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Unit Book A6

The Palace Kitchen (Version 1a)

A6k30

Processed on 2024-12-20

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 1997-06-15 rK NE corner of sector D-previously unexcavated [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-16 rK this locus is made up of the unexcavated area in the NE corner of sector D. The S and W limits of the locus correspond to the N and E sides of the cuts made for excavating areas A8 and k217, respectively (see v101). The N and E limits of the locus were laid out by the surveyor, parallel to the orientation of the AK building. The E limit was set to extend ~1m. E of the E face of the wall f210. This would ensure that we would be able to see the full breadth of f210 where it extends into the present locus and also to verify the existence of any doorway. Along the N, the NE corner of the previously excavated limit of A6 was chosen as the W limit of k30. [Input: H616RK.J]
1997-06-17 rk The dimensions of the excavated area (i.e., excluding the protective baulk to be removed periodically) are as follows: E 480cm, S 400cm, W 320cm, N 350cm. [Input: H617RK.J]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 1997-06-26 rK we are going down in the E part of the locus. We came to a level of fine, pinkish accum. at the level a brick structure had a shallow pit with a few bones in it. Some of the bricky material had the appearance of a tannur wall and the whole mass has been defined as a separate feature and will be excavated separately. It appears that we may have excavated two or three floors at the levels we are digging in this locus. The uppermost of these had the suggestion being a working floor, but could not be traced through the entire locus. In fact, it has been left unexcavated in the W 1/2 of the area. The other two were encountered in digging the E 1/2 of the locus. The artifactual indication of the existence of a floor is the tannur wall like material seen. [Input: H627RK.J]
1997-06-29 rK The L-shaped area bordering the W & N is being leveled to the rest of the locus. [Input: H703RK.J]
1997-06-29 rK The lowest level of the floor is 200cm below the sod. [Input: H703RK.J]
1997-07-06 rK The wall, f343, identified previously is most likely the remains of a foundation. The hard accumulation abutting it, f339,f340,345, perhaps consist of the broken congealed bricks of walls that stood above. The relationship between the stone wall f341 and f343 is not clear. Perhaps they were parts of a building forming a doorway in between. In the SW, the grey accum., f346, was a lense of ash, ca. 4 cm deep with no sherd or other inclusions. In the E part of the locus where an ashy deposit had been identified and partially excavated, we came to a clear boundary between ash and red running N-S. This could be along the side of the wall, f210. Also, we have found very red bricks in the middle of the locus, also extending N-S. This should correspond to the top layer of the wall. [Input: H726RK2.J]
1997-07-16 rK We continued along the W baulk of k30. The top levels now extant are f339, below which come floors 434 and 435. [Input: H726RK2.J]
1997-07-17 dns The S end of the W baulk was partially removed below the level of the floors with tannurs (f433). we will cut a section and see the nature of the bricky material before proceeding to remove the rest of the baulk. The segment of the S baulk W of f430 that joined the W baulk was completely removed to the present level of the floor in k30. N of f430, the greyish loose accum., heretofore called f429, was found in fact to be a pit. The pit had cut into the lower layer of brick present in the wall to its S. At the level of floor reached today, there was a white lense, perhaps the bottom of the pit. The outline of the cut at the N limit was clearly discernible as a white band on either side of which the accumulation differed in their shade of color. [Input: H726RK2.J]
Strategy (projected or implemented) 1997-06-24 rK All of the structures such as walls, benches previously present in the locus have now been removed. We decided to dig a trench 50 x 100, along the E baulk at the S end, to a depth of 50cm, in order to view the section so as to proceed further. The trench revealed a very hard accumulation. After ca. 30cm down, it changed to looser material and again reverted to a hard accumulation, followed by a looser one. The W half of the locus shows what may be a working floor (flat sherds etc.). We shall try to level it Eastwards, to see if it exists throughout the locus. [Input: H627RK.J]
1997-06-25 rK The locus is free of any standing structures at this point. The large stone, f327, had been broken up with a sledgehammer on H624 pm, so we began with removing the pieces from the locus. The surface shall be cleaned and leveled first. Then we should excavate the next layer of accumulation. [Input: H627RK.J]
