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-wk sixteen workmen assigned under the supervision of Abdul Kareem.  Soon after work began, Akmed Hassan excused from worksite for illness.

f 1
df ts
ds surface soil layer approximately 10 cm deep.
tx fine and dusty with considerable vegetative matter.
c# 10YR6/3
co pale brown

f 2
df so
ds soil immediately below surface soil, approximately 20 cm deep.
tx compacted, but not easily penetrated by pick.  Some laminations, perhaps as the result of plowing.
c# 10YR4/4
co dark yellowish brown

f 3
df so
ds soil immediately below soil f2.  Uniform in color and texture.
tx compacted and clumped more than f2, but the same color.
c# 10YR4/4
co dark yellowish brown
dy almost impossible to differentiate f2 and f3 in baulk.  f3 soil has vertical laminations and is similar to soil from south well (OP2k1f1) being excavated privately and monitored by us.

-dy amount of pottery found increasing with depth.  Pick runs proceeding quickly.  At an approximate depth of 100 cm, found seal impression just before breakfast.  Found another just after breakfast, and noticed a distinct soil change.  Color is Munsell 10YR 5/4, yellowish brown, and a more granular texture.  Assigned f4 and designated as accumulation.  Immediately began excavating with small picks.  Found more clay lumps, bone, pottery and lithics.  Scraped and scored baulk to separate f3 and f4.  Scraped bottom and detected evidence of occupation, including charcoal pieces and other evidence of organic mixing of soil, including a "greasy" feel as the trowel passed over the soil.  Ended by careful scraping and leveling to prepare for better inspection in morning light by gB on early I709.  mKB visited site to look at pottery sample and at second seal impression.  She equated pottery at this level with Temple BA, about 2400 BC.