; File processed on 2024-11-26 ; J5k1 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1205 J5w104 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW A rectangle with its longer sides running N-S, immediately to the south of k2. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region to the south of revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . D3 2009-03-19_T319JW1.R jW r1165 (41973 47165 - 9000 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2009-03-19_T319JW1.R jW r1166 (42147 46701 - 9000 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2009-03-19_T319JW1.R jW r1168 (41317 46916 - 9000 / Relay location: SE corner) D3 2009-03-19_T319JW1.R jW r1169 (41487 46456 - 9000 / Relay location: SW corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW r1166 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 700S D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: r1166, r1165, r1168, and r1169. O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 ; J5k2 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1206 J5w105 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW A square, immediately to the south of k3. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region containing revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f184 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f185 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f188 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f189 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f190 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f191 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4920 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500S D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: m4920, m4923, r1165, and r1166. O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v126 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v126a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v131 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v131a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v132 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k3 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1207 J5w106 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was the expected location of link between the BA temple and the west edge of the stone staircase installation, f21. Due to time constraints in 2008, this locus was not excavated in 2008. D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f117 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4920 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v68 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v68b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k4 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1208 J5w107 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was the expected location of link between the BA temple and the west edge of the stone staircase installation, f21. Due to time constraints in 2008, excavation was halted near the surface. C1 2008-08-09_S809JW.j jW Began excavating topsoil, f118, with the large pick. C1 2008-08-10_S810LH.j lH We continued ramoving the soft chunky topsoil, f118. Under the topsoil there was a soft powdery natural accumulation, f131. We excavated part of the last mentioned accumulation without finding any stone installations. The collected pottery was mixed( ED, Khabur, Mittani..). Also we found a part of Islamic style bracelet. There are few plant roots in this feature. D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f118 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f131 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j sNP q178 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j sNP q181 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j dL q183 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4919 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v68 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v68a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k11 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1209 J5w108 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW An irregularly shaped polygon to the south of k21 and west of k1. Most of its southern and western borders are shared with k100. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region to the south of revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . Its NW corner is r1167 D3 2009-03-19_T319JW1.R jW r1167 (42323 46237 - 9000 / Relay location: NW corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW r1167 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: r1167, r1166, r1169, r543, r542, r541, r540, r539, r538. O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2b O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4 O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v100 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v100a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v102 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v104 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v104a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 ; J5k12 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1210 J5w109 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW A square, immediately to the south of k13. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region containing revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . C1 2008-08-24_S824LH2.j lH We started removing the natural accumulation, f158, after we photographed the water chanel, v104, that cuts its way through this accumulation. We began to cut a new section of the east face of the east baulk in order to dig effectively for the escarpment of revetment wall, f3. The escarpment begins and can be seen clearly as feature 239 in J1 and continues to the west. It most probably ends as f74 of wall f41 in the middle of J5. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH Today we removed the compact natural accumulation, f158, especially the part that abuts the revetment wall. The upper sloping part of the red, stone-like escarpment, f169, appeared under the accumulationof f158. We started to follow the escarpment which slops pasically towards the south in this locus. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH After we found out that the sloping compact floor, f169,is not the escarpment, but the floor accumulation which coveres it; we started to remove this accumulation. Alaso we extended our excavationarea toward the south and removed the rest of the natural accumulation of f158 which used to cover the floor accumulation, f169. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We completed preparations for exploration for westward extension of the escarpment originally found in J1. From overhead, it is clear that we have located it on the eastern edge of the locus. The search is complicated by the fact that the escarpment is covered by a hard deposit of similar material that has melted from the glacis above, f169. We will continue this project next season. D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a10 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j mO f6 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j sNP f113 D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f169 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f186 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f199 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j sNP q245 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j dL q247 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q264 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q266 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q275 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4324 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500S D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: m4324, m4920, r1166, r1167. O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2b O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4 O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v103 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v103a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v104 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v104a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v115b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v131 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v131a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v135 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 ; J5k13 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1211 J5w110 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was excavated to explore the southern half of the eastern extension of the stone staircase installation, f21, and associated access to the BA temple. C1 2008-08-05_S805LH.j lH We started excavating the topsoil of this locus, f105. It looks soft, chunky and powdery. It covered a big limestone which sits in it in the south western quadrant of this locus. C1 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW After finishing the removal of the east baulk of k34, we resumed excavating in this locus. In natural accumulation, f115, we uncovered a large, isolated limestone block, f116, in the middle of the locus. In the southeastern quadrant was a cluster of melon-sized stones, f120. C1 2008-08-09_S809JW.j jW Continued to excavate natural accumulation, f115, with large picks. Documented and removed isolated floating stone, f116, and isolated cluster of stones, f120. C1 2008-08-10_S810LH.j lH We continued excavating the soft natural accumulation, f129, which is overlayed by a group of big limestones, f130, in the southwestern part of it. Among the collected pottery from the accumulation of f129, q185, we found a Middle Assyrian style base, which is relatively thick with a string cut, flat bottom. In the middle of the southern edge of the last mentioned accumulation, f129, we noticed an ashy soft spot coverd a big stone. At least five big limestones are scattered among the soil of f129, but we didn`t label them as a new feature because we don`t know the extent of them. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW Took a series of photographs, v82, to document features excavated in the past week. Finished excavating the safety baulk accumulation under topsoil, f115. In the process, we exposed more of floor, f143, which extended to the east. C1 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW We cleaned and photographed, v86, the full extent of the exposed floor surface, f143. We began removing the volumetric material in the north baulk, f153. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Began to remove the north baulk as volumetric material, f155. D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a4 D1a 2008-08-05_S914LH.j sNP f105 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j dL f115 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j dL f116 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f120 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f129 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f130 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f138 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f139 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f143 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f144 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f145 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f146 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f147 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f148 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f149 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f150 D1a 2008-08-17_S914LH.j jW f153 D1a 2008-08-05_S805DL1.j dL q154 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j dL q168 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j dL q172 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j sNP q175 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j sNP q177 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j sNP q180 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j dL q185 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j dL q196 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j sNP q200 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q206 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j jW q217 D1a 2008-08-18_S818DL2.j sNP q220 D3 2008-08-17_S817DL2.R sNP r698 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: E limit) D3 2008-08-17_S817DL2.R sNP r699 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: W limit) D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r871 (43027 46917 - 9242 / Relay location: sk43 #6) D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r872 (42560 46736 - 9243 / Relay location: sk43 #7) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4324 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v62 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v69 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82c O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82d