1997-06-29 rK We will begin by removing the rest of the accumulation f332 which ends in a lower grey layer. Below that is accumulation f333, which also shall be removed throughout the locus. The tannur, f335 belongs to a floor associated with the grey layer, f332. Once the floor is leveled at the surface belonging to f333, we shall remove the S protective baulk. [Input: H703RK.J]
Procedures 1997-06-29 rK We are down to the bottom of f333/337 almost throughout the excavation area. The loose black deposit f337 is now being removed. I have instructed the workmen to remove the loose material and leave the hard accumulation, brick etc. at this level of the floor and then clean to observe what we have. [Input: H703RK.J]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 1997-06-19 dns a16
a17 [Input: H619BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rk a18 (burial)
a19 (burial) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-06-16 rk f301 (topsoil)
f302 (accumulation C) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 bsh f303 (wall)
f304 (accumulation C) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 dns f305 (accumulation)
f306 (platform) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-19 dns f307 (accumulation C)
f308 (accumulation A)
f309 (accumulation A)
f310 (floorsurface in general)
f311 (platform)
f312 (p3)
f313 (floorsurface in general)
f314 (platform)
f315 (floorsurface in general)
f316 (accumulation C)
f317 (accumulation)
f318 (brickfall) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-20 dns f319 (bench)
f320 (pit)
f321 (isolated individual brick)
f322 (pit)
f323 (fill)
f324 (accumulation C) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-23 dns f325 (ah)
f326 (accumulation)
f327 (p2)
f328 (accumulation) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-24 dns f329 (accumulation)
f330 (accumulation)
f331 (floorsurface in general) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-25 dns f332 (accumulation)
f333 (accumulation) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-26 rk f334 (unknown) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-28 dns f335 (tannur (feature))
f336 (pit) [Input: H629DNS.J]
1997-06-29 rk f337 (accumulation C) [Input: H629DNS.J]
1997-06-29 dns f338 (wa) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-01 dns f339 (accumulation C)
f340 (accumulation C)
f341 (structure)
f342 (floorsurface in general)
f343 (wa)
f344 (accumulation C) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-05 rK f345 (accumulation C)
f346 (accumulation C) [Input: H706DNS.J]
1997-07-06 dns f347 (accumulation C) [Input: H706DNS.J]
1997-07-07 dns f348 (wa)
f349 (accumulation C)
f350 (accumulation C)
f426 (accumulation C) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-08 rK f427 (accumulation)
f428 (accumulation) [Input: H708LKAL.J]
1997-07-13 dns f429 (accumulation C) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-09 dns f430 (wa)
f431 (accumulation C)
f432 (accumulation C) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-15 dns f433 (tannur (feature))
f434 (fill in primary context)
f435 (fill in secondary context) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-16 dns f436 (accumulation A)
f437 (p)
f438 (accumulation)
f439 (structure) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-17 dns f440 (accumulation C) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-19 rK f442 (fill)
f443 (accumulation C)
f444 (wall)
f445 (tannur (feature))
f446 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-21 rK f447 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-22 rK f448 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-22 bsh f449 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 bsh f450 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rK f459 (burial)
f460 (accumulation C)
f462 (accumulation C) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-24 bsh f463 (accumulation C)
f464 (accumulation C) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-24 rK f465 (wall) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-24 bsh f466 (accumulation C)
f468 (accumulation C) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-25 rK f469 (tannur (feature))
f470 (tannur (feature))
f471 (floorsurface in general)
f473 (accumulation C) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-28 rK f475 (unknown) [Input: H728RK1.J]
1997-06-19 rK i202 (pot)
i203 (pot) [Input: H619BSH.J]
1997-06-21 dns i204 (ceramic vessel)
i205 (lithic artifact) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-24 dns i206 (lithic artifact)
i207 (clay lump) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-25 dns i208 [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-26 dns i209 (clay artifact) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-07-06 dns i215 (bead) [Input: H706DNS.J]
