.bk A6
.fl G705RK.J
.fd journal,partial, G702-G705
.ed G705
.ei rk
.fn original file name G705RK--b, changed manually by lC on ZH228

;.bk Z1
.ri rk
.rd G702
i 293
nr a bone/stone sample possibly from the top of current level between floor of k168 and doorway in k167.  It was disturbed and found with the backdirt being removed.
.rd G704
.ri rah

i 293
df fg
ds the leg is moderately gracile, with articulated knee-joint.  The body join is flat, typical of herbivores, and supports body rather than propel it forward. Perhaps a caprid leg.

.bk A6
.ri rk
.rd G703
q 304
ds base of jar; presented itself upside down in the ash pit f29.
f 37
tc ov f102
k 217
ds The Islamic burial bones that remained in a11 were all removed.  The secondary (2nd Mill?) brick wall extends into the E baulk.  We are not yet at the E border of the square down to the level of the top of the brick wall, f44.  Any courses of brick removed farther along E during the previous season belonged to the secondary wall.
k 218
ds Digging down in f102 revealed something like an endiron (much smaller than a tannur, with no vertical wall on one side).  This was labelled f104.  Functional relationship between f104 and ash pit f31 (??)
f 104
ds black/ashen ac all to the S of this (the structure is open to the S) and a large area beyond.
.rd G704
-lb The same (q) lot number is to be assigned to the pottery and bone from the same stratum with a p or b following the number (until the bag is full).  We have been assigning separate numbers until now.  Change effective with q348.
f 106
ds ac of varying consistency and color; fine as well as coarse/granular, mostly pinkish brown.  Plenty of bone and sherd inclusions.  Ac above f106 had more ash content and small rocks.
f 107
ds bricky material, brownish red, included in this layer but it is not a well-defined feature.  small rocks present.
-dy in k218, f102 was cleared further all the way to the N of locus, requiring removal of ashpit, f31.
f 31
ds had wall/lining consisting of coarse red-brown clay with gypsum inclusions and fired appearance.
f 103
ds f103's limits were extended Northward since the limit previously set defined no real stratigraphic boundary.
.rd G705
.ri rk
-sg Our strategy for G706.  [1] As regards the main floor of interest, f101, in k168, we shall pursue the following strategy.  Comparing absolute elevations on G704 showed us that most of this floor is about 30 cm above the bottom of f137 in A1 (the floor that yielded most of the sealings).  The portions so far excavated in k168 during this season have been cut 10-20 cm from this level. So rather than cut into this in search of the floor of interest, we shall proceed as follows.  The small section cut in the doorway opening from W into k169 shall be extended past the doorway from k169 to k168.  This should yield both a N and E section of what is present.  If the section shows stratification, it shall be removed layer by layer.  [2] In k218, we shall begin by first removing the "handiron", f104.  It shall be renamed as an item.  Prior to removal, it shall be triangulated and given axial definition.  This is also meant to be a practical exercise for jm and rs.  Once this is done, we shall assign 3 pickmen here with support crew to rapidly cut down the E terrace. The ac below this floor has already been assigned a new feature number.  We shall scrape the side of the E terrace to view again any stratification present.  Once the entire floor of k218 is level, we shall remove the W. baulk (i.e, E baulk of k168) and then proceed systematically to remove the strata.  A section is preserved for us on the E border of k168 which is well below this square.  [3] The strategy for k217 is as before to remove most of the platform on the wall, leaving only a section for documentation.