O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v86 O15 2008-08-17_S819DL2.j sNP w15 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v87 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v87a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v129 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v133 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v133a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-26_T326JW2.j jW p4 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p7 ; J5k14 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1212 J5w111 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was excavated to explore the northern half of the eastern extension of the stone staircase installation, f21, and associated access to the BA temple. C1 2008-08-05_S805LH.j lH After removing the soft chunky topsoil, f104, we found a hard crusted natural accumulation, 106. A big limestone sits in this new feature. The last mentioned stone is on the line of the stones of f14 in k24, even though it`s about 1 m higher. C1 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW At the beginning of the day, began to remove natural accumulation, f112, which was present throughout the locus and surrounded the stones of installation, f108. Uncovered a semi-circular arc of small stones, along the eastern baulk. C1 2008-08-06_S806LH.j lH We continued excavating the hard crusted natural accumulation, f106, where we found two big limestones, f109, in the northwestern quadrant of this locus. In the next pick run we noticed that these two stones aren`t founded, but sits in f106. Also we found traces of another line of stones, f108, at the northern border of this locus on the line of the stones of f14 in k24, even though it`s about 1 m higher. C1 2008-08-09_S809JW.j jW Continued to excavate natural accumulation, f112, with large picks. Documented and removed an arc of stones, f119, along the eastern baulk. Uncovered a stone installation, f123, running NW to SE in the southeastern quadrant. C1 2008-08-14_S814JW.j jW We began to remove the safety baulk on the south side of the locus. We used features previously identified from excavation in the main part of the locus. One floor surface and what were probably crude walls associated with it were identifed near the end of the day. Features have not been assigned. The locus is filled with isolated limestone blocks and organized rows of stones which we have not been able to link with others nearby. C1 2008-08-14_S814JW.j jW We prepared and photographed, v80, a long view looking east and west across 4 loci (k14, k24, k34, k44) that documented the relationship between the portion of the temple mound which includes the staircase, f21, and various stone installations in k14 and k24; the mini-plaza to the west in k34; and the stonework in k44 which forms the western boundary of the mini-plaza. dL analyzed the open spaces between the various stoneworks in k14 and k24 to see if they had been paved. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW Took a series of photographs, v83, to document features excavated so far this season. D1a 2008-08-05_S914LH.j sNP f104 D1a 2008-08-05_S914LH.j sNP f106 D1a 2008-08-06_S914LH.j sNP f108 D1a 2008-08-06_S914LH.j sNP f109 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j sNP f112 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f119 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f123 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f125 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f142 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f187 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f195 D1a 2008-08-07_T323JW.j dL i26 D1a 2008-08-05_S805DL1.j Jw q152 D1a 2008-08-05_S805DL1.j dL q153 D1a 2008-08-05_S805DL1.j dL q155 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j sNP q156 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j dL q161 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q164 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j lH q169 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j dL q173 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q284 D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r868 (43665 46636 - 9276 / Relay location: sk43 #3) D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r869 (43490 47095 - 9276 / Relay location: sk43 #4) D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r870 (43024 46917 - 9271 / Relay location: sk43 #5) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4670 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v59 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v65 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67a O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v70 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83c O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83d O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v119 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v119a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v120 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v127 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v127a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v129 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v134 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v134a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v224 ; J5k21 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1213 J5w112 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW An irregularly shaped polygon to the south of k22 and west of k1. Most of its southern, and western borders are shared with k100. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region to the south of revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . Its NW corner is m4424 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4424 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: m4424, r1167, r538, r537, r536. O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2b O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4 O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4b O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p7 ; J5k22 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1214 J5w113 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW A square, immediately to the south of k23. It delimits the previously excavated (as unit J1) region containing revetment wall, f189. It was not surveyed this season - rather the coordinates were obtained by extending to the south and east existing survey lines . C1 2008-07-26_S726LH.j lH we started to remove the northern baulk of this locus, so we can get a comparative view for the stratigraphical sequence in J1 and J5, beside that we can follow the line of the revetment wall in its western part after we remove this baulk. C1 2008-07-28_S728LH.j lH We removed the northern baulk of this locus. After careful cleaning we found that the compacted floor, f39, extens throghout the southern half of k23 and contiues to the south edge of the north baulk of k22. C1 2008-07-29_S729LH.j lH We started to remove the irregularly shaped part of the north baulk, f72. It was left over from previous excavations. C1 2008-07-31_S731JW.j jW We drew and photographed the section of the north baulk which was approximately bisected by revetment wall, f3, which continued to the north into k23. Because we could not verify that the soil features we see in the baulk had been properly identified and documented, we assigned them new J5 numbers and described all of them. Features f77 to f85 are located to the west of f3 and are assumed to have built up outside the mound, while features f86 to f90 are located to the east of f3 and are presumed to be part of the temple mound complex. C1 2008-08-03_S803JW.j jW took dirty photo of the area bounded as follows; to the south by the south baulk of k22; to the east by the revetment wall, f3; to the north by the stones of installation, f37; and to the west by the west baulks of k22 and k23. The purpose was to draw templates to assist in pottery analysis of features which abut wall, f3. C1 2008-08-14_S814JW.j jW We traced the excarpment from the northwest corner of the locus where it was first discovered, south along the outer face of wall, f41, to which it belongs. The soil above the escarpment was defined as mixed since it was deposited by a combination of backdirt from locus k100 and aeolian soil deposited since the revetment wall system was first excavated several seasons ago. As a result the pottery will tell us little about when the excarpment was built and used. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW Removed accumulations and laminations f86, f87, f88, and f89, from a narrow strip east of revetment wall, f3 and west of the west face of the west baulk of k12. The purpose was to determine when the top stones of f3 were placed. We stopped before excavating f90, which comprised a dam of small stones on the south and red, bricky material to the north. To fully explore this feature, k12 must be completely excavated to this elevation, which will not happen this season. jW looked at the pottery lots in the field, which seemed to be Mittani, Phase 6, which we would expect from the stratigrapy. The results were documented in view, v84. C1 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW We photographed ,v85, the results of excavating the series of layers between the east face of revetment wall, f3, and the west face of the unexcavated portion of k12. Although we halted work before the lowest layer, f90, was excavated. mKB reported that some Phase 1 sherds were present in the q-lot for f89. We measured and photographed the location, v85. The large limestone block, f151, had almost certainly shifted away from its original place at the southwest corner of revetment wall, f3, and was resting on a soil pillar, f154, After measuring and photography, v89, v90, we moved it back to its likely original position atop the lower wall stones and removed the pillar. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Began to excavate laminar, natural accumulation, f157. It is a narrow strip that follows the south face of revetment wall, f3. The goal is to determine if the escarpment to the plaza is continuous from the west face (where it is f74) to the plaza itself, excavated as J1f239 in this and previous seasons. C1 2008-08-21_S821JW.j jW With two teams we excavated a considerable amount of natural accumulation, f157, from the area to the south of revetment wall, f3, in a strip about 100cm wide. Because we expect that the escarpment rises from east to west and because we see part of it as f74 as it abuts wall, f41 along the outer west face of f3, we expected to trace f74 around the corner of f3 as it turned to the east. However, pickman Hussein stated that he was seeing a variety of textures, colors, and inclusions (including brick pieces and ash) in the soil he was excavating, not the hard material he had encountered next to f41. C1 2008-08-23_S824JW.j jW Removed natural accumulation, f157, from a 100cm strip immediately south of revetment wall, f3. Of interest was a gulley, which began to the northwest along the west face of wall, f41, in k33 and then ran along the south face of revetment wall, f3. C2 2008-07-31_S731JW.j jW gB, fAB, and jW discussed the approach to excavating the glacis/escarpment, f74. It descends to the southwest rapidly from wall, f41 and has been broken by at least one pit which is filled with ashy soil. In the SW corner of k22 it is covered by a number of layers of modern and ancient accumulations. Since a partial baulk at the intersection of k22 and k21 would have to be removed to complete the task we decided to cover the exposed part of f74 (which has been photographed) with plastic and finish tracing its extents at the end of the season when we expect that more of it will be present in k33 to the northwest, which is presently being excavated. As to the new features, we will excavate those to the west of f3 first, assuming as elsewhere, that those would have built up on the outside of the wall, eventually covering it. We will not excavate the features to the east of f3 until we need to know how it was built. C3 2008-08-21_S821JW.j jW In a meeting with jW, gB stated that he believed that the part of the revetment wall, f3, that we are seeing may be a late addition which includes the pavement of stones contained by it and juts out to the south of the original line of f41. On the other hand, f41, is a much earlier structure that passes under f3. As such we still may have not yet reached the escarpment even though we are below the third course of stones which comprise f3. D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a5 D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a7 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j mO f3 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j mO f4 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j mO f5 D1a 2008-07-21_S914LH.j sNP f41 D1a 2008-07-26_S914LH.j sNP f64 D1a 2008-07-29_S914LH.j sNP f72 D1a 2008-07-30_S914LH.j sNP f74 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f77 