| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Daily notes about recovery of elements |
1996-08-06 |
rK |
The top of f220 in line with f142 top 2 cm very ashy and black; but that cleared up very soon. [Input: G808RK.J] |
| 1996-08-06 |
rK |
This feature was cut as an approximately 20 cm wide trench down to the depth of the top layer of brick in f142, ca. 13 cm. [Input: G808RK.J] |
| 1997-06-19 |
rK |
Excavations began at the W end of the S 1/3 of the area and was carried all the way to the E to meet the baulk left in the SE corner of the room. The accumulation shows no clear discontinuity with f215 which covers it, and none is observable in the section. There is a fair amount of carbonized material but the accumulation in general is pinkish brown with gray interspersed. It is quite hard. One good seal impression was recovered today. [Input: H620RK.J] |
| Argument |
1997-06-19 |
rK |
f215 was a layer of accummulation that covered the platform f142 and extended up from its top surface, as we defined it. Since f142 had a gypsum coating, it is doubtful that f215 was a floor packing that was laid at the time of the construction of the threshold. f215 must therefore be later than f142. f220 was defined as the deposition that was covered by f215 and extending up to the top level of the threshold f142. However, there is no clear transition between f215 and f220. The section does not indicate any difference between the two accumulations. They are both hard pinkish deposits with grayish patches and inclusions of carbonized material in addition to sherds and bones. The workmen expressed the feeling that they were one and the same; they felt alike to remove, and were a hard packed accumulation of the same type. Even though this accumulation is relatively free of artifacts, it is unlikely to be a floor packing because it covers a gypsum coated threshold. Since it appears that f215 and f220 are the same accumulation, it would also seem that f142 was not a threshold that stepped up to room k22, but that it was a barrier of sorts between k22 and k25. So entering room k22 required stepping down from f142. [Input: H620RK.J] |
| 1997-06-24 |
bsh |
f142 must have served as a threshold at a later period than the time of the original floor surface of A6 in Building AK. [Input: H624BSH.J] |
| Notes on recovery |
1996-07-31 |
rK |
at the level of f142 at the top [Input: ZH322lC.j] |