1997-07-09 dns i219 (bead) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-12 dns i220 (seal impression) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-13 dns i224 (jar) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-14 dns i227 (-p)
i228 (seal impression) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-16 dns i231 (ceramic vessel)
i232 (seal impression)
i233 (pot)
i234 (-s) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-17 dns i236 (jar) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-19 rK i238 (figurine)
i239 (jar)
i240 (jar)
i241 (arrowhead)
i242 (pin) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-20 rK i243 (bowl)
i244 (bead)
i245 (clay artifact) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-21 rK i246 (clay artifact) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-21 bsh i248 (pot)
i249 (seal impression)
i250 (seal impression) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-24 bsh i323 (metal artifact)
i324 (seal impression) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-24 rk i325 (seal impression) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-26 rK i326 (seal impression)
i327 (sliver of a sealing with many plant impressions on the reverse)
i328 (seal impression)
i329 (metal artifact) [Input: H728RK1.J]
1997-06-16 rK q701 (pottery)
q703 (pottery) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 dns q705 (items, pottery) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 bsh q706 (pottery)
q707 (bones)
q710 (pottery)
q711 (pottery) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 dns q712 (bones)
q713 (pottery) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-17 rK q714 (pottery) [Input: H617DNS.J]
1997-06-18 dns q716 (pottery) [Input: H620DNS.J]
1997-06-18 rK q717 (bones, pottery) [Input: H620DNS.J]
1997-06-18 dns q718 (pottery)
q719 (bones)
q720 (pottery)
q721 (pottery)
q722 (bones)
q723 (k) [Input: H620DNS.J]
1997-06-20 bsh q724 (pottery)
q725 (bones)
q726 (pottery)
q727 (bones, pottery)
q728 (pottery)
q729 (bones, pottery)
q730 (bones, pottery)
q731 (bones, pottery)
q732 (pottery)
q733 (pottery)
q734 (bl)
q735 (bones, pottery) [Input: H620BSH.J]
1997-06-21 dns q736 (pottery)
q737 (pottery)
q738 (pottery)
q739 (bones, pottery)
q740 (bones, pottery)
q741 (pottery)
q742 (pottery)
q743 (p,b,l)
q744 (items)
q745 (pottery)
q746 (p,b,l,v) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-22 dns q747 (pottery)
q748 (bones, pottery)
q749 (p,b,l)
q750 (bones, pottery)
q751 (p,l)
q752 (bones, pottery)
q753 (p,b,l)
q754 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-23 dns q755 (pottery)
q756 (items)
q757 (pottery)
q758 (pottery)
q759 (items)
q760 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-24 dns q761 (pottery)
q762 (pottery)
q763 (bones, pottery)
q764 (items)
q765 (bones, pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-24 rk q766 (items, pottery)
q767 (bones, pottery)
q768 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-23 dns q769 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-25 dns q770 (items, pottery)
q771 (bones, items, pottery)
q772 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-25 rk q773 (bones, pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-25 dns q774 (bones, pottery)
q775 (pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-26 dns q776 (bones, pottery)
q777 (p,b,l)
q778 (items, pottery) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-26 rk q780 (bones, items, pottery)
q781 (items, pottery)
q782 (p,b,v) [Input: H626DNS.J]
1997-06-28 dns q783 (bones, pottery)
q784 (bones, pottery)
q785 (pottery)
q786 (bones, pottery)
q787 (bones, pottery)
q788 (pottery)
q789 (pottery)
q790 (pottery)
q791 (pottery)
q792 (bones, pottery)
q793 (pottery)
q794 (pottery) [Input: H629DNS.J]
1997-06-29 rk q795 (bones, pottery)
q796 (pottery)
q797 (bones, pottery)
q798 (pottery)
q799 (pottery)
q800 (bones, pottery)
q801 (pottery)
q802 (bones, pottery)
q803 (pottery)
q804 (pottery)
q805 (pottery) [Input: H629DNS.J]
1997-06-30 dns q806 (bones, pottery)
q807 (pottery)
q808 (pottery)
q809 (items) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-01 dns q810 (bones, pottery)
q811 (bones, pottery)
q812 (bones, pottery)
q813 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-02 dns q814 (bones, items, pottery)
q815 (bones, pottery)
q816 (bones, pottery) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-03 dns q817 (bones, items, pottery)
q818 (pottery)
q819 (bones, pottery)
q820 (bones, pottery)
q821 (bones, pottery) [Input: H704DNS.J]
1997-07-05 dns q822 (bones, pottery)
q823 (bones, pottery)
q824 (pottery)
q825 (pottery) [Input: H706DNS.J]
1997-07-06 dns q826 (pottery)
q827 (pottery)
q828 (pbv)
