A16-strategy

Processed on 2025-12-06

Date	Author	Record
2001-06-09	MISSING	In k1 we plan to excavate the SW side of the square at the corner of the wall where f4 & f7 meet in order to find the base of the wall. In k5 and k6 we will excavate inside the structure diagonally (NS) until we reach the first floors; leaving half of it unexcavated. Once we have found the floor then we will excavate the inside of the structure. [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-06-12	sB	we plan to reach the wall and make a flat plan, then we will take a photo. There is a lot of sherds, lots of bones. Traces of burnt charcoal, some brickfall They are left for the photo-found near the jar a piece of tannur. At 15cm from the E wall we found many burnt grain. Collected-they are scattered all along the wall for 150cm. [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-06-12	lR	The next 2-3 days excavators will be very minimal since work needs to be done on the computers. gB is leading a training class with the new students & tomorrow we will collect all the relay points of structures(walls) so we can plot soon. Excavation will still continue in f3; and in k5 to remove the feature in the whole a1; and to reach the floor that the jar (i2) sits on. We will photograph the jar in situ. The workmen will be sent to other areas to remove backfill during these 2-3 days. We will resume digging on Sat(L616). [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-07-03	tR	We have opened a new locus in k7 and k8 labeled k105. Our reason for this is two-fold first, since we have removed the baulks it is difficult to differentiate between squares as far as q lots are concerened; second, we want to get a better idea of what is going on in k3 and k4. In k4 we have an accumulation which is f81 that gB suggested may have been cut due to erosion after a period of abondonment before the brickfall. Our strategy is to go down in k105 and cut a section so we will be able to better understand the deposition. We have tenatively named k3 and k4 as k106, but we will consult with gB or fAB before making it final. [Input: L630TR.j]
2001-07-23	lR	During the meeting with gB fAB pointed out the large fissure found in the north baulk of k2 close to the western end and disscussed the possibility that this was a indication of a large structure underneath such as a wall. The fissure located in A10 and runs into A11 shows clearly that the stone foundations of the palace walls were the cause of the fissure and can indicate that the palace wall is in fact located under this fissure in k2. We plan to photograph this fissure. Yesterday we began excavating the pit seen in A12 north section (the large pit). [Input: L722LR.j]
2001-09-02	lR	we have scraped and cleaned the area in order to identify any features within k110 especially pits. We have come down in the entire area on a compact reddish brown material and on the north area we were exposing an ashy thin layer. All the pits f216 and f217 have been excavated. [Input: L903LR.j]