.bk J03 .fl Q815vE.j .fd daily journal of J03 East .fn removed all feature definitions (df) since they were duplicates of ones in feature log. jW on R815,R919. .ri vVE .rd Q815 .ed Q815 .ei vVE -dy In k1 several new large stones (f525-530) were discovered when we excavated f500. A (partial) natural hard surface (f534) was found at the bottom of f500. In k2 we started to excavate the natural accumulation f522 under top soil f518 and then natural accumulation f533 under accumultion f522. k 1 dy Several large boulders were assigned feature numbers today. f525, f526, f527 and f528 were found while excavating f500 today, while f529 and f530 were excavated yesterday but are so enveloped by the North baulk that they had not yet been assigned feature numbers yesterday. After excavating f500 we found a natural hard surface that seemed to be sloping slightly downwards towards the south. f 500 dy Feature f500 was further excavated with the big pick. We closed the feature when we encountered a natural hard surface f534 that had the tops of several large boulders sticking out through it: f525, f526, f527 and f528. f 525 ;df st dy The top of f525 was found protruding from f534. Only a very small strip is visible at the moment of f525 because most of it is covered by the deposits that were left standing to support the floating f508. ds The top of a large limestone block which protrudes from floor f534 in k1. f 526 ;df st dy The top of f526 was found protruding from f534 while the rest of it is still hidden by deposits. ds f526 is a large boulder that extends from the East section of k1. The top of f526 was found protruding from surface f534. f 527 ;df st dy The top of f527 was found protruding from f534. ds f527 is a large boulder that is located just to the East of f525. The top of f527 was found just barely protruding from f534. f 528 ;df st dy The top of f528 was found protruding from f534. ds f528 is a large boulder whose southern end is embedded in the southern section baulk. The top of f528 protrudes from f534. f 529 ;df st dy f529 was excavated yesterday (ie. Q814) but only assigned its feature number today. This is because so little of f529 protrudes from the northern section baulk that it was not realized that it is a large boulder. ds f529 is (probably) a large boulder that is still embedded in the northern baulk. f529 lies immediately East of f510 and West of f530. The naturally compacted surface f534 seems to have been lying against f529 and f530. f 530 ;df st dy f530 was excavated yesterday (ie. Q814) but only assigned its feature number today. This is because so little of f530 protrudes from the northern section baulk that it was not realized that it is a large boulder. ds f530 is (probably) a large boulder that is still embedded in the northern baulk. f530 lies immediately East of f529. The naturally compacted surface f534 seems to have been lying against f530 and f529. f 534 ;df fd dy After excavating f500 we found a natural hard surface in k1. It was at its hardest where it came from the Northern baulk. It was lying against f509, f520, f529 and f530 and seemed to sligthly descend southwards. It was only partially preserved because as it extended southwards it became softer and less compact. In the southeastern corner of k1, just northwest of f502, a smooth area of laminations was found: most likely is this the location of a small depression where rain water would have gathered. In some places the compacted surface had also been damaged by the big pick. k 2 dy We started to excavate the natural accumulation f522 in the southern half of k2. We closed it after excavating several (big) pick runs in this feature. f533 is the natural accumulation that lies under f522 and is a continuation of this feature. f533 was not excavated today. Features f524 and f531 were assigned to stones that had fallen down northwards (perhaps recently) from the second apron f532. f 522 ;df ad dy The natural accumulation f522 was excavated and closed today. ds f522 is the natural accumulation under top soil f518 in the southern half of k02. After excavating several pick runs in this feature we decided to close feature. There was no clear break with the underlying feature f533 but there seemed more to be a gradual change in the deposits. tc co f533 f 533 ;df ad dy Feature f533 was not excavated today, but was assigned after having closed f522. ds f533 is a natural accumulation that lies under f522. There was no clear break visible between f522 and f533 but a gradual change. f533 had less roots running through it, it is a little bit less crumbly and softer than f522. f 532 ;df st-in dy The top stones of the second apron had been visible in the German trench BA from the start of the season and were now designated as f532. It could be that since the German team excavated this feature several stones have fallen from their original place. ds Feature f532 is the continuation to the west in J3 of the second apron excavated in J2. Also, during MZ 18, the westernmost end of this second apron had already been excavated as feature f10 in J3 k12 to establish the connection between the apron and the revetment wall. f532 is a stone installation: it consists of several rows of large boulders that were set on top of each other with each row stepped back from the lower row. f 524 ;df st dy The large boulder of f524 had been visible from the start of the season in the German trench BA and was assigned the feature number f524 today. ds f524 is a large boulder lying to the north of f532. It is probable that this stone fell down from the top of the second apron f532 already in antiquity because it is visible in v514 which shows the German trench just after they excavated it. f 531 ;df st dy the large boulder of f524 had been visible from the start of the season in the German trench B6 in area BA and was assigned the feature number f531 today. ds Feature f531 is a large boulder lying to the north of f532. It is probable that this stone fell down from the top of the second apron f532 already in antiquity because it is visible in v514 which shows the German trench just after they excavated it.