.bk A20 .fl S729lr.j .fd journal .ed S729 .ei lR .rd S727 .ri lR -sg Met with gB today regarding adding workman to the team and decide how to proceed excavations in A20. At the moment, k25, k26, and k16 have not been opened with the goal focused on reaching the same stratum in all the 6 loci that are already opened. This is to ensure that we don't start excavating squares we can't feasibly excavate and document by the end of the season. Another concern is area A19 which we are quickly reaching in depth in k15, along with possibly sharing walls between the two areas. I suggested that we either incorporate A19 into A20 by removing the sections dividing these two units (removing A19 north baulk) which would then provide a nice link to k15 and we can also then start to excavate k16. If this is done, our team will be responsible for linking A19's features so will take additional time to recover all the documentation from this area. I suggested that we either concentrate on incorporating A19 or focus on excavating k25 and k26 since doing both would require more time. After our meeting it was decided to add 4 more workmen to the team with the decision pertaining to opening the new squares and incorporating A19 decided later after reviewing the completeness of the UGR in our area. -dy Day off from the field, concentrating on updating the UGR .rd S729 .ri lR -sg A20 met with gB and fAB to discuss the next steps in A20. A19 will be incorporated into A20 with the north sections removed. k16 will be opened after the surveyor adds corner points. fAB suggested removing the north section of A18 to give a nice horizontal exposure of the area and also facilitate the link between A18 and A20. -dy Proceeded with excavations in k12, k13, and k14. A small trench was cut south of the north section in k12 to understand the bricky material f52. The ashy accumulation f24 was also excavated in k12. In k13, the eastern half of the locus was excavated to see if the wall f41 continued to run towards the east. In k14, the western half of the locus was excavated west of the stone installation/wall and sherd pavement. A cobblestone pavement was found f61. k 12 dy Set up a small trench in f52, north side to define this bricky mass which we are assuming is a structure. The trench 1x1 abuts the north section extending until the east section. Approximately 10 cm was removed, showing clear bricks below forming a wall. The western outer corner was so undefined that a section was cut; removing melted brick fragments, exposing light gray-pink bricks below (the same color as the brick melt f27). The area was then expanded to include half of f52, working south to see if the bricks continued. The ashy accumulation in the west, f24 was also excavated today, removing approximately 15 cm from the entire feature. It still continues to go down, which is expected as the north section of A18 shows clearly thick ash accumulations. f 24 dy The ashy accumulation in the west, f24 was also excavated today, removing approximately 15 cm from the entire feature. It still continues to go down, which is expected as the north section of A18 shows clearly thick ash accumulations. ns the ash abuts f52, with f24 later than f52 as it accumulates next to the structure or wall that is presumably f52. k 13 dy Yesterday more bricks were found in the northwest corner extending to the east however the eastern boundary remained unclear. Today we focused on excavating the eastern half of the locus, removing humps of soil and making everything level. Two pick runs were done, one as f30, as the area was still bricky and hard but after we noticed the feature changing. A new feature was assigned, f60 accumulation bounded or associated with wall f41. The soil turned ashy, softer, with large amounts of animal bones and sherds present. In the northeast in line with f41 more bricks surfaced indicating that the wall runs into the east, under the baulk. Bricks are also present in k14 east; if this is the same wall then this is either a very large structure or else a wall delineating an area serving as a fence. f 60 dy Yesterday more bricks were found in the northwest corner extending to the east however the eastern boundary remained unclear. Today we focused on excavating the eastern half of the locus, removing humps of soil and making everything level. Two pick runs were done, one as f30, as the area was still bricky and hard but after we noticed the feature changing. A new feature was assigned, f60 accumulation bounded or associated with wall f41. The soil turned ashy, softer, with large amounts of animal bones and sherds present. ds Darker gray soil, ashy located south of f41 wall under f30 brick collapse. This feature appears concentrated in the eastern half of the k13 although f50, cobblestone pavement, was left pedastooled for a drawing and presumably f60 is also located under the pavement. f 43