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f78 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f79 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f80 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f81 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f82 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f83 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f84 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f85 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f86 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f87 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f88 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f89 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f90 D1a 2008-08-04_S914LH.j lH f101 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f141 D1a 2008-08-16_S914LH.j dL f151 D1a 2008-08-17_S914LH.j jW f154 D1a 2008-08-18_S914LH.j dL f155 D1a 2008-08-18_S914LH.j dL f157 D1a 2008-08-18_S914LH.j dL f158 D1a 2008-08-20_S914LH.j dL f161 D1a 2008-08-23_S914LH.j jW f164 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j jW f192 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f198 D1a 2008-08-24_T323JW.j sNP i30 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q85 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j sNP q99 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q103 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q106 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q112 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q127 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q128 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q129 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j dL q134 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j sNP q136 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j lH q150 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j sNP q199 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j jW q216 D1a 2008-08-18_S818DL2.j sNP q221 D1a 2008-08-18_S818DL2.j sNP q222 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q224 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j sNP q234 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j sNP q236 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j dL q239 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j sNP q241 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j sNP q244 D1a 2008-08-24_S824DL.j sNP q249 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q253 D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4424 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NW corner: m4425, m4324, r1167, m4424. O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2a O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v2b O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4 O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4a O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v4b O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v41 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v41a O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v41b O15 2008-07-31_S819DL2.j sNP w6 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v47 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v49 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v49a O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v51 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v51a O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v53 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v55 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v56 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v57 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v57b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v84 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v85 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v85a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v85b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v98 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v98a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v98b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v101 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v101a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v101b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v89 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v89a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v89b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v92 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v92a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v92b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v97 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v99 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v99a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v116 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v116a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v124 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v124a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v125 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v130 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v130a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v135 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v135a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v137 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v138 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p7 ; J5k23 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1215 J5w114 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH This locus was the expected location of the northern extension of the revetment wall system excavated (as unit J1) in previous seasons. B11 2008-08-20_S820JW.j jW We excavated the north baulk of k13 as f153. We extended the scope of this volumetric material to encompass the north baulk of k23 as well and began to excavate it. C1 2008-07-13_S713LH.j lH We removed the berm from the southern border of the locus, then began excavation. The topsoil was f2, (actually a mixture of old topsoil and recent backfill). f2 covered f9, natural accumulation. q5 contained the pottery from this feature. At the Northeastern quadrant of k23 we found i2 which is fragment of obsidian blade. C1 2008-07-14_S714LH.j lH We noticed some differences in natural accumulation, f9, near the southwestern border, at the depth of about 20cm from the topsoil; it was more compact, full of pottery sherds, bones, pebbles and stones. We didn`t consider it as a new feature because it`s not different in the nature of its deposition from f9. Under this compact soil we found a stone, f11, in the south western quadrant. In the southeastern quadrant we found a lens, f10, which is compact with big stones and pottery sherds among it. The q-item q10.1 is an obsidian fragment. C1 2008-07-15_S715LH.j lH We removed f10, from which we got a grinding stone, i4. After we dug around the stone in southwestern quadrant,f11, we found two co-located stones at the bottom of it. C1 2008-07-16_S716LH1.j lH We removed the natural accumulation, f9. We made a new feature for the natural accumulation, f16, because we began to uncover several large limestone boulders which may be connected with the revetment wall, f3. C1 2008-07-19_S719LH.j lH We started with removing the fill, f25, of the pit, a1, and the stones inside the pit, f24, then we took aphoto, v16. A new compact feature appeared, f31, in northeastern half of the pit, includes two bones, i14, that hPU identified as coming from a young caw. We photographed this feature before we remove it, v18. C1 2008-07-20_S720LH.j lH We started to remove the natural accumulation, f23, in the southern part of k23, using the big pick, and we found one mudbrick and many basalt grinding stones in it. Under f23, we found a new natural accumulation, f33, that looks softer than the previous feature. After removing f33, we found a new kind of accumulation that usually deposite above a floor, f34. We sent the pottery, q44, directly to mKB so that we could learn the phase. This accumulation covered a group of large stones, f37, which may be a part of the revetment wall of the temple complex. Then we started to remove it after photographing, v21. C1 2008-07-21_S721LH.j lH We started our work in this locus with taking photo for it, v22, includes the natural accumulation above the floor, f34, with the stones traces in the SW quadrant of k23, f37, and the big stone in the SE quadrant, f38, that sits in the natural accumulation, f33; this view shows also the northern half of this locus including the natural accumulation, f30, and the stone line in the east, f19, and the flat stones to the west, f20. After taking the photo we removed the rest of f34, -using the small pick- to find a floor underneath, f39, which is full of limestone nodules. It`s mixed with big amount of pottery sherds, pebbles and weak reddish soil. We noticed that this new floor dosen`t continue toward the stones of f37, because there is a soft powdery accumulation which is a fill, f43. We photogrphed those new evidence with v23. After some conversations about this new features, we decided not to remove f39. We`ll remove it after removing the southern baulk of k23. This will help us understand the relationship of this feature and the eastern section of J01. We will show this by photographing the section of the eastern baulk of J1 and the south baulk of k23 in J5 together. Then we removed the natural accumulation, f33, -using the small pick- in the southeastern quadrant of k23. We found a new feature containing large stones, f46. It was lower than the stone, f38, which covered floor accumulation, f34. It`s on the same north-south line as revetment wall, f3 in k22. C1 2008-07-21_S721MO.j mO we started to remove natural accumulation , f33 , in the Eastern part. In antiquity the floor accumulation , f39 , was cut to insert stones , f37 ,. We don't know why this was done. The evidence for the cut is a soft fill , f43 , between , f37 , and , f39 ,. The stone , f38 , covered floor accumulation , f39 ,. But the floor accumulation , f39 , covers the stones , f46 ,. Now , we think that f46 may be the top of revetment wall f3. This means that stone, f38, was probably a memory stone of the wall. The order of deposition was: f46 then f39 then f37 then f26 and f38. C1 2008-07-22_S722MO.j mO In the NW corner we started dig the natural accumulation , f30 ,. Under it was a natural accumulation, f48, around the stones, f20. It's similar to natural accumulation, f30. Then we began to remove natural accumulation , f30, in the NE corner and under it we found a mud brick deposit , f54. We dug the natural accumulation, f30, which was SE of, f19. Under it we found a new floor accumulation, f50,. It's the continuation to the east of floor accumulation, f33. Under, f50, we found a highly compacted floor, f53. It was continuation of highly compacted floor, f39. But it was only found in a small spot. So the accumulation order is: f19, covers f50; f50 covers, f53. So , f19 and, f38 , wer a deposited later than f50. ,the bricks of , f54 abuts f19. f30 covers f48, but they are similar accumulations. C1 2008-07-23_S724LH.j lH We started with removing the rest of the natural accumulation, f30, between the stones of f20 and f19. The melted brick, f54, in the northeastern corner seemed to be continued under the natural accumulation, f30. We photographed the new feature and its relationship with the other features in this locus ,v28. We want to remove the southern baulk of k23 in order to open our unit, J5, to the eastern section of J1. We began to draw it, w3. Removing the last mentioned baulk could help us tracing the continuity of the northern corner of the revetment wall, f3, in k22. The location of the stones of f37 in the southwestern quadrant, and f46 in the southeastern quadrant seem to form a semi-circle, which maybe represents kind of cultic symbol that the Hurrians used to build at the corners of their houses, temples and other kinds of structures. We can see this phenomenon in the southwestern corner of the temple, and in some houses in Urkesh. C1 2008-07-24_S724LH1.j lH After drawing, w3, the southern baulk section, we photographed it, v32. Therefore, we can remove it on Saturday. C1 2008-07-29_S729LH.j lH After clening this locus, we photographed it, v41, in a wide view that links its features(particularly f39) with the revetment wall, f3, and the feature sequence in the eastern section of J1. Then we started to excavate the natural accumulation, f48, inside the arc formed by the stones of f37 and f46. Then we extended the excavation to the south and noticed two new stones in the southeastern corner of this locus, that may be a part of the top of the revetment wall, f3. After claeaning, we photographed the new evidence, v42. C1 2008-08-03_S803LH.j lH We continued excavating the southwestern quadrant of this locus together with the western part of the southern baulk that abuts the stones of the revetment wall, f3. After we removed the rest of the sandy lamination, f78, we started to remove the dense