.bk A12
.fl K722jl.j
.fd journal and log entries, K722
.ei jl
.ed K722

.rd K722
.ri jl

v
123		N	vk27 va32 vf326,343,346	Shows context of new stone in wall
123a	t	N	vk27 va32 vf326,343,346
123b	t	E	vk27 va32 vf343,346
124		SE	vk27 va32 vf343,331,346	burial in baulk
124a	t	OV	vk27 vf343,346
124b	w	OSE	vk27 va32 vf343,339,340,331,329,346,258,324,316,259	context shot

.ri ed

f
345	26	aa	m2337	0	174

.ri jl

346	27	w

f 345
ds ^aa under f344, effectively the same in content

f 346
ds mud face surrounding locus on N and E side

f 344
P1 K722jl

i
113	343	27	716	fg	2.9	6.6	3.7		cl
114	343	27	716	fg	2.9	5.9	3.4		cl
115	343	27	721	fg	3.0	4.8	2.9		cl			head and shoulder of animal

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q
714	pi	345	26	center of locus			m2337	0	174	20
715	pb	343	27	W part of locus			m2338	6	164	10
716	pb	343	27	center of locus			m2338	6	164	10

.ri jl

717	pb	345	26	wk			m2337	0	187	30

.ri okk

718	i	307	27								artifact found in S baulk

.ri jl

719	pb	343	27	E part of locus			m2338	6	164	10
720	pb	343	27	E part of locus			m2338	6	164	10
721	pb	343	27	W part of locus			m2338	0	164	10
722	pb	343	27	center of locus			m2338	0	164	10

-dy K720 finished slowly.  In an effort to use our dirt for backfill, we set up a bucket-toss line to upper A10, but unfortunately, this consumed enough time to effectively paralyze our digging.  So, instead, we will now be moving our dirt to a location nearby us, on top of a layer of plastic, so that it can later be moved up.  Hopefully, this will be more time efficient.  In k26, we are continuing down across the locus, and the same in k27.  In k27, we have discovered a large hole next to the mud ledge in the SE corner of the locus, much bigger than the fissure.  Probably it is a rodent hole, but we won't know until we clean and dig more.

-sg In k27, we are going to continue in pickruns across the square.  We will also explore the hole from the top, to see whether it is a rodent hole or an aspect of the stratigraphy/deposition that we will need to consider at length.

f 344
tc co f345

f 344
ds The white phytolith patches which we observed above, in f338, continue, but they do not form any sort of layer, only isolated patches.

f 345
ds This layer (so far) seems essentially the same as f344.  There are still phytolith pockets, but now they are small lumps of white material with long striations instead of flat, spread-out pockets.  okk has suggested that this might signify a change in plant material, such as from grass to reeds.
tc ab f326

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i 113
df fg
in flat
or head facing S
ro turned on the left side

i 114
df fg
in flat
or head facing SE
ro turned 45 degrees on left side

.ri jl

i 115
df fg
in flat
or head top facing E
ro lying on left side

v 123
ph v123 was taken to show the new stone of the wall of a32 sticking out into the mud ledge f346, in relation to the smooth face on the N and E sides of the locus.  v123a is a tight shot of the stone and the face, v123 b and c are tight shots of the face of the mud ledge f346 to the E.  The integration of the stone into the mud ledge proves that the ledge was indeed an integral part of the structure.

-dy While digging in k26, we found a layer of stone with scattered patches of orange material over them.  Also, in the NW corner, the orange seems to curve up the wall and has a definite face.  It is possible that we have found a floor, and that the orange is what remains of a plaster that once covered the floor and walls.  In the SE corner of k27, against (and mostly in) the baulk, is what appears to be a human burial.  If so, then our ideas about the purpose of the structure may need to be reevaluated.