.bk J02
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.fd Daily journal, feature descriptions, strategy
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-sg We had a meeting with gB, fAB and pC. The strategy will be to start excavation in front of the revetment wall (f128) in k13, down to the escarpment and then following the escarpment around in front of the apron. gB would prefer not to excavate in front of the apron as not to damage it. 

-dy Today we cut the south section of J2 back about 40 centimeters to get rid of the eroded pieces and to create more room for excavation. After breakfast we tried to install the shaffat but unfortunately it was the wrong size and so it had to be removed again. We will try a different shaffat on Saturday after the day off. The dirt removal was slow as a result and we did not finish removing the section. 

f 338
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ds This feature is the south section of all of J2. We have assigned it to k54 which is an over-arching locus we have been using for all the cleaning operations at the beginning of MZ22 (2009) before the squares are reestablished. The section is clearly composed of brickmelt and brickfall. The section was cut back about 50 centimeters to remove the eroded pieces and also to create more room in front of the apron for the J2 excavations of this year. Several q-lots were collected from this feature. 

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.ri cJC

-dy Today in the morning we finished removing the southern baulk in k54 (f338). We were finally able to install the shaffat. It is placed on the raised section south of the apron in k4. Afterwards we 

-sg After meeting with fAB, gB and pC several times we are still deciding a strategy. gB wants to follow the floors from the cut of k100 across in front of the apron. He says this will help us to find the floors and avoid cutting through them by coming down from the top. The main question is if we will follow the floors east to west or extend the area slightly south into J7. We will try and reestablish the squares from the previous excavations to see if it will be feasible to keep the same squares as were used in the previous J2 excavations. 

k 14
dy Today we began to remove the remaining baulk stub in the western part of k14. We are calling this f341. It is composed primarily of brickfall. We will excavate it from the top down in 50cm increments until it is level with the current bottom of k14. 

f 341
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ds This feature is the remains of a baulk from the previous excavations. It is in the western part of k14. It is very large, extending 6.5 meters south from its NE corner (r1028) and 70 centimeters to the west. It abuts the south section of J2 (f338)

f 339
ds Very compacted surface with some small pebbles inside. It was exposed when removing f338. It is very hard and a light gray color. 
nr We have not excavated this feature yet. 

f 340
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ds This feature was assigned to the removal of the dirt edging the cement staircase. It had been left in place as a border to the stairs to prevent erosion of the stairs. It was very small. It is composed of brickfall. 
tc co f342

f 342
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ds The removal of the remaining brickfall in the south part of k5. It is composed of red and gray brick pieces. It is hard and comes apart in bricky chunks when picked. In MZ21 this area was part of J7. 

q 838
nr This q-lot was assigned to k5 but the eastern half extends beyond k5. The eastern area has not yet been assigned a k. 

-sy Ideally we would like to reestablish the previous squares following the site-wide grid for excavations this year. bP is not in the field this year and so her former assistant Adeeb is doing to surveying. Unfortunately J2 is down so low and is lacking in previously established points making it difficult to reestablish the squares. Today we tried to place some squares but they were in the wrong place. Tomorrow we will try again by placing to lines, one on the north-south grid and one on the east-west grid and then placing a stake where they cross. From there we can reestablish some squares. This may be less accurate than using the surveying machine, but right now it is impossible to put the points using the survey machine.