| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Daily notes about recovery of elements |
2008-07-23 |
lR |
This feature was assigned to the cluster of emerging bricks in the western half of the locus. It is unclear if this is a wall or tomb. [Input: S723LR.j] |
| 2008-08-04 |
lR |
Articulated this feature today after the east baulk of k14 was removed. This appears to be a several courses of vertical bricks forming a rectangular shape located between k14 and k15. The eastern portion was cut back to see if a section could be made, exposing the brick faces but only a few faces emerged. The sides were also defined. This is either a wall, using vertical bricks however since it doesn't continue in k14 or k15; it seems strange to be a wall. Another possibility is a grave with several cases at Mozan and other areas showing vertical bricks used in tomb construction. Lastly, this could also simply be a brick pile used for construction that was left in place after abandonment. [Input: S804LR.j] |
| 2008-08-05 |
lR |
Met with gB today to discuss the strategy for excavating this structure. He suggested to cut several sections to understand the size of the bricks, orientation, and construction before the top surface of the bricks are removed. Tomorrow we will begin to do this. [Input: S805LR2.j] |
| 2008-08-06 |
lR |
The box structure, f40 was cut into two section in order to understand it's construction. Sections on the north and east were cut, showing that both half and whole bricks were used in construction with the east section also showing the bricks stepped up between levels. Photographs will be taken tomorrow before more of the bricks are removed. The western end of the structure was also defined by removing 5 cm from f62 and coming towards the structure. [Input: S806LR.j] |
| 2008-08-09 |
lR |
A series of thin vertical bricks set at an oblique angle were found while excavating f87. The bricks are held together with thin mortar forming a wall west of a2, f40, and possibly forming a room bounded by f97 and f63 or a wall for f40. [Input: S809LR.j] |
| 2008-08-19 |
lR |
This morning the north section of k101 was drawn. This section is not the true north section of k101, it is actually our cut into k14 but shows nicely the wall f127 which we plan to remove today for the purpose of exposing f40 (a2) which is presumably behind wall f127. After the section was drawn we then photographed the section, including overhead, oblique, and direct north views. The wall was removed in section, beginning in the eastern area working west, leaving a small section to see the horizontal bricks from two sides. We then proceeded to continue removing the bricks to west, then cleaned out the section and photographed it again. What was in view was bricky material sitting on a nice row of horizontal bricks then several centimeters below, a layer of reddish fine clay appearing similar in shape and size to bricks but much softer than brick. Another layer was removed, moving north and this time removing f40 vertical bricks to expose another layer of the horizontal bricks behind. In the west, more stones surfaced to the north, in line with the stones from wall f125. It is unclear if these stones continue north, if so then a2 was built over f125 wall. [Input: S818lR.j] |
| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Type of contact: latest events |
2008-08-13 |
lR |
f84 (wall) abuts f40 (wall) [Input: S813LR.j] |
| 2008-07-27 |
lR |
f26 (layer) covers f40 (wall) [Input: S727LR3.j] |
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items |
2008-08-19 |
!! |
q223.1 (blade) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-20 |
!! |
q225.1 (brick) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-20 |
!! |
q225.2 (seed) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-20 |
!! |
q225.3 (shell artifact) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.1 (debitage) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.2 (debitage) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.3 (sample) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.4 (blade) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.5 (bead) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.6 (unknown) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
!! |
q231.7 (brick) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-26 |
!! |
q253.1 (brick) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S826YM.j] |
| 2008-08-05 |
sE |
q143 (bones, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S805YM.j] |
| 2008-08-06 |
sE |
q158 (bones, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S806YM.j] |
| 2008-08-07 |
eE |
q171 (pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S810YM.j] |
| 2008-08-19 |
yM |
q223 (items, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-20 |
sE |
q225 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-21 |
sE |
q231 (bones, items, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-23 |
sE |
q237 (bones, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S822YM1.j] |
| 2008-08-24 |
sE |
q240 (bones, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S826YM.j] |
| 2008-08-25 |
lC |
q244 (bones, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S826YM.j] |
| 2008-08-26 |
sE |
q253 (items, pottery) sits in f40 (wall) [Input: S826YM.j] |
| Type of contact: earliest events |
2008-09-12 |
lR |
f40 (wall) covers f131 (accumulation A) [Input: S912LR.j] |
