.bk A15
.fl ZH823jw.j
.fd daily journal for Mx09
.fn comprehensive update of file Mx09jw which it replaces.
.ei jw
.ed ZH823
.rd Mx09
.ri jw

-dy took hardness measurements with a soil penetrometer on elements of the platform in k12 and k13 that were south of the kilns, a30 and a31.  At the end of last season, it was postulated that the hard, dense material along the north and west edges was either clay in a varigation tank or was alkaline kiln ash that had been dumped near the kiln.  However, observation this year (2002), after weathering, lead to a different conclusion.  Now, it appears as if the platform may be the northwestern corner of a room of a   building whose walls had been constructed of pise and mudbrick.  There is a sharp contrast between the hard outer material (which has linear interior edges) and the soft accumulation contained within. Also, there is a patch of very soft, fine ashy material in the SW corner, which may be the fill of a pit that was dug into the accumulation.  The pise walls are a minimum of 30cm thick (the outside edges had been cut during excavation) and appear to be founded on a floor surface, the details of which may be revealed by analysis of the ceramics conained within the accumulation.

f 94
df w
ds N-S pise wall in the SE corner of k12 and k13.  On the south, it disapperars into the south baulk, while to the north it abuts E-W pise wall, f43.  The extant portion, more than 30 cm high is founded on floor surface, f56. Although the west face has been partially excavated, the extant thickness exceeds 20cm.  The interior edge is linear, indicating that the walls enclose the SW corner of a room.
c# 10YR7/2
co light gray
hd greatly exceeds 4.5 kg/sq cm
tc ab f50

f 50
df w
ds E-W pise wall in the SE corner of k12.  On the east, it disapperars into the east baulk, while to the west it abuts N-S pise wall, f94.  The extant portion, more than 30cm high, is founded on floor f56. Although the north face has been partially excavated, the extant thickness exceeds 20cm.  The interior edge is linear, indicating that the walls enclose the SW corner of a room.
c# 10YR7/2
co light gray
hd greatly exceeds 4.5 kg/sq cm
tc ab f94

f 52
df a
ds accumulation contained by walls f50 and f94.
c# 10YR6/4
co light yellowish brown
hd 2.25 kg/sq cm
tc ab f50
tc ab f94

f 593
df la
ds a pocket of fine, powdery, ashy material found in the SW corner of f52
c# 10YR5/2
co grayish brown
hd 0.75 kg/sq cm
tc ab f52