Editing Kish (Sumer) (section)

===Area P===
[[File:PCB (north-east view).png|thumb|219x219px|left|3-D reconstruction of the Plano-convex building (north-east view) by Hmlam]]
This area, north of tell W, was unearthed during the second excavation season (1923–1924) led by Mackay, which uncovered the 'Plano-convex building' (PCB).<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":6">[http://www.persee.fr/doc/paleo_0153-9345_2015_num_41_1_5661] Zaina, F., "Craft, Administration and Power in Early Dynastic Mesopotamian Public Buildings. Recovering the Plano-convex Building at Kish", Iraq, Paléorient, vol. 41, pp. 177–197, 2015</ref> But outstanding discoveries in Palace A rapidly overshadowed the contemporary excavation here, and the building remained partially uncovered.<ref name=":7">P. R. S. Moorey, "The 'Plano-Convex Building' at Kish and Early Mesopotamian Palaces", Iraq, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 83–98, 1964</ref>

Revealed by its stratigraphy and pottery assemblage was the existence of three distinct architectural phases.<ref name=":7" /> The earliest archaeological occupation dates back to the ED II period.<ref name=":7" /> Above it, rested the massive ED III construction – the PCB. Multiple rooms in the PCB exhibited layers of ashes and charcoals with arrowheads and copper blades, attested that the PCB suffered significant destruction twice during the late ED III period.<ref name=":6" /> After its destruction, the PCB was abandoned.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":6" /> Located above later floors of the PCB were scattered burials during the Akkadian period.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
====The 'Plano-convex building'====
[[File:PCB (bird's eye view).png|thumb|215x215px|right|3-D reconstruction of the Plano-convex building (bird's eye view) by Hmlam]]
The Plano-convex building was a fortified construction built extensively with [[Mudbricks#Ancient world|plano-convex bricks]].<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":6" /> It displayed the socio-economic dynamics at Kish during the ED III period.<ref name=":6" /> No characteristic linking the building to a religious construct.<ref name=":4" /> Instead, the Plano-convex building is recognized as a public building associated with the economical production of beer, textile and oil.<ref name=":6" /> The PCB might have also housed the administrative center powered by the elites.<ref name=":6" /> First recognized by Margueron, scholars have divided the building into four main sectors based on the architectural layout:<ref name=":6" />
*Sector A: Production area
*Sector B: Inconclusive but arguably an administration area
*Sector C: Unknown but exhibit a high degree of segregation
*Sector D: Private, domestic area for housing activities