natural accumulation below, f80. Below the last mentioned natural accumulation, f80, we found a new layer of chunky, sandy lamination, f81, which we finished excavating today. The collected pottery from f78, 80 and 81 includes many Mittani-style flat rims, and goblet bases. C1 2008-08-04_S804LH.j lH We removed the dense natural accumulation, f82, at the southwestern quadrant of this locus. The stone triangle, f99, became more clear, so we could notice that it`s linked with the stones of f41, running to the northwest, and probably continue its direction below the stones of f37 and f20. We photographed this new feature in its relationship with the surrounding features, v55. The natural accumulation, f82, was covering a lens of ashy soil, f83, which rested directly above the glacis, f74. Removing the ashy layer, f83, helped to see clearly the extention of the glacis, f74, which abuts the western border of all the stones of f41, and sloping towards the south and the southwest. The ashy layer above it in this locus could be connected to the same phenomenon that produced the ash above the glacis of J6, f63. Above the third and the second millenium glacis in J1 gB also noticed the same ashy layer. C1 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW The east and north baulks were drawn and photographed on S811 and S813 respectively. See v76, v77, w111, w12. We began removing the east baulk as f132. Other than a one-stone extension to the east for stone installation, f19, no significant architecture was found. We designated two large stones previously found as f138 and f139. C1 2008-08-21_S821JW.j jW Finished excavating the volumetric material, f153, comprising the north baulk. The southern part of staircase, f21, was exposed, but we still do not understand the link between it and the arrangement of stones to its south, f126, which may represent a damaged structure that originally abutted the staircase. D1a 2008-09-17_S917JW.j jW a1 D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a13 D1a 2008-07-12_S914LH.j dL f2 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j dL f9 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j lH f10 D1a 2008-07-14_S914LH.j dL f11 D1a 2008-07-16_S914LH.j mO f16 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j lH f19 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j lH f20 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j lH f22 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j lH f23 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j dL f24 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j dL f25 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j dL f26 D1a 2008-07-19_S914LH.j dL f30 D1a 2008-07-19_S914LH.j dL f31 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j lH f33 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j mO f34 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j mO f37 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j mO f38 D1a 2008-07-21_S914LH.j lH f39 D1a 2008-07-21_S914LH.j sNP f43 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j mO f46 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j lH f48 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j sNP f50 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j sNP f51 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j sNP f53 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j mO f54 D1a 2008-08-04_S914LH.j sNP f99 D1a 2008-08-13_S914LH.j sNP f132 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f197 D1a 2008-07-13_T323JW.j dL i2 D1a 2008-07-15_T323JW.j mO i4 D1a 2008-07-16_T323JW.j dL i6 D1a 2008-07-16_T323JW.j dL i7 D1a 2008-07-17_T323JW.j mO i10 D1a 2008-07-17_T323JW.j mO i11 D1a 2008-07-19_T323JW.j mO i14 D1a 2008-07-22_T323JW.j sNP i16 D1a 2008-07-22_T323JW.j sNP i17 D1a 2008-07-22_T323JW.j sNP i18 D1a 2008-07-13_S713DL.j sNP q2 D1a 2008-07-13_S713DL.j lH q5 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL2.j dL q7 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j lH q10 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j mO q11 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j mO q13 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j dL q15 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j mO q18 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j mO q22 D1a 2008-07-17_S719MO1.j dL q28 D1a 2008-07-17_S719MO1.j dL q29 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j mO q33 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j dL q34 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j dL q36 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j sNP q37 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j mO q38 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j lH q42 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j mO q44 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q47 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q51 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j mO q53 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j sNP q56 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j lH q57 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j mO q59 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j sNP q62 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j mO q67 D1a 2008-07-28_S728DL.j dL q89 D1a 2008-07-28_S728DL.j lH q91 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q94 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q96 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j sNP q139 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q142 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q143 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q144 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j lH q146 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q190 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q195 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q205 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q207 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q208 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j sNP q227 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j sNP q235 D1a 2010-08-04_U804JW1.j jW q484 D3 2008-07-12_S712DL.R dL r5 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SE corner) D20 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH m4425 D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 E D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 N O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v1 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v1b O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v3 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v5 O15 2008-07-21_S722LH.j lH v22 O15 2008-07-21_S722LH.j lH v23 O15 2008-07-22_S722LH.j lH v11 O15 2008-07-22_S722LH.j lH v26 O15 2008-07-23_S819DL2.j lH w3 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v41a O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v41b O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v42 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v42a O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v49 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v53 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v55 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v56 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v57 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v57a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-11_S819DL2.j sNP w11 O15 2008-08-11_S819DL2.j sNP w12 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v76 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v76a O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v77 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v77a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v82e O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v84 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v85 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v85a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH1.j jW v98 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v89 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v96 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v97 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v99 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v116 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v116a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v117 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v117a O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v118 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v128b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v129 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v129a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v130 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v135 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v135a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v136 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v136a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v138 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v138a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-26_T326JW2.j jW p4 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p7 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k24 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1216 J5w115 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH This locus was the expected location of the northern extension of the revetment wall system excavated (as unit J1) in previous seasons. Among other things, it yeilded the monumental staircase, f21. C1 2008-07-13_S713LH.j lH We began excavating this locus today. Under topsoil, f1, is natural accumulation, f7. In the Northeastern quadrant we found i1 which is a body of an animal figurine with broken head and legs. A stone hearth, f8, was in the southwest quadrant. C1 2008-07-14_S714LH.j lH We continued digging natural accumulation, f7, but we noticed the same differences which is in k23 also near the western border, but it was 10cm deeper than that in k23. But we didn`t consider it as a new feature because it`s not different in the nature of its deposition from f7. The q-item q8.1 is an obsidian fragment. C1 2008-07-15_S715LH.j lH We removed f7, from which we got a clay body of animal figurine,i5. At the western border and towards the east we found new natural lens, f12, that could be the ancient surface of the terrace at the end of the last period of settlement. In the Eastern half we found soft soil, f13. In the NE quadrant was a line of at least three large limestone blocks, f14, running east to west. We phtographed f12 and f13 in v6. Photo v7 shows the line of stones, f14, and a Mittani sherd which was directly on top of the stones. The stones of f14 are at elevation 9181. C1 2008-07-16_S716LH1.j lH We found more stones that were part of the installation of stones, f14. The hard accumulation in the west half of the locus, f12, may be covering more stones of f14, so we decided to remove f12 after we had photos for f12, f13, f14, in v10. We found another Mittani rim sherd among the stones, f14, that belongs to q17. Beside that we found a broken base of Mittani goblet that belongs to q20. C1 2008-07-18_S718LH.j lH We continued removing the natural accumulation, f12, where we found a new line of stones, f21, that runs in south-north direcion. C1 2008-07-22_S722LH1.j lH We started to excavate the southwestern quadrant of this locus, by removing the natural accumulation, f52. We found at least two steps below and to the west of the original stones of f21. The new steps are made of large dressed stones. C1 2008-07-22_S722MO.j mO we divided the square in two parts. We dug in the southern part in the SW corner. We found the continuation of NS line of stones, f21. There are at last three additional steps to the west. C1 2008-07-23_S724LH.j lH We continued digging the western edge, and removing the natural accumulation, f52. The last mentioned feature seemed to cover another line of stones which is the third step in the staircase, f21, discovered by probinging the accumulation, f52, along the western baulk with the Shish. So after exposing the third step in the southwestern quadrant of k24, we took a new photo of it, v29. C1 2008-07-24_S724LH1.j lH We continued removing the natural accumulation, f52, from the western border of this locus. At the northwestern corner we found a horizontal big stone, that offers the northern limit for the staircase. To the north of it we found a lens that is very compact and full of pebbles. C1 2008-07-28_S728LH.j lH We discovered that three layers abut the stones of f14. The natural accumuation, f52, is the highest layer that abuts the stones of f14. We temporarily left a portion in the northeastern corner, so that we could photograph it and the two new features that appears under it, f65 and f66. The first feature, f65, is a highly compact floor that is full of pebbles and pottery sherds, with a flat surface. It extends from the northeastern corner of this locus to about 130 cm to the east. The