.bk OG50
.fl T829cJC.j
.fd daily and notes on stone counts, q-item descriptions
.rd T829
.ri cJC

-dy This morning fAB, mO, gB, gW, the representative Elyas and I went out to OG50 to take a look around. We discussed the depth that the plows reach and the general understanding is that they do not reach below 50cm so the stones must be from the top 50cm of the soil. In the afternoon I returned to OG50 with sH to count the number of stones that have been removed during the winter. sH counted 226 large stones (about 40-60cm) and 32 small (about 20-40cm) stones that were removed from the field and placed near the well. I walked the field boundary and counted 156 large stones (50-100cm) along the road and around the field boundary. I also counted 79 smaller stones (about 20-40cm) also around the boundary. This gives a total of 386 large stones and 111 smaller stones, equal to 497 stones total. 

.rd T830
.ri cJC
q 1
ds This q-lot has been assigned to all the material collected this year (winter 2009 and MZ22, the field season of 2009). All of this material was collected from the surface of the area of OG50. There is a small collection of ceramics and 2 q-items as of T830

q 1.1
df cv
ds Small complete jar with a globular shape with a small neck and a slightly larger rim. mKB says that the bottom half appears to be handmade and then joined to the neck and rim which is wheelmade. mKB also noticed that it has a very heavy slip. The base is rounded and there are many encrustations, especially on the base and under the rim. 
w1 4.3
w2 7.2
w3 3.5
ht 7.2
co very pale brown
c# 10YR8/2
cn complete
ni This jar was recovered during the winter when the finds in OG50 were first reported. The complete jar was given to Dr. Suleyman who delivered it to the excavation team on T829
P02 To Deir ez-Zor Museum

q 1.2
df uk
ct caf
ds Unknown clay artifact. It is roughly cylindrical in shape with a curving finished edge partially preserved on one end. The outer surface is covered with a deep incised pattern of twisted lines. In some places the lines curve to the right and in others they curve to the left. The inside of the object is a dark gray burned color while the outside is pale brown. There are visible pebble inclusions on the surface. In the grooves there is sometiems a white material which may be intentionally placed or could also be a salt encrustation caused by tis exposure in the field where it was found. It is unclear what this object was used for and at first glance it appears like a horn or some sort of animal bone except it is made of clay. 
op mKB and fAB suggested it may be part of a vessel with the shape of an animal figurine or it court b e part of a fruit stand base.
w1 4.1
lg 12.0
co very pale brown
c# 10YR8/3
cn broken at both ends
P01 to mKB's office