q829 (pbl)
q830 (ob)
q831 (bones, pottery)
q832 (bones, pottery) [Input: H706DNS.J]
1997-07-07 rK q835 (bones, pottery)
q836 (pottery)
q837 (bones, pottery)
q838 (bones, pottery)
q839 (bones, pottery)
q840 (pl) [Input: H708LKAL.J]
1997-07-08 rK q841 (pvb)
q842 (pl) [Input: H708LKAL.J]
1997-07-09 dns q843 (pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-07 rK q844 (pottery) [Input: H708LKAL.J]
1997-07-08 rK q845 (bones, pottery)
q846 (pottery) [Input: H708LKAL.J]
1997-07-09 dns q847 (bones, pottery)
q848 (bones, pottery)
q849 (pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-12 dns q850 (bones, pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-13 dns q995 (pl)
q996 (pottery)
q997 (pbc) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-12 dns q1001 (pc)
q1002 (pottery)
q1003 (bones, pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-13 dns q1004 (pottery)
q1005 (pbl)
q1006 (pottery)
q1007 (pottery)
q1008 (bones, pottery)
q1009 (pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-14 dns q1011 (bones, pottery)
q1013 (pbl)
q1014 (items, pottery)
q1015 (bones, pottery)
q1016 (pottery) [Input: H715DNS.J]
1997-07-15 rK q1030 (bones, pottery)
q1031 (pottery)
q1032 (pl) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-15 dns q1040 (bones, pottery)
q1041 (pottery)
q1042 (pvb)
q1043 (bones, pottery) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-16 dns q1046 (pbvl)
q1048 (bones, pottery)
q1049 (bones, pottery)
q1050 (pottery)
q1051 (bones, pottery)
q1052 (bones, pottery)
q1054 (pottery) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-17 dns q1055 (pottery)
q1057 (bones, pottery)
q1058 (bones, items, pottery)
q1059 (bones, pottery) [Input: H718DNS.J]
1997-07-19 rK q1065 (items, pottery)
q1066 (bones, pottery)
q1067 (pottery)
q1068 (items, pottery)
q1074 (items, pottery) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-20 rK q1075 (items, pottery)
q1076 (items, pottery)
q1077 (pottery)
q1078 (pottery)
q1080 (pbl)
q1081 (pbil)
q1083 (pottery)
q1086 (pottery)
q1087 (pottery)
q1088 (plc)
q1089 (pbil) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-21 rK q1091 (bones, items, pottery)
q1092 (pl)
q1095 (pottery)
q1096 (pottery)
q1097 (pc)
q1098 (items, pottery) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rK q1100 (bones, items, pottery)
q1101 (pc) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 bsh q1103 (pottery)
q1105 (pottery) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rK q1106 (pottery) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 bsh q1107 (bones, pottery) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rK q1115 (pc) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 bsh q1116 (pblc) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-23 rK q1117 (pc)
q1118 (pottery)
q1119 (pbl) [Input: H723BSH.J]
1997-07-24 bsh q1120 (pbl)
q1122 (bones, items, pottery)
q1124 (pottery)
q1125 (pbc)
q1127 (bones, pottery) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-25 rK q1128 (bones, items, pottery)
q1130 (bones, pottery)
q1131 (bones, pottery)
q1132 (bones, pottery)
q1133 (items, pottery)
q1134 (items) [Input: H725BSH.J]
1997-07-26 rK q1135 (items)
q1136 (pbcl)
q1138 (pottery) [Input: H728RK1.J]
Relays (applicable to elements) 1997-06-16 rk r600 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SE) [Input: H617DNSR.J]
1997-06-16 rk r601 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NE) [Input: H617DNSR.J]
1997-06-16 rk r602 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NW) [Input: H617DNSR.J]
1997-06-16 rk r603 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SW) [Input: H617DNSR.J]
1997-06-16 rk r600 (42667 36362 - / Relay location: SE) [Input: H708RK-R.J]
1997-06-16 rk r602 (43232 36226 - / Relay location: NW) [Input: H708RK-R.J]
1997-06-16 rk r603 (42868 36024 - / Relay location: SW) [Input: H708RK-R.J]
Notes on volumetric localization 1997-07-27 rK All of the elevations taken from k22, and those from k30 toward the end of the excavations, which used elevation marker m1659 should add 54 to the readings. This was because of discrepancy in the number used for calibrating the pole: 82.607 (8261) had been read as 82.067 (8207). The problem was noticed by the excavators (bsh & rk) in using an elevation marker set up near A10, and the surveyor kindly double checked (elevation of marker on H617 = 8261; on H723 = 8260) and clarified the source of the discrepancy. This requires the addition of the number to all measurements prior to H724. The pole was not in fact used after that date. This affects only elevations read directly off that pole and does not affect those computed by the system using the marker tags. [Input: H728RK1.J]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

v101
1997-06-16 rK [Input: H617DNS.J]

v102
1997-06-19 rK [Input: H627DNSV.J]