second feature, f66, covers f65. It is a compact natural accumulation, with irregular surface. After cleaning the locus with its new features, we photographed them, v37. Then we removed the rest of f52 in the southeastern corner to find that f66 continues its extention under the natural accumulation of f52. C1 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW The east and north baulks were drawn and photographed on S812 and S813, respectively. See v74, v75, w14, w13. We began removing the east baulk as f133. In the baulk were an extension to the north of stone installation, f14, and a clear indication that f14 was identical to installation, f108, in k14. In addition we found an N-S line of stones, f140, which resemble those that form the west face of the top of staircase, f21. C2 2008-07-13_S713LH.j lH Tomorrow at first light we will photograph f8 and then remove it. C2 2008-07-14_S714LH.j lH Tomorrow, we are going to take v5 for the new features f10, f11 in k23 because we will remove them. D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a6 D1a 2008-07-12_S914LH.j sNP f1 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j lH f7 D1a 2008-07-13_S914LH.j sNP f8 D1a 2008-07-15_S914LH.j sNP f12 D1a 2008-07-15_S914LH.j dL f13 D1a 2008-07-14_S914LH.j lH f14 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j lH f21 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j sNP f52 D1a 2008-07-28_S914LH.j lH f65 D1a 2008-07-28_S914LH.j lH f66 D1a 2008-07-29_S914LH.j sNP f69 D1a 2008-08-13_S914LH.j sNP f133 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f140 D1a 2008-07-13_T323JW.j lH i1 D1a 2008-07-15_T323JW.j dL i3 D1a 2008-07-15_T323JW.j dL i5 D1a 2008-07-13_S713DL.j sNP q1 D1a 2008-07-13_S713DL.j lH q3 D1a 2008-07-13_S713DL.j lH q4 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL2.j dL q6 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL2.j dL q8 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j lH q9 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j mO q12 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j sNP q14 D1a 2008-07-14_S714DL3.j dL q16 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j mO q17 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j dL q20 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j dL q21 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j dL q23 D1a 2008-07-17_S722DL1.j dL q24 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j sNP q63 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j mO q66 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j sNP q71 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q75 D1a 2008-07-28_S728DL.j lH q90 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q189 D20 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH m4667 D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 E D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 N O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v1 O15 2008-07-13_S714DL5.j lH v1a O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v3 O15 2008-07-14_S714DL5.j lH v3a O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v6 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v7 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v8 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v8a O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v10 O15 2008-07-22_S819DL2.j sNP w2 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v37 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v37a O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v44 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v45 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v45a O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v50 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v60 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72d O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-12_S819DL2.j sNP w13 O15 2008-08-12_S819DL2.j sNP w14 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v74 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v74a O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v75 O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v75a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83e O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v118 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v119 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v120 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v130 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v224 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k31 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q252 ; J5k32 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1217 J5w116 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was excavated to clear sightlines into J5 from an observation platform built directly to the south. C1 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW After photography, v78, a crew from A20 began to excavate the topsoil, f134, with the large pick. After two pick runs, we began to excavate the naturual accumulation under the topsoil, f136. C1 2008-08-14_S814JW.j jW We resumed excavation of natural accumulation, f136, with large picks. Except for a few isolated small stones, there was nothing of interest, which so far matches our hypothesis, that this locus overlays the western extension of escarpment, f74 - first discovered in k22 to the east - and that nothing else was ever built thereafter in that location. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW We continued to excavate natural accumulation, f136, which has not changed since we removed the topsoil. The outside sections of the east and north baulks confirm that the accumulation is uniform to a depth of about two meters from the surface. C1 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW We continued to excavate natural accumulation, f136. At the end of the day we decided to cease excavations there and document the results. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Drew, w18, and photographed, v93 the north baulk. Drew, w19, and photographed, v94, the east baulk in preparation for removal. C1 2008-08-21_S821JW.j jW Removed the north baulk, which was treated as volumetric material, f162, since the stratigraphy had already been documented by drawing and photography as topsoil and a single accumulation under it. C1 2008-08-23_S824JW.j jW Removed the volumetric material in the east baulk, f162. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH We cut its northeastern corner in about 50 cm to the west, and 50 cm to the south. Removing this corner was in order to better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5. That coner used to stand against the stone installation in k23, so it was impossible to see the whole structure without removing it. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH We extended the borders of the triangle at the northeastern corner, f167, about 1 m to the west and 2 to the south. This triangle dimensions which we started to remove yesterday was 50 cm to the west and 50 cm to the south originally. Removing this corner was in order to better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5. That coner used to stand against the stone installation in k23, so it was impossible to see the whole structure without removing it. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We finished removing the volumetric material, f167, from the northeast corner of this locus. D1a 2008-08-13_S914LH.j sNP f134 D1a 2008-08-13_S914LH.j sNP f136 D1a 2008-08-21_S914LH.j sNP f162 D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f167 D1a 2008-08-09_T323JW.j sNP i28 D1a 2008-08-26_T323JW.j lH i31 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q188 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q193 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j sNP q198 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q203 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q210 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j dL q213 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j sNP q238 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j sNP q242 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q256 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q263 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q274 D3 2009-08-25_T825jW.r aAJ r1566 (42939 45668 - 8934 / Relay location: m6212) D3 2009-08-25_T825jW.r aAJ r1567 (42699 46044 - 9031 / Relay location: m6215) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4966 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v78 O15 2008-08-18_S819DL2.j sNP w18 O15 2008-08-18_S819DL2.j sNP w19 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v93 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v93a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v94 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v124 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v124a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v124b O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k33 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1218 J5w117 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-08-20_S820JW.j jW Removed north baulk as volumetric material, f160. B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was the expected location of link between the monumental staircase, f21, and the stonework of locus k43. C1 2008-07-24_S724LH1.j lH We started excavating its topsoil, f55, which looks chunky and compact. Under the top soil, we found a new natural accumulation, f59. C1 2008-07-26_S726LH.j lH We continued removing the natural accumulation, f59, which was soft and chunky. At midday we moved the workmen from this locus to remove the northern baulk of k22. C1 2008-07-31_S731JW.j jW We continued to remove natural accumulation, f59 with two crews using large picks. Although not of uniform consistency having areas of soft and hard patches due to the action of water and erosion after abandonment, we kept digging it as one feature because the overall color and texture did not change. It contained few inclusions. C1 2008-08-04_S804LH.j lH We removed the compact crusted natural accumulation, f98, which extended on all over this locus below the soft powdery accumulation, f94. This highly compact floor could be connected with the similar layers in the surrounding loci; f60 in k44, f93 in k43, f45 in k34, f39 in k23. Under the compact floor, f98, we found a new feature, f100, which is a lamination, full of nodules in a red sandy matrix. We removed the last mentioned lamination to find a very compact feature, f102. It has the same reddish brown sandy color of the lamination, f100, which was covering it. But it`s much more compact. C1 2008-08-05_S805LH.j lH After drawing the western section of this locus, w8, we photographed it, v58. Also we drew the northern section, w9, and photographed it, v61. Then we drew the eastern section of this locus, w10, and photographed it, v63. C1 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW Finished removing the east baulk, f107, and a cluster of melon-sized stones that was imbedded in it, f111. Began excavating packed floor surface, f102, in order to define the interface between the staircase, f21; the wall, f41; and its glacis, f74. C1 2008-08-06_S806LH.j lH For this eastern baulk, we started to remove it as one feature, f107, because all of the collected pottery from k23 is Mittani style. C1 2008-08-09_S809JW.j jW Continued to carefully excavate the clean, hard, naturally compacted, fine-grained accumulation, f102. Under it was a very sandy laminar accumulation, f122. As we removed this acccumulation, we noticed a very hard-surface accumulation, f124, underneath, which abutted the N-S line of stones, f126, in the same way that glacis f74 abutted wall, f41 to the south. On this basis, jW tentatively called the accumulation in this area, glacis, f121. Later detailed analysis with the assistance of fAB and rE established that f121 was a continuation of f124, and that it was a natural glacis formed atop f74, which is several layers of accumulation below. Late in the day we began removing f124. C1 2008-08-10_S810LH.j lH We continued excavating the eastern half including the eastern baulk of this locus, so we removed the rest of the compact natural accumulation of f124. Below the last mentioned accumulation there was another compact layer, f127, which formed by a lamination full of nodules, Mittani style pottery sherds, animal bones, and teeth for different kinds of animals (probably donkey and rodent..). The lamination of f127 covers a layer of natural accumulation, f128, which appears in the western section of k23. It also abuts the stones of f126 in the eastern baulk. In the northern part of the baulk we found traces of new stones in the same line as the stones of f126. C1 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW Began excavating laminated accumulation, f128, with the large pick as planned. Along the western face of the midline boundary, pickman Kamiran reported that the feature was now much harder and was breaking up into rectangular pieces of dense material. On the south end of the eastern border with stone installation f126, a lower stone in line with the staircase, f21, appeared. These data were evidence that the escarpment that we were searching for may possibly slope up to the west rather than down as we had expected. After thorough cleaning, the locus was photographed, v79. After shifting to the small pick, we started excavating a new soil accumulation, f135, below f128. We started from the far southeast corner, where we could see the escarpment, f74, about 10cm below and to the east. We began to remove f135 and found that it covered a very hard, gray layer with some embedded sherds. As it was still about 5cm above f74, we designated it floor accumulation, f137. Traces of f137 could be seen in the west section of the east half square in k33 and in the north edge of the west section of k22. C1 2008-08-14_S814JW.j jW We finished excavating laminar floor accumulation, f135. It could be seen in section and differed in both color (brown versus gray) and texture (hard versus very hard) from the floor accumulation, f137, below it which in turn covers the almost stone-like escarpment, f74. Consulted with rE, supervisor of unit J1 (which has several similar escarpment surfaces with hard accumulations above) to properly instruct pickman. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW We continued to excavate floor accumulation, f137. Two pottery lots, q204 and q209 were tagged for immediate evaluation of the phase by mKB. C1 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW We removed two more q-lots from floor accumulation, f137. There is a miniature wadi that has formed about 50 cm west of the stone installation, f126, and most of the pottery and bones came from the bottom of it. The situation was documented in v88. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Drew, w17, and photographed, v90, the bottom part of the north baulk in preparation for removal. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH We removed the rest of the part of the floor accumulation, f137, that abuts the bottom step of the staircase, f21, and the stone installation, f126. Under the floor accumulation, f137, we found a compact escarpment which had been disturbed by a gulley, f168. The gulley runs south-north near the bottom step of staicase, f21, and continue its line parallel to the stone instalation, f126, in k23 then we can see the rest of it near the revetment wall, f3, in k22 and k12. We photographed the new feature, v105 and v106, in order to understand the sequence of the features that abut the staircase, f21, and the stone installation, f126, to the south of the staircase. C2 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW We will excavate f102 and the accumulations below it by starting in the far SE corner of the locus, move west to the N-S midline, then move north toward f21. C2 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW On S814 we will remove the balance of f135, which is primarily located in the eastern quarter of the locus. We well clean well and photgraph, then consult with gB and fAB before we begin to excavate f137. C2 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW as of today we will cease excavation in this locus for the MZ21 season. D1a 2008-07-23_S914LH.j dL f55 D1a 2008-07-24_S914LH.j sNP f59 D1a 2008-08-02_S914LH.j sNP f94 D1a 2008-08-04_S914LH.j sNP f98 D1a 2008-08-04_S914LH.j dL f100 D1a 2008-08-05_S914LH.j sNP f102 D1a 2008-08-05_S914LH.j sNP f103 D1a 2008-08-06_S914LH.j sNP f107 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j sNP f111 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f121 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f122 D1a 2008-08-09_S914LH.j dL f124 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f126 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f127 D1a 2008-08-10_S914LH.j sNP f128 D1a 2008-08-13_S914LH.j sNP f135 D1a 2008-08-14_S914LH.j dL f137 D1a 2008-08-19_S914LH.j dL f160 D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f168 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f194 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j eA f229 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j eA f230 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j sE f231 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j sE f232 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j sE f233 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j jN f234 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f237 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f238 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f239 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f240 D1a 2009-08-24_T901SE.j sE f286 D1a 2008-08-07_T323JW.j sNP i25 D1a 2008-08-09_T323JW.j sNP i27 D1a 2009-08-05_T820SE2.j jN i53 D1a 2009-08-05_T820SE2.j jN i54 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j sNP q68 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q73 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q78 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q82 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q116 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j dL q117 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j dL q119 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q126 D1a 2008-08-02_S803DL7.j sNP q131 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j dL q135 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j sNP q138 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q141 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q145 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q148 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j sNP q157 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j dL q159 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q163 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q167 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j dL q170 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j dL q174 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j sNP q176 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j sNP q179 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j sNP q182 D1a 2008-08-10_S810DL1.j dL q184 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q186 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q191 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q192 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j dL q197 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j dL q201 D1a 2008-08-14_S816DL1.j dL q202 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q204 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j sNP q209 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j dL q214 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j jW q215 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q228 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j sNP q231 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j lH q258 D1a 2009-07-31_T802SE.j eA q326 D1a 2009-07-31_T802SE.j sE q327 D1a 2009-08-01_T802SE.j sE q329 D1a 2009-08-01_T802SE.j eA q330 D1a 2009-08-01_T802SE.j eA q332 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j jN q333 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j jN q334 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j eA q336 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j eA q337 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j eA q338 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j eA q339 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j eA q340 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j eA q342 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j jN q343 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j eA q347 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j sE q355 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q462 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q465 D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R dL r497 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: S point) D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R dL r498 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: N point) D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R sNP r504 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: W point) D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R sNP r505 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: E point) D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R sNP r506 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: N point) D3 2008-08-05_S805DL2.R sNP r507 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: S point) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4823 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-04_S819DL2.j sNP w8 O15 2008-08-05_S819DL2.j sNP w9 O15 2008-08-05_S819DL2.j sNP w10 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v58 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v58a O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v61 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v61a O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v63 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v63a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-13_S813DL4.j sNP v79 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v79a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v79b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v79c O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v81 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v81a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v81b O15 2008-08-17_S819DL2.j sNP w17 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v88 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v88a O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v88b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v88c O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v90 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v90a O15 2008-08-25_S825LH.j lH v105 O15 2008-08-25_S825LH.j lH v106 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v118 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v130 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p6 O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v164 O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v167 O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v167a O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168a O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168b O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168c O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168d O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v170 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v170a O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v171 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v171a O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v171b O15 2009-08-05_T810SE1.j sE v173 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v176 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v176a O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v176b O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v220 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v220a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k34 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1219 J5w118 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH This locus was the expected location of link between the monumental staircase, f21, and the stonework of locus k44. C1 2008-07-16_S716LH1.j lH We started to excavate the topsoil, f15. A clay figurine of a female body was found among this feature, i8. C1 2008-07-18_S718LH.j lH The excavation continuing in this locus. Under the topsoil there is a new natural accumulation, f17. C1 2008-07-19_S719LH.j lH We removed the natural accumulation, f17, which was covering another natural accumulation, f29, which looks lighter and softer. C1 2008-07-20_S720LH.j lH We planed to stop excavating the whole locus after we reach the depth of 9200, but when we measured the depth, it was already 9190. Then we began to excavate only the north half using the big pick. C1 2008-07-21_S721LH.j lH bWP put new markers in the northern half of this locus. We continued removing the natural accumulation, f29, to find a new feature under it, f42. It looks very compact, and similar to the floor accumulation , f34, above the floor, f39, in k23. We photographed the new feature, v24, so we could remove it -using the big pick. After removing the last mentioned feature, we found a new feature, f45. It`s a kind of highly compacted floor, type b, full of nodules and pottery sherds among reddish soil. It reminds us of the floor of k23, f39. So we took a new photo for it, v25. C1 2008-07-21_S721MO.j mO we saw new feature similar to f34 in k23 and in same elevation, we gave it new number f42. C1 2008-07-23_S724LH.j lH we stop excavating the northern half of this locus to preserve the floor which was discovered in