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-dy Photographed f27, brick melt layer this morning after the sections baulks between the loci were removed. The photograph shows nicely the extent of this layer, linking five loci together. After the photographs were taken, A20 met to discuss how to proceed. It was decided to string two trenches, one in k13 running on west to east next to the north section, and another in k3 running north to south next to the east section. These trenches serve to see what is beneath the brick melt while also giving a sectional view in north k13 and east k3.

k 13
dy A 2x4 meter trench was cut next to the north section running west to east to provide a sectional view of the brick melt and the material below. The first pick run cracked and removed the hard brick melt, measured 5-10 cms in thickness with softer soil found under f27. The area was scraped, patches of broken bricks within a soft fill was present however in some areas the compact brick melt was still visible. Another pick run removed 8 cms, finding the same broken bricks with soft fill throughout the entire trench. The feature was then changed to f30, brickfall and another 8 cms was removed starting from the eastern end of the trench. Midway through the prick run a small jar, i9 was found sitting up next to brick fragments. No pit cut or floor was noted. The jar was then photographed, relayed, and removed.

i 9
dy This item was found with the big pick while removing the brickfall under f27. Midway through the pick run, i9 surfaced sitting upright next to brick fragments. The area was scraped to see if a pit cut was visible, indicating a possible burial or associated floor but nothing was noted with the jar floating in brickfall. The jar is incomplete, missing a portion of the rim and body. The incomplete surface show the jar was broken in antiquity. Relays and photographs were taken before it was removed.

k 2
dy Square drawn by eE today

k 3
dy A 2X4 meter trench was cut next to the east section running north to south to provide a sectional view of the brick melt and material below. A similar trench was cut in k13. The first pick run removed 8 cms of the brick melt showing an uneven surface with some areas retaining more of the brickmelt while some areas were showing a soft brown soil, similar to fill but not contained by anything. The compact surface was then removed, leaving the softer layer below. The feature was changed to f29 layer however after excavating another 8 cms down this layer proved to be not uniformly soft but contained fragments of broken bricks within a soft fill similar to f30. Another 5 cms was removed with ash now surfacing towards the west and north with several small stones emerging in the north. The area was left at this level, tomorrow a new feature will be assigned for the ash.

-mk m4702 was removed today

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f 27
ds Brick melt found in five loci (k3, k13, k2, k12, k14), very compact in hardness, light brown (yellow hue) in color with few inclusions. No discrete components visible, with the layer uniform hard clay. This layer slopes down towards the east, disappearing by the eastern end of k14 and subsumes the other brick melt features assigned in each locus.