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-sg Yesterday our team met with gb and iko to discuss the excavation strategy of area A20 along with defining the exact boundaries of the area. It was suggested that A20 serve as a link between excavations in area A and the eastern excavations in area J by focusing on a west to east exposure. This exposure would expand the relationship between the plaza in J and the settlements to the west in area A. Another goal is to concentrate on a horizontal exposure of the Mittani phase towards the north and east, a continuation of A18's exposure of Mittani which was excavated several years ago resulting in several Mittani mud brick structures, cooking installations, and pebble pavements. A20 is also subsuming A19, a trench created to explore the easternmost expansion of the palace. This area consists of three squares, originally part of J1 showing deep Mittani and Khabur levels. Given the surrounding areas, we anticipate finding Mittani levels immediately once the topsoil is removed. Tomorrow we will begin to excavate k2 and k3, which are both immediately north of A18.

k 2
sg We plan to open this locus tomorrow and will start by removing a berm that crosses k1,k2, and k3. The north section of A18 will also be cleaned in order to see the stratigraphic profile.

k 3
sg We plan to open this locus tomorrow and will start by removing a berm that crosses k1,k2, and k3. The north section of A18 will also be cleaned in order to see the stratigraphic profile.