it, f45, and which was covered by a floor accumulation was full of pottery sherds dated back to the Middle Assyrian period. After protecting the natural floor, f45 with sheets of plastic, we started digging natural accumulation, f29, in southern half of the locus to expose the natural floor, f45. Assuming that floor, f45 extends throughout the locus we will remove only the southern half to expose the staircase, f21. remove it in this half to follow the continuity of the staircase. C1 2008-07-24_S724LH1.j lH We are continuing removing the natural accumulation, f29, in the southern half of k34. The floor accumulation, f42, was excavated and then we cleaned the natural floor, f45, which extended across the entire locus, for a photograph, v43. Then, we began to excavate the floor, f45 in the southern half. Pickman kHussein noted that f45 was laminar, had been formed by successive actions of water, and highly compacted (sherds generally lay flat) by foot traffic. C1 2008-07-26_S726LH.j lH We focused on excavating the southern part, to keep the natural floor, f45, in the northern half for the moment. After removing the rest of the last mentioned feature in the southern half of this locus, we found a new feature that formed by lamination, f63. The collected pottery was various (dotted decoration, red slip, imitation metal ware..). C1 2008-07-28_S728LH.j lH We photographed this locus in v39, to show the sequnce of its features, the floor, f45, in the northern half of it, and the laminated natural accumulation, f63, in the southern half. Then we drew and photographed the section of the eastern baulk, w4 and v38. We did the same for the section of the northern baulk, w5 and v40. We drew and photographed The sections in order to remove the eastern baulk of this locus, which we started with after the breakfast. C1 2008-07-29_S729LH.j lH After removing the rest of the eastern baulk, we started to excavate the southern half of the baulk, where we found two new lines of stones, which form staircase, f21. The first step(which is the fourth in the staircase) is formed by three flat stones. It was distinguished by a horizontal circular hole in the western section - in the south half of the second stone face. The hole could have been previously used as a door socket or a pole to support a light roof. The hollowed stone may not be in situ, but reused. The second line of stones that formed the second newly descovered step, includes two stones, with a rough surface. To the west of the last mentioned step, which is the fifth step in the staircase, f21, we found a new feature, f70, under the lamination of f63. The new feature seems very compact and flat. Its elevation is 9090 which is the same as the top of the revetment wall, f3. We photographed the wide view, v44, of k24 and k34, and the relationships between the staircase and the floor which abuts it, f45. Then, we dug below the northern half of the eastern baulk of k34 and recovered new stones, that are a part of stone installation, f14, and located at the north border of the lowest step of staircase, f21. C1 2008-08-06_S806LH.j lH We started excavating the eastern baulk of this locus. We removed the topsoil, f55, and the upper natural accumulation, f59, as one feature, f103. We removed the natural accumulation of f94 as separate feature for chronological and pottery typological reasons. The last mentioned accumulation may be linked with the Middle Assyrian floor accumulation, f42, in k34. Tomorrow we will remove the Mittani features, f98 and f100, as a third separate feature. C1 2008-08-23_S824JW.j jW After a false start to excavate a 100cm-wide test trench along the staircase C1 2008-08-24_S824LH2.j lH We continued excavating the southern part of the lamination, f128, that abuts the last step of the staircase, f21. This lamination was covered by the compact flat surface, f70. It`s covering the laminar accumulation, f135. C2 2008-08-02_S802JW.j jW Score, draw and photograph the west section of locus k34 in lieu of the east section of k44, which is obstructed by several lines of stones. Then, remove it to better understand the relationship among the stone installations of k44, the staircase, f21, and the accumulations between them, f42, f45, f63, and f70 D1a 2008-07-16_S914LH.j dL f15 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j dL f17 D1a 2008-07-19_S914LH.j dL f29 D1a 2008-07-21_S914LH.j dL f42 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j mO f45 D1a 2008-07-26_S914LH.j lH f63 D1a 2008-07-28_S914LH.j dL f67 D1a 2008-07-29_S914LH.j sNP f70 D1a 2008-08-17_S914LH.j jW f152 D1a 2008-07-16_T323JW.j mO i8 D1a 2008-07-23_T323JW.j dL i20 D1a 2008-07-30_T323JW.j sNP i22 D1a 2008-07-30_T323JW.j dL i24 D1a 2008-07-16_S716MO2.j dL q19 D1a 2008-07-17_S722DL1.j dL q25 D1a 2008-07-17_S719MO1.j dL q27 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j mO q31 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j sNP q39 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q46 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q50 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j mO q65 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j sNP q69 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q72 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q77 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q80 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q81 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q84 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q86 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j lH q88 D1a 2008-07-28_S728DL.j dL q92 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q93 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q97 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q98 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j sNP q101 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j sNP q102 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q105 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q107 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q108 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q113 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q114 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j dL q240 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j sNP q243 D1a 2008-08-23_S823DL1.j dL q246 D1a 2008-08-24_S824DL.j sNP q250 D1a 2008-08-24_S824DL.j sNP q251 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q254 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q255 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j sE q344 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j eA q345 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j jN q350 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q352 D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1525 (43728 46166 - 9126 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1526 (43793 45915 - 9084 / Relay location: NW corner) D20 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH m4741 D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 E D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 N O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v9 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v9a O15 2008-07-21_S722LH.j lH v24 O15 2008-07-21_S722LH.j lH v25 O15 2008-07-27_S819DL2.j sNP w5 O15 2008-07-28_S819DL2.j sNP w4 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v38 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v38a O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v39 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v40 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v40a O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v44 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v45 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v50 O15 2008-08-03_S819DL2.j sNP w7 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v60 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72c O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v83 O15 2008-08-25_S825LH.j lH v105 O15 2008-08-25_S825LH.j lH v106 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v118 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v121 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v140 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-30_T330JW1.j jW p5 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168a O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v168c O15 2009-08-05_T810SE1.j sE v173 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k43 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1220 J5w119 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW This locus was excavated to explore the nature and extent of the stone installations to the west of the stone staircase installation, f21. C1 2008-07-26_S726LH.j lH We started excavating its topsoil, f56, which looks chunky and soft. In the topsoil we found a distinctive pottery sherd, that is decorated with unclear shapes that might be part of scorpion or snake, q83. C1 2008-07-29_S729LH.j lH After removing the topsoil, f56, we found a natural accumulation, f68. The new feature was soft and chunky. In the western border of this locus we found a new line of stones, f71, that sits in the last mentioned accumulation. We photographed this new feature after cleaning it, v43. To the east of this stone installation we found a new layer that was full of fist-sized stones and pottery sherds. It may be a floor associated with stones, f71. C1 2008-08-02_S802LH.j lH After removing the natural accumulation, f75, which covered the stone installation, f91, that runs north-south in the middle of this locus, we noticed two separate natural accumulations - one on its eastern side, f93, and one on the western side, f92. We didn`t excavate the western natural accumulation, f92, today. So we started to remove the natural soft accumulation of f93 with the big pick. We uncoverd a new row of stones while excavating f93. After removing the natural accumulation of f93, which only covered the lower part of stone installation, f91, we found a new soft lamination, f95. The last mentioned feature is free of pottery sherds, pebbles and inclusions. C1 2008-08-03_S803LH.j lH We photographed the whole locus after cleaning it, v52, to show the relationship between the different levels of stone installations in it, f71, f73 and f91. We removed the rest of the compact lamination, f95, in the eastern border of this locus. Under the last mentioned feature we found a new layer, f97, of compact crust probably formed by melted brick. We stopped excavating in this locus, while waiting to remove the northern baulk in order to understand the relationship between the stone installations in k44 and k43. Excavating the western half of the last mentioned baulk would help us to explane the gap between the stones, f71, and the northern border, where we found a baked red mudbrick. Also the pottery sherds which we will collect may help us recognize the phase of the highest stone installations in k44, f28, and in k43, f71. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Began to remove the north baulk as volumetric material, f156. Photographed north section, v91. C1 2008-08-19_S819JW.j jW Finished excavating the north baulk of this locus. We found that the stone installations f28 in k44 and f71 were linked by a threshold, f163. Although the bottom rows of stone installations f49 in k44 and f91 in k43 were continuous across the baulk, the top rows were not. