.bk A16 .fl L818LR.J .fd -M726-A.J***L818LR.J .rd L723 .ri sV -DY Outside a1 we have to the North a series of three floors. The upper floor shows many inclusions of pebbles and sherds and can be associated to the stone foundation of the South side and to the wall f114 on the North side of the locus. The floors are probably associated to an open area as the irregularity and the slope westward of their surface show. Above the wall which represents the North-West boundary of this outside area we can see a 30cm reddish accumulation at the bottom of the wall f114 to be attributed to phase 5c. To the West a series of accumulations (cut by a pit f149 next to the North-East corner of a1) included between the North wall of a2 f10 and the wall f132 appearing in the east part of locus k2, which we supposed to come still from phase 5b since they lie underneath the ashy layer f22=f33 k6. this layer appears also on the top of the phase 5b east wall of a2. a 1 C01 Some questions are not yet solved with regard to the a1 structure. The south wall appears to consist of two walls instead of the presumed one wall f5. The external one, which has been labeled f142, seems to be bonded with f4. However, the internal wall (f5) shows no bonding to either walls. This wall is 70cm wide similar in width to the other wall f7 located on the northern side. At this moment we are removing slowly and carefully the courses of bricks from each wall to understand fully the relationship of these walls to the structure itself and to f50 and f51. .rd L716 .ri lR a 6 C01 We resumed excavations in the box structure (a6) today since the burial found in a9 was found 93 cm below the beginning of the bricks. This depth suggests that perhaps we have not dug deep enough to encounter the burial of a6. We initially stopped digging in a6 since we were already at 80cm and found no signs of its use nor human remains. The workman Ahkmed is working in this area and has come down on the remains of several scattered animal bones lying close to the tomb walls. The walls of the structure are still going down and we will continue to excavate until we reach the bottom of the walls f72, and f73. .rd L818 a 10 B11 Initially we found a series of holes in the same level along f52 and defined it as a drainage system. We assigned f66 to the drain hole running east to west along the north side of f52 based on a round hole along the west side of the wall and the one half brick layer form a ledge north of f52. f68 was assigned to the drain running north south that runs through f70. These features were assigned on L625 and after excavating the area it is evident that no drainage system exists and perhaps the holes that were found are caused by rodents or other small animals and mislabeled as drains. .rd L716 f 5 B11 This wall after carefully removing the top bricks was found to actually contain two walls. The outer wall has been labeled f142 and the inner wall remained f5. In excavating the structure, it became evident that this wall does not bond with f4 wall and remains a separate wall either used for a buttress or to support the original wall. It is presumed that the wall was constructed after f142. .rd L719 .ri fAB f 133 ;A01 f0151 f 151 ;A01 f0133 .rd L716 .ri lR k 1 C02 we will remove the east baulk in k1 after CI has drawn the section. q 296 A99 mixed q-lot contains entire k6 baulk. .rd L723 .ri sV k 5 text L818lR.T Khabur_pottery Khabur pottery inside the pit in k5 helps us understand the situation in terms of chronology for the whole area A16. The khabur sherds from the pit belong to phase 5a which is below the floor f29 of structure a2. This belongs to the phase 5b (a2) and seems to be the only well preserved structure of this phase. The other structures to the west of a2 shows a more complicated situation. The north wall of this house f7 appears to be in a slant foundation which fAB believes to belong to the phase 5b, contemporary to the large stone components f118 aligned with the north wall to the east of it and supposed to be the foundation of an earlier wall then destroyed (still in the phase 5b). fAB suggests that the reddish accumulation above the stones of the wall f7, a sort of fill between those and the bricks above, could belong to the following phase 5c similarly to the floor f51 and the accumulations above f50 and f24 within a1. endtext f 29 lf L818lR.T .rd L716 .ri lR k 6 C01 we are removing both baulks and are considering removing all the baulks in the area for aerial photos. .bk A16 .fl L818LR.J .fd N203LR.J***L818LR.J .rd L730 -DY removed f138 c1,c2,c3. This feature is associated with f136 (the wall running E-W in k2) and to the basin f137. .rd L713 .ri sV a 1 C01 we have begun to remove the three walls of the one-room structure a1, which is composed of the northern f7, the western f4, and the southern f5 walls. The strategy for removal is as follows, we plan to remove each brick layer horizontally with the intention of fully exposing a clear surface (the original surface was severely eroded and damaged) to understand the construction of this structure. abk and gz have volunteered to supervise this project and will provide sketches of these constructional phases. After removing some courses of the bricks, we have realized that f5 consists of two unbonded walls next to each other. The external wall, labeled f142 measures 110cm in width and 330cm in length and extends out of the square into A13. It appears bonded with the wall f4 (east wall). The second internal wall f5, measures 70cm in width and 350cm in length and does not bond with walls f4 and f142. It must be stressed that the inner part of the wall f5, measuring 70cm appears to consist of broken melted bricks with the mortar alternating between two bricks in width whereas the external side consists