.bk J05
.fl S807jW.j
.fd Daily journal for S807 and feature descriptions
.fn f110 to f120
.ei jW
.ed S807
.rd S806
.ri jW

-ac Removal man Karghraman, while standing on a baulk and leanining on a tent pole, fell into the excavation when the support for the pole gave way.  Fortunately, he was not injured.  All workmen and staff were warned to be more careful in the future.

-wk All workmen from J1 were detailed to us to begin removing the stepped baulk system, f110, in k100.  Masoom excused at 0800 to take ill daughter to doctor.

-wk All twenty assigned workmen in J5 reported.  Daoud excused at 0600 on account of illness.

k 100
dy Removed approximately 40cm of the stepped baulk line using workmen from J1.

k 33
dy Finished removing the east baulk, f107, and a cluster of melon-sized stones that was imbedded in it, f111.  Began excavating packed floor surface, f102, in order to define the interface between the staircase, f21;  the wall, f41; and its glacis, f74.
sg We will excavate f102 and the accumulations below it by starting in the far SE corner of the locus, move west to the N-S midline, then move north toward f21.

k 13
dy After finishing the removal of the east baulk of k34, we resumed excavating in this locus.  In natural accumulation, f115, we uncovered a large, isolated limestone block, f116, in the middle of the locus.  In the southeastern quadrant was a cluster of melon-sized stones, f120.

k 14
dy At the beginning of the day, began to remove natural accumulation, f112, which was present throughout the locus and surrounded the stones of installation, f108.  Uncovered a semi-circular arc of small stones, along the eastern baulk.

k 100
dy Excavated the baulk, f110, consisting of previously documented layers of soil which formed the locus, to a depth of 40cm below the surface.

f 110
ds Volumetric material contained in a saw-tooth shaped pillar of soil in k 100.  It is the remnant of previously excavated J1 loci to define the extent and form of the revetment wall, f3.  It is formed by previously excavated features and is being removed to enhance the sightlines from a new observation platform being constructed.

f 111
ds A small cluster of melon-sized stones imbedded in a soil matrix about 50 cm below the surface and located along the northern edge of the east baulk of k33.  It could have been associated with the stone installations, f49 and f76, about 5 m to the west. It was probably a result of scattered occupation after the tell was abandoned.  It was measured, photographed, and removed.

f 112
ds  The natural accumulation under natural accumulation, f106, in k14  It was relatively soft and was of uniform texture throughout the locus.

f 113
ds Three large limestone blocks atop a pillar of soil, f5, remaining from previous excavations in the vicinity of J1.  The blocks do not seem to be organized into a pattern or complement any other stones or groups of stones at that elevation in the vicinity.  They will be measured and photographed, then removed when we excavate f5 at the end of the season.

f 114
ds The Mittani deposits near the bottom of the east baulk of k43.  They are a continuation to the west of the crusted natural accumulation, f98, and laminations, f100 , found in above the hard, packed surface, k102, in k33.

f 115
ds The natural accumulation below the topsoil, f105, in k13.  It has an irregualr surface with hard and soft spots corresponding to the actions of water on aeolian soil and animal burrows respectively.  

f 116
ds An isolated, large limestone block near the surface in the middle of k13.

f 117
ds The topsoil in k3.  It has a hard surface with dark brown root systems and nodules of soil beneath.  In previous seasons, backdirt removal took place in the vicinity.

f 118
ds The topsoil in k4.  It has a hard surface with dark brown root systems and nodules of soil beneath.  In previous seasons, backdirt removal took place in the vicinity.


f 119
ds An semicircular arc of stones along the eastern baulk of k14.  The stones at north and south extremities are a bit larger than a modern brick, with rectangular crossections.  No nearby structures suggest a use for this feature, which was photographed, measured, and removed.

f 120
ds A cluster of melon-sized stones in a soil matrix in the southwest corner of k13.  There was no nearby structure at this elevation to suggest a use for it or to determine whether or not it was deposited naturally.