does not make sense. Or, should it be associated with B52? In this case, should we change its feature number, and the platform must have been excavated until the top of B52's remains of burnt plaster in previous excavation seasons?
Despite that it has been said in reports that Sp.94 in B52 was never really excavated (only the floor was reached) it has been possible to realize that parts of the platform were removed anyway (by compairing pictures of hte excavation of B51 and B52 "excavated").
Thus: The layer u10319 (white and not affected by fire) corresponds to the reconstruction of the platform when B51 was build after B52's burning. It thus corresponds to PLT 1574.
But: the first layer excavated this year: u.20614, just under u.10318, corresponds to the remains (after 7 years of erosion) of burnt plaster laying on the top of the B52's platform. This platform should be called differently (PLT F. 3694) (being part of another building). |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| above: (Click to view the record) 7617 |
| abuts: (Click to view the record) 3693, 3695 |
| below: (Click to view the record) 1574, 3693 |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 7127, 7332 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 11 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 6 (Click here to view unit list) |
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