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k 13
dy Began the day by removing f27 in the southern half of the locus. f27 had a hard crust, flaking off in large pieces with the top more compact. Approximately 10 cms down, the matrix became very soft mixed with some hard clay patches which were easily removed using a trowel. Small stones were found immediately in the south, the extension of f43 in k3 and assigned f50 but only extending 150cms to the north. The stones form a crude pavement that slopes up higher in k13 and appears to sit on soft ash. The presence of this pavement at a higher elevation than we anticipated finding Mittani occupation suggests a later phase, an outdoor area given the pavements found that build over the earlier Mittani level, in this case the ash visible in north section of A18. The lack of brick structures at the elevation of the pavement f50 in all the loci excavated thus far brings up the question as to the origin of the brick melt f27. With the amount and extension of f27 brick melt in 5 loci, one would expect to find bricks structures in the area. gB suggested this outdoor area must be associated with structures that are outside the excavation unit. Bricks have surfaced in the northwest corner of k13, perhaps the structures are to the north.

k 14
dy After the removal of f33, sherd pavement, the area to the east of the stones was excavated to see if the stones f34 continue to go down. They do not but another sherd pavement was found under f33. This pavement, f48, was found and excavated by lC, consisting of smaller sherds and pebbles than f33 but retaining the same width and length as the previous pavement.

k 15
dy today we focused on defining the outer surface of the brick structure. 20 cms was excavated west of f46 wall, and 20cms north of f38 wall. Brick faces were found on f38, no faces were noted on f46. The area to the west, around f40 proved difficult to understand. Brick lines were noticed in plan view however when excavated, no difference was noted between the matrix of the brick and the matrix around it. One option would be to remove several cms from the area to see if better brick lines emerge.

k 3
dy finished excavating f31 today, revealing more broken bricks around the tannur area. f42, tannur, was photographed today and yM, sE and lR began to excavate the fill. The reason for excavating the tannur is to see the depth of the tannur. Typically at Mozan tannurs sit on floors with only 5 cms remaining of the base. In the Mittani levels, A18 contained several tannur ovens and cooking installations that are different from the earlier phases. The Mittani ovens found were pedastooled or propped up by bricks allowing the person using the tannur to stand instead of squatting down. If the walls of f42 go down then the tannur dates to the same phase as the Mittani structures in A18 rather than a later phase that built over the earlier ash fills.

f 42
dy Began to excavate f42 today using small wooden spatulas. The fill inside consisted of soft light gray ash, no pottery or bones found only fragments of the tannur and over fired brick pieces. Currently, 10cms was removed with the tannur continuing to go down. Typically at Mozan, tannurs sit on floors with only 5 cms remaining of the base. In the Mittani levels, A18 contained several tannur ovens and cooking installations that are different from the earlier phases. The Mittani ovens found were pedastooled or propped up by bricks allowing the person using the tannur to stand instead of squatting down. If the walls of f42 go down then the tannur dates to the same phase as the Mittani structures in A18 rather than a later phase that built over the earlier ash fills.