basically of one brick width. We expect to find a similar situation in the northern wall f7, where a fissure is visible in the inner northeast corner between f7 and f4 (this fissure likely delineates the two walls). Moreover on the top of the wall it seems that a bond exists between the wall f4 and an internal portion of the wall f5, measuring 70cm in width. This internal wall is not bonded with the external wall, consisting of two courses of 40x40 bricks and measuring 90cm in width. ;[removed second sentence] The second internal wall f5, measures 70cm in width and 350cm in length and does not bond with walls f4 and f142. Therefore, it would seem that this was built at a later time than f5, likely to support the external one. .rd L723 I99 The north wall of this house a1, f7, appears to be in a slant foundation which fab believes belongs to phase 5b, contemporary to the large stone components f118 that align with the North wall to the East of it and is likely the foundation of an earlier wall which was destroyed (still in the phase 5b). Fab suggests that the reddish accumulation above the stones of the wall f7, a sort of fill between those and the bricks above, could belong to the following phase 5c similarly to the floor f51 and the accumulations above f50 and f24 within a1. a 2 I99 a2 belongs to phase 5b and seems to be the only well preserved structure of this phase. The other structures to the West of a2 show a more complicated situation. .rd L716 .ri lR a 6 C01 We temporarily halted excavations inside the "box structure" since we are 80cm deep with no indication of function. We had anticipated coming down on a burial, but to date we have not encountered any material to classify this structure as a tomb. However, since the recent discovery of tomb a9 which yielded a burial at 93cm (below the top of the tomb walls) and we presume that the box structure and a9 are contemporary, than there is still a possibility that we are simply not deep enough. We have thus reopened the "box structure" today with Ahkmed currently working in this area who has come down on several scattered animal bones lying close to the tomb walls (we took several nice photographs of these bones). The bones appear to be grave offerings, but no human remains yet. The walls of the structure are still going down and we will continue excavating until we reach the bottom of the walls f72, and f73. f 5 C01 After careful examination of this wall we have determined that it consists of two walls instead of the original one wall. This was revealed through removing the top few courses of bricks, which exposed clearly defined mortar lines delineating both walls. The outer wall has been labeled f142 and the inner wall remains f5. In excavating the structure, it became evident that this wall f5 does not bond with f4 wall and remains separate, likely used as a buttress to support the original wall. It is presumed that the wall f5 was constructed after f142. .rd L730 f 137 B11 stone basin found next to f138, the three limestone door sockets. The stone basin is constructed of a solid piece of porous basalt with the top surface worked, smoothed, and concave perfect for a grinding surface. The bottom is irregular in shape and is buried in the soil, meant to be used in one place not mobile. f 138 B11 This feature consists of three limestone door sockets, irregular in shape with deep depressions at the center. The door sockets are placed next to each other forming a line. We have created separate components for each door socket, they are as follows- C1: northern door socket measuring 33x20x15 cm C2: middle door socket measuring 31x22x19 cm C3: southern door socket measuring 24x14x16 cm C99 this feature was removed on L730 M99 The function of this feature is unclear, although they retain a very typical door socket shape their locations to each other suggests that they were used for another purpose. One suggestion is for food production such as grinding food or a more specialized use associated with someone's trade. These "door sockets" are also next to the basin f137, and located in a small niche-like area. .rd L716 f 142 C01 This wall was discovered by removing several courses of bricks from f5 wall, which revealed that it was two separate walls. f142 is thus the outer wall with f5 as the inner wall. This wall was presumably constructed as additional support for f5. .rd L719 .ri fAB f 144 B11 a pavement street that follows the north wall of a3, probably a continuation of A15 f71. .rd L802 .ri lR i 48 B11 One sherd belonging to a jar with grooves along one surface. K03 cl .rd L716 ;k 1 ;A99 q296 is a mixed q-lot, contains entire k6 baulk. .rd L723 .ri sV k 1 C01 To the North of a1, (outside the structure) we have a series of three floors coming out. The upper floor consists of pebble and sherd inclusions and can be associated with the stone foundation of the wall f114 found on the extreme North side of the locus (actually within the baulk/section). The floors are probably associated to an open area due to the irregular surface and slope of these floors (slopes west). Above the wall f7, which represents the northwest boundary of this outside area, we can see a 30cm reddish accumulation at the bottom of the wall f114, which belongs to phase 5c. To the west, there are a series of accumulations, which were cut by the pit f149 next to the northeast corner of a1. We assume that these accumulations still belong to phase 5b since they lie underneath the ashy layer f33 in k6. This layer also appears at the top of the East wall of a2, which is phase 5b. k 5 I99 The Khabur pottery found inside the k5 pit helps us understand the chronology for the whole area of A16. The Khabur sherds from the pit, presumably belong to phase 5a, which is below the floor f29 of structure a2.