.bk A15
.fl M925jw.j
.fd processing of items and q-objects
.ei jw
.ed M925
.rd M925
.ri jw

-mt jW finished describing and storing all the objects which were held over from MZ14.  Most were associated with the analysis of the kiln by the ceramic manufacturing specialist, yt.  As part of the process of wrapping up, jlw noticed that no routing log entries had been made during the entire season of A15 South excavations.  In the process of completing the log, he also noticed that not all the objects recovered during the regular season (L726 to L804) in A15 South had been described in the record.  It is possible that vp did indeed describe them and did not enter the data, but that cannot be verified.  Four q-items(620.1, 628.1, 645.1(all grindstones) and 683.2(wheel)) are noted in the q-item log as being recovered in the field but nothing further is in the record about what happened to them in the house.  Similarly, four items(206, 207, 208(large, possibly restorable jars) and 218(clay object)) lack descriptions in the record or accounting for what happened to them once they left the field.  It is likely that the jars are in the pottery incoming area, but we must wait until next season to check them as all such material will be moved to a new storage room that is being built.  The small wheel, i220 was described by yt, but is not in storage.  In the future units must track objects through all stages of processing.  There is a tendancy to assume that if objects go to a specialist straight from the field, total responsibility for the object shifts to the specialist.  Of course, the unit staff has the ultimate responsibiltiy to record progress.  Better registration systems are now in place and they must be supplemented by daily diligence in keeping records by the unit.  Specialists must also make available to the units information about what is happening to the objects.

i 220
df wh
ds clay disk with no axle hole
w2 3.5
th 2.2
c# 10YR7/4
co very pale brown
P2 misplaced