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Unit Book J5

J5-workmen

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Date Author Record
2008-07-13 lH We have thirteen workmen assigned: for picking - Majid, Hussein, Kamiran, Mizer, Ali Helal, Masood and Hassan (who was absent); for shovel - Ahmed Muhammad, Ghandi, Muhammad, and Osmat; for removal - Ali and Ibrahim. Muhammad and Osmat will bring the desk to the site and return it at the close of work each day. [Input: S713LH.j]
2008-07-14 lH all assigned workmen reported [Input: S714LH.j]
2008-07-15 lH Eleven assigned workmen reported (Ghandi was working at the house). [Input: S715LH.j]
2008-07-16 lH Fifteen assigned workmen reported,the four new workmen were: Abdi, Ahmed hassan, Alan Muhammad, Sherhad. [Input: S716LH1.j]
2008-07-18 lH Fifteen assigned workmen reported [Input: S718LH.j]
2008-07-19 lH fourteen assigned workmen, because Mizar was assigned to A20. [Input: S719LH.j]
2008-07-20 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S720LH.j]
2008-07-21 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. We received a tent for k54 allowing work to go faster. [Input: S721LH.j]
2008-07-22 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S722LH1.j]
2008-07-23 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S724LH.j]
2008-07-24 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S724LH1.j]
2008-07-26 lH fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S726LH.j]
2008-07-28 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S728LH.j]
2008-07-29 lH Fourteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: S729LH.j]
2008-07-31 jW Eighteen assigned workmen reported. In addition, pickman Ahmer was assigned, bringing the total to six. [Input: S731JW.j]
2008-08-02 jW Two new workmen (Sherwan and M'hd Fareed) assigned bringing the total to twenty. The work crews are distributed as follows: Crew 1 - Ali Halal and Majid pick, Abdi and Sherhad shovel, and Kaghraman removal; Crew 2 - Hussein and Masaud pick, Mahmood, Osmat and Muhammad Fareed shovel, and Ali Halal removal; Crew 3 - Kamiran and Amer pick, Sherwan, Ahmed Muhammad, and Ahmed shovel, and Daoud, Imrahim Juma and Ibrahim Heshu removal. Majid ill and excused to return home by fAB at 0700. Ibrahim Juma will go to Hassake tomorrow to prepare for study at university. [Input: S802JW.j]
2008-08-03 lH eighteen assigned workmen reported. Majed, the pick man, was absent because he is sick. Ebraheem, the shoveler, was absent too because he had to register for university in Al-hasaka. [Input: S803LH.j]
2008-08-04 jW Nineteen assigned workmen reported. Majid still absent. [Input: S804JW.j]
2008-08-05 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. [Input: S806JW.j]
2008-08-06 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. Sherhad excused for medical consultation for a sore throat before breakfast. Returned after breakfast. [Input: S806JW.j]
2008-08-06 jW All workmen from J1 were detailed to us to begin removing the stepped baulk system, f110, in k100. Masoom excused at 0800 to take ill daughter to doctor. [Input: S807JW.j]
2008-08-06 jW All twenty assigned workmen in J5 reported. Daoud excused at 0600 on account of illness. [Input: S807JW.j]
2008-08-09 jW Twenty workmen assigned to J5 reported. Abdi excused one hour early for personal business. Eleven workmen from J1 assigned to J5 temporarily before breakfast to excavate in locus k100. [Input: S809JW.j]
2008-08-10 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. [Input: S810JW.j]
2008-08-13 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. Sixteen workmen from A20 detailed to J05 for the day. They excavated in k32 and k100. [Input: S813JW.j]
2008-08-14 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. Re-distributed pickmen and removal personnel to focus on fine work and to complete the major remaining locus excavations. Hussein will work alone in k22, Kamiran will work alone in k33, Masaud and Majid will work in k32, and Ali and Amer will work in k13. [Input: S814JW.j]
2008-08-16 jW Nineteen of twenty assigned workmen reported. Sherwan arrived late, saying that he had been excused by a doctor due to stomach problems. Magid excused by fAB and departed at 0830 for a medical appointment. He said that he would likely be absent on S817. [Input: S816JW.j]
2008-08-17 jW Sixteen of twenty assigned workmen reported on time. Majid previously excused to take sick baby to doctor. Sherwan previously excused for illness. Ibrahim Hessu reported one half hour late. Muhammad Fereed reported one hour late. [Input: S817JW.j]
2008-08-18 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. [Input: S818JW.j]
2008-08-19 jW Twenty assigned workmen reported. [Input: S819JW.j]
2008-08-20 jW Eighteen workmen reported. Sherhad has permanently departed for Damascus. Ibrahim Hessu missing. Eight workmen from A20 reported after breakfast. [Input: S820JW.j]
2008-08-21 jW All nineteen workmen currently assigned reported. Ibrahim Hessu excused at breakfast for possible injury. Eight workmen from A20 assigned to this unit for the rest of the season reeported. [Input: S821JW.j]
2008-08-23 jW Nineteen assigned workmen reported. Eight workmen detailed from A20 reported. Abdel Rahman from J1 will work with us to help trace the escarpment, feature 239, discovered in J1, west along the south face of revetment wall, f3. [Input: S824JW.j]
2008-08-24 lH Nineteen assigned workmen reported. Eight workmen detailed from A20 reported. [Input: S824LH2.j]
