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.fd diary files from I711 and I712
.ei jW
.ed I712

.rd I711
.ri jW

f 5
dy as excavation proceeds, subfloor material becoming moist and sticky.  Several pieces of creamy-white plaster appearing along south baulk.
c# 7.5YR4/4
co dark brown

f 4
df ac
ds grayish brown hard-packed accumulation across entire locus.  Powdery residue after scraping, but the surface is greasy when scraped, perhaps from the presence of organic material .  Very clear dividing line between soil f3 and this feature, which seems to demarcate the lower limits of plowing.
c# 10YR5/4
co yellowish brown

.ri gb

f 8
df laminations
pr I scraped after workmen did a careful cleaning.  Soil flakes off very neatly, but shows neither a consistent slope nor strong compaction from above.  It is very moist.
co brown
tx thick flakes, very plastic, meaning that it congeals easily.
H99 I assume this is the the result of water sitting within a bowl-like setting, hence giving evidence, in my estimation, of abandonment.  Jim reminds me that laminations suggest containment; in this case this would possibly entail the presence of partially collapsed walls within which the settling of the water would have occurred.

k 1
sg Jim has shifted the direction of excavation in a N-S direction, which helps to see better the direction of the deposition.  Tomorrow, we will continue excavations in the NE half of the square only.


.rd I712
.ri jW

-wk continuing to excavate with 16 workmen under the supervision of Abdul Kareem. jW and jL on site to monitor and evaluate.

-sg excavate in north half of square to depth of 50 cm.

f 8
dy soil in northeast quadrant beneath f5 continues to show clear evidence of laminations and moisture retention noted by GB on I711.  Residue after scraping resembles chocolate shavings.  Surface extremely greasy, making it difficult to cut with a trowel.
c# 7.5YR4/3
co dark brown

f 9
df ac
ds accumulation below f5 in NW quadrant.  Wetter and more greasy than f5 fill, with no inclusions of gray or red material.  Drier than f8 laminations.  Greasy surface, but scraping residue is powdery, compared with chocolate shaving residue of f8.  Seems to be a clear demarcation between f8 and f9 down middle of square.
c# 7.5YR5/4
co brown

f 6
df ho
ds vertical hole from tap root of plant.  Dark organic material in hole averaging 2-4 cm in diameter.  Originally, I thought it was a post hole until I saw part of root.

f 7
df rh
ds oblique hole about 50 cm long which began at a stone and rambled in a generally SW direction.  Diameter about 5 cm.

.ri gb

f 9
ds upon inspection, it does not differ signficantly from laminations f8.

f 8
pr I inspected carefully the portion exposed (North half of k1) and concluded tht we have a uniform set of laminations across the part exposed.  Material flakes off in fairly uniform, wide scales, which are rather soft and leave a fairly well-marked surface.  However, neither does any portion of the surface extend very far, nor is there any indication of compaction.

sg We consider f8 to extend across the entire North sector of k1, and continue digging across this sector, trying to rach a lower definition of these laminations.

f 1
tc co f2

f 2
tc co f3

f 3
tc co f4

f 4
tc co f5

f 5
tc co f8
tc co f9

f 9
tc ov f8

f 6
tc cu f4
tc cu f5
tc in f8

f 7
tc in f5

k 1
ac Suleman injured his back when part of the tent blew down when hit by a dust devil.  He was sent home by gB.

f 8
ds at the end of the day, beginning to see more inclusions, namely plaster chunks, charcoal lumps and whitish stones (one group of 4).  Generally laminations are still showing up across the entire north half of k1.  Relatively clear transition between f5 fill and f8 laminations in baulk.

f 9
ds could not find any evidence of f9 in baulk between f5 and f8.  I conclude that the small differences between f8 and f9 in my initial observations were caused by variations in retained moisture.