| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Daily notes about recovery of elements |
2006-08-30 |
sC |
Today we start digging in k82 in order to investigate whether f71 (i.e. the compact surface characterized by the presence of pottery sherds, fragments of tannur, small stones and few pebbles) exposed in k83 continue also in this square or not. We started by removing a collapsed stone and its pedestal in this square. We assigned f73 to the collapsed stone which is located in the SE corner of the square and f74 to its pedestal (q155, r34). Before removing f73 and f74, dM took a close view of the whole square (v41) and of the stone and its pedestal (v41a). This stone was originally located on top of f74 as demonstrated by a view tooked by mH during the 2005 excavation season (J2v62, V17do214 on O803). We thus start removing the accumulation in the S arew of k82, f75. While removing f75 (q156, q162) we expose in the SW area of the square the baqaya and the glacis. I thus moved the workmen again in k83. Concerning the elevation in the portion of k82 investigated today, it is to notice that there is a difference in elevation, due to the slope of the hill: the top elevation is given by the baqaya (m4413 +137 –143), the bottom elevation is given by the glacis (m4413 +101 -143). It is also to notice that the baqaya is visible only in a very small area abutting one stone, the glacis is extended in all the S area of the square investigated today (i.e. 120m N and 400m e to r35). On the W side of the secondary apron, in J3 E, the baqaya and the glacis have been also found below the floating stones. Today is the last day of work in k82. [Input: Q830SC.j] |
| 2006-09-09 |
sC |
Today we continued to dig in k82. We started by removing f75 (q231) in the S area of the square. This layer was approximately 5cm in height. Once removed we expose f77, a very compact surface already noticed two weeks ago while digging 180m N from r35 in this square. We did a general cleaning of this compact accumulation in the S area of the square (i.e. 80m N and 200m E from r35, q233); we then stop digging in this square. [Input: Q909SC.j] |
| 2006-09-11 |
pC |
Today we started to remove the E baulk: f123 is the feature assigned to the whole baulk. The top soil layer (q261) it is compact and graysh in colour, characterized by a crumby and soft consistence and a fine texture, and by the presence of rooths, pebbles, stones (<10 cm) and a lot of pottery sherds. We decided to remove the baulk in order to understand better the connection between k82 and k72; this will allow us also to understand the connection between the glacis in k72 (f127) and k82 (f77). In the previous days we exposed the glacis in k82 (f77); aftertwards we interrupted to excavate this square untill we reached the same elevation in k72. As we found the glacis also in k72, we observed that they are at the same elevation: f77 is at m4413 +101 -143 and f127 is at m4481 +61 -129 at the top. [Input: Q911PC.J] |
| 2006-09-12 |
pC |
Today we continued digging the E baulk f123 (q265) that is hard and crumby in consistence, characterized by the presence of pebbles, stones, pottery sherds. Digging the baulk we uncovered some floating stones: f130, f132, f134, and their pedestals f131, f133, f135. [Input: Q912PC.j] |