2008-08-25 jW Nineteen assigned workmen reported. Eight workmen detailed from A20 reported. One workman detailed from J1 reported. [Input: S825JW.j]
2008-08-26 jW Eighteen assigned workmen reported. Eight detailed workmen from A20 reported. One workman (Abd'l Rahman) from J1 detailed. One workman (Thayer) from J6 detailed. Pickman Kamiran out sick. Kagharan excused at 0600 for illness. Majid excused at 0700 to attend to sick child. Reported back at 1000. [Input: S826JW.j]
2008-08-27 lH 17 assigned workmen reported. Kamiran was ill, Ali Khalaf was late. Seven workmen who were detailed from A20 reported. Alan was absent. One workman was detailed from J6. [Input: S827LH.j]
2009-07-19 jW We have been assigned four pickmen (Anwar, Mizar, Su'ar, and Ibrahim). We have been assigned six shovelmen (Fahed, Muhammad, Omo, Safwan, Ahmed, and Juma). We have been assigned three wheelbarrow men (Sipan, Akram, and Juan). They will be distributed initally into two teams, one for each locus. [Input: T719JW.j]
2009-07-20 jW Twelve of thirteen assigned workmen reported. Pickman Anwar was absent. [Input: T720JW.j]
2009-07-21 jW All thirteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: T721JW.j]
2009-07-22 jW All thirteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: T722JW.j]
2009-07-23 jW All thirteen assigned workmen reported. Juan moved by fAB to J2 and promoted to shovelman. Hassan is his replacement. [Input: T723JW.j]
2009-07-25 jW All assigned workmen reported. [Input: T725JW.j]
2009-07-26 jW All assigned workmen reported. [Input: T726JW.j]
2009-07-27 jW All assigned workmen reported. Three removal personnel detailed for one hour from J1 to assist in removing excavated soil from k100. Jamal complained of back soreness. Shifted him to a job that did not require lifting. [Input: T727JW.j]
2009-07-28 jW All assigned workmen reported. After breakfast, Anwar said he was ill. Detailed him for one half hour to gW for some light work, then gave him permission to go home. [Input: T728JW.j]
2009-07-29 jW All assigned workmen sent home for the day at O500. [Input: T729JW.j]
2009-07-30 jW Twelve of thirteen workmen reported. Sipan absent. Anwar detailed to work with conservation project after breakfast. [Input: T730JW.j]
2009-08-01 jW All thirteen assigned workmen reported. After informing Muhammad Omo, Juma was excused at 1100 to attend to business at home. [Input: T801JW.j]
2009-08-02 jW All thirteen assigned workmen reported. fAB added Ahmed Hawaz and Salah Muhammad Kher to unit. [Input: T802JW.j]
2009-08-03 jW All fifteen assigned workmen reported. After informing Muhammad Omo, jW allowed Anwar to depart after breakfast to attend to family business (mother was ill). [Input: T803JW.j]
2009-08-04 jW No field workmen reported today. [Input: T804JW.j]
2009-08-05 jW All fifteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: T805JW.j]
2009-08-06 jW All fifteen assigned workmen reported. Sipan excused after breakfast for dental appointment. [Input: T806JW.j]
2009-08-07 jW All assigned workmen reported. Ibrahim excused at noon to attend to personal business. [Input: T807JW.j]
2009-08-08 jW Fourteen assigned workmen reported. Omo absent to attend to official business in Qamishlie. From today, the workday will start 15 minutes later and will end 15 minutes later because the sunlight at 0500 is insufficient to work properly and safely. [Input: T808JW.j]
2009-08-10 jW Twelve of fifteen assigned workmen reported. Omo in Hassake for baculauriate exam administration. Sipan's absence unexplained. [Input: T810JW.j]
2009-08-11 jW Fourteen of fifteen assigned workmen reported. Sipan again absent. [Input: T811JW.j]
2009-08-12 jW Fourteen of fifteen assigned workmen reported. Sipan again absent. Omo became ill and was sent home at breakfast. [Input: T812JW.j]
2009-08-13 jW Fourteen of fifteen workmen reported. Sipan again absent. jW and fAB discussed the need for a replacement. [Input: T813JW.j]
2009-08-15 jW Fifteen assigned workmen reported. Mudir replaced Sipan. [Input: T815JW.j]
2009-08-16 jW Fifteen assigned workmen reported. [Input: T816JW.j]
2009-08-17 jW Thirteen of fifteen assigned workmen reported. Anwar and Omo absent. Muhammad temporarily assigned to us from conservation project. A crew of 8 (2 pickmen, four shovelmen, and 2 wheelbarrowmen) worked in the afternoon to assure that we could finish on schedule T818. [Input: T817JW.j]
2009-08-18 jW Fourteen of sixteen assigned workmen reported. Anwar and Omo absent. We worked in the afternoon with a crew of nine. [Input: T818JW.j]
2009-08-24 jW A crew of nine (four picks and five removal) reported. [Input: T824JW.j]
2009-08-25 jW All nine assigned workmen reported. [Input: T825JW.j]
2009-08-25 jW While excavating accumulation, f282, to the south of the last row of flat stones in f225 in k105 we discovered another row of large stones which run east to west. To the south of these was a high quality pebble floor, f288. While removing the bricks atop wall f255, we discoved that the bricks were founded on a base of large stones, f277. The width of the base was 1m, and was formed by two parallel rows at the north and south outside edges which extended into the west baulk. [Input: T825JW.j]
2009-08-26 jW Nine assigned workmen reported. Faji injured his shoulder while shoveling and was sent home for treatment by jW after consultation with Muhammad Omo and the pharmacist, Kamiron. [Input: T826JW.j]
2009-08-27 jW All nine assigned workmen reported. Detailed pickman Juan and one removalman to J1. [Input: T827JW.j]