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We photographed the threshold, f163 (v112), that connects the stone installations, f28 and f49, in k44 from the stone installation, f71 and f91, in k43. D1a 2008-07-23_S914LH.j dL f56 D1a 2008-07-29_S914LH.j sNP f68 D1a 2008-07-29_S914LH.j sNP f71 D1a 2008-07-30_S914LH.j sNP f73 D1a 2008-07-30_S914LH.j sNP f75 D1a 2008-07-30_S914LH.j sNP f76 D1a 2008-07-31_S914LH.j sNP f91 D1a 2008-08-02_S914LH.j sNP f92 D1a 2008-08-02_S914LH.j sNP f93 D1a 2008-08-02_S914LH.j sNP f95 D1a 2008-08-03_S914LH.j sNP f97 D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j sNP f114 D1a 2008-08-18_S914LH.j dL f156 D1a 2008-08-23_S914LH.j jW f163 D1a 2008-07-30_T323JW.j sNP i23 D1a 2008-08-09_T323JW.j sNP i29 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q83 D1a 2008-07-26_S726DL2.j dL q87 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j dL q95 D1a 2008-07-29_S729DL1.j sNP q100 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q104 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q109 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q110 D1a 2008-07-30_S730DL2.j sNP q111 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q115 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j dL q118 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q120 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q121 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q122 D1a 2008-07-31_S802DL2.j lH q123 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q124 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j sNP q125 D1a 2008-08-02_S802DL2.j dL q130 D1a 2008-08-02_S803DL7.j sNP q132 D1a 2008-08-02_S803DL7.j sNP q133 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j sNP q158 D1a 2008-08-06_S806DL1.j dL q160 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q165 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q166 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j jW q218 D1a 2008-08-18_S818DL2.j sNP q219 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q225 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q283 D3 2008-08-17_S817DL2.R sNP r702 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: E limit) D3 2008-08-17_S817DL2.R sNP r703 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: W limit) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4822 D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500E D21 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW 500N O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v46 O15 2008-08-02_S802LH1.j lH v48 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v52 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80b O15 2008-08-17_S819DL2.j sNP w16 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v91 O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v91a O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112a O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-26_T326JW2.j jW p3 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k44 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1221 J5w120 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH This locus was excavated to explore the nature and extent of the stone installations to the west of the stone staircase installation, f21. It was expected to link the temple and the palace. C1 2008-07-18_S718LH.j lH We started to excavate its topsoil, f18, which looks like the topsoil of k34, f15, because both of them contain backfill from previous excavations. C1 2008-07-19_S719LH.j lH While we were removing the topsoil, f18, we found at the depth of about 15 cm, a burial, f27, that includes a skeleton of a child, i12 - associated with q30b -. It was located in the northeastern quadrant. The skull was directed to the west. The length of this skeleton is about 45 cm, the width of it about 15 cm. We took a photo for this burial befor, while and after drowing it, using the grade, v15, v17. In the western part of k44 we found a floor of stones in north-south direction, includes lime stones (15-47 cm length) and few basalt stones scattered among it. C1 2008-07-20_S720LH.j lH For the stone floor that we discovered in k44, we took a photo, v20, but we didn`t excavate this locus today. C1 2008-07-22_S722LH1.j lH We divided the locus into northern and southern half. Then we started excavating the northern half, and removing the natural accumulation, f47. In this accumulation, in the middle of the locus, we found a new floor of stones, f49, which is not related to the stone floor to the west of it, f28. There are two soil layers below the bottom of f28 and the top of f49. We noticed the layers in the section that goes under f28. The first layer is soft accumulation that comes directly under f28, and covers a crust that comes above the second stone floor, f49. Because we removed, f47, with the big pick, we didn`t notice that it was composed of the two layers mentioned above. After photographing the new features, we started to remove the natural accumulation, f47, in the southern part of this locus, and we found that the stones, f49, continued to the south baulk. C1 2008-07-22_S722MO.j mO We started dig the natural accumulation, f47. We discovered that the stones, f28 are not founded. In, f47, we discovered a group of stones, f49 situated in NS direction. C1 2008-07-23_S724LH.j lH We started to remove the western part of the natural accumulation, f47, to see the extent of the stone installation, f49. but we noticed that it doesn`t continue toward the west. When removing the eastern part of the last mentioned natural accumulation, we exposed another layer of stones that co-located under the stones of f49. To the west also we found another step of stones under the top of f49, but deeper by about 20cm. The rest of the square at the eastern baulk seemed empty from any new line of stones, after testing it with the shish, we photographed the evidence in this locus, v30. C1 2008-07-24_S724LH1.j lH We removed the natural accumlation, f57, in the eastern baulk of this locus. Under the last mentioned feature, we found a new feature that looks like the floor accumulation, f42, in k34. The new floor accumulation have been labled as f58. The floor did really appeared at the southwestern corner of this locus, f60. We gave the triangular shap that was formed from the natural accumulation, f47, between the stone pathes, f28 and f49, a new feature number, f61. Then we took a photo for the new features in this locus, v33. C1 2008-07-26_S726LH.j lH We didn`t excavate it today, but we tested the sections below the stone installations, f28, and f49. We found out that: the eastern section below f28 consists of two different accumulations, the first higher one, f47, looks soft and powdery, the underneath one, f61, looks very compact. As to f49, the eastern section shows that it is made of two sets of stones, one atop the other. The western section indicates that the stones, f49, are on one layer under which is a compact soil feature, f61, that is disturbed by rodents. C1 2008-07-28_S728LH.j lH We started our day with photographing the features of k44, v35 and v36, to study the foundations of the stone installation. C1 2008-08-03_S803LH.j lH We started to remove the eastern baulk of this locus in order to have a wide view for the loci k24, k34 and k44. This can help us to understand the relationship among the staircase, f21; the flat empty space, f70, in k34; and the stone installations, f49 and f28, in k44. We divided the baulk into three parts to collect pottery that will help understand the transition between Middle Assyrian phase and the Mittani phase. The top layers of late accumulation (f15, 17, and f29) were removed as one feature, f96. The middle Assyrian accumulation, f42, will be removed as a separate feature tomorrow. Also the Mittani features, f45 and f63 will be removed as separate features tomorrow. C1 2008-08-04_S804LH.j lH We continued removing the eastern baulk of this locus. So we removed the rest of the natural accumulation, f96, which was originally three different accumulations(f15, f17, f29). Then we removed the floor accumulation, f42, as a separate feature. Also the highly compact floor, f45, was removed as a separate feature. We started to excavate the compact lamination of f63 as another separate feature, and we are going to remove the rest of it tomorrow. C1 2008-08-05_S805LH.j lH We removed the rest of the hard crusted lamination, f63, in the eastern baulk of this locus. After cleaning, We photographed, v60, the wide view of the staircase in k24(f14, f21), the hard crust, f70, in k34 and the stone installations(f28, f49) in k44. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We removed a small step of two accumulations (the natural floor, f60 and the natural accumulation, f180) from the east edge of the locus. We discovered a tannur and large smashed pot along the western edge of f180. Then we photographed, v111, that pottery sherds insitu and removed as many of the sherds as possible without damaging the stones of f49. Then we backfilled the rest of the sherd that in the eastern section of the accumulation under the stone installation, f49, for the excavation next season. D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a2 D1a 2009-04-06_T406JW.j jW a3 D1a 2008-07-17_S914LH.j dL f18 D1a 2008-07-19_S914LH.j mO f27 D1a 2008-07-19_S914LH.j mO f28 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j sNP f47 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j lH f49 D1a 2008-07-23_S914LH.j dL f57 D1a 2008-07-24_S914LH.j sNP f58 D1a 2008-07-24_S914LH.j dL f60 D1a 2008-07-24_S914LH.j dL f61 D1a 2008-07-26_S914LH.j lH f62 D1a 2008-08-03_S914LH.j sNP f96 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j sNP f180 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j sNP f181 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f193 D1a 2008-09-08_S914LH.j lH f196 D1a 2008-07-17_T323JW.j sNP i9 D1a 2008-07-19_T323JW.j mO i12 D1a 2008-07-19_T323JW.j dL i13 D1a 2008-07-23_T323JW.j sNP i21 D1a 2008-09-10_T323JW.j jW i32 D1a 2008-07-17_S722DL1.j dL q26 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j mO q30 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j mO q32 D1a 2008-07-19_S719MO1.j dL q35 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j sNP q40 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j sNP q54 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j dL q60 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j mO q64 D1a 2008-07-23_S723DL3.j sNP q70 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q74 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q76 D1a 2008-07-24_S726DL2.j sNP q79 D1a 2008-08-03_S803DL7.j sNP q137 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j dL q140 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j lH q147 D1a 2008-08-04_S805DL1.j lH q149 D1a 2008-08-05_S805DL1.j sNP q151 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q273 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q277 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q279 D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r866 (44165 45328 - 9297 / Relay location: sk43 #1) D3 2008-09-08_S908JW-R.j hB r867 (43982 45797 - 9284 / Relay location: sk43 #2) D20 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH m4743 D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 E D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 N O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v9 O15 2008-07-16_S716LH.j lH v9b O15 2008-07-19_S819DL2.j eE w1 O15 2008-07-20_S722LH.j lH v20 O15 2008-07-22_S722LH.j lH v27 O15 2008-07-30_S730LH.j lH v35 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v60 O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v67b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v72b O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80 O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80a O15 2008-08-14_S823JW.j jW v80b O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v111 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v111a O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v111b O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v111c O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112a O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v112b O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v114 O15 2008-09-19_S919JW.j jW v114a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v139b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v140 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v141 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v141a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-03-26_T326JW2.j jW p3 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226c ; J5k54 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1222 J5w121 R316 jW.jpg B11 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH This locus was the expected location of link between the temple and the palace. Due to time constraints in 2008, excavation was halted near the surface. C1 2008-07-20_S720LH.j lH We opened a new locus, k54, to the west of k44; then we started to remove the topsoil, f32, after we took a photo for it, v19. Under the topsoil we noticed a new natural accumulation, f35, and under this accumulation was a hard crust of melted brick, f36. C1 2008-07-21_S721LH.j lH We removed the rest of the natural accumulation, f35, in the northern half of the locus - using the big pick. Using the small pick, we started to remove the crust, f36. Then we found in the southwestern quadrant a new compact feature, f44. It is a natural accumulation that is free of pottery sherds and pebbles. In the northeastern quadrant, there is a line of stones, f40, 140 cm long that goes toward the west. The line has more than eight stones (15-30 cm length). C1 2008-07-21_S721MO.j mO we dug in two parts; the first one is f36 which is crust. The second part is f35 (natural accumulation). We found new compact accumulation in the SW corner and we see the same accumulation in the SW corner of k44 covering the stones, f28. C1 2008-07-22_S722LH1.j lH We continued removing the natural accumulation, f44, but we didn`t remove the stones of f40. Under the last mentioned feature, we found a hard, compact crust. Lots q55 and q58 came frome above the crust. Lot q61 came from under the crust, and was sent to mKB for analysis because it might contain Middle Assyrian pottery. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW Photographed the halted excavation, v95. Placed plastic sheeting on the bottom and began to backfill it using soil from a number of loci under excavation. D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j sNP f32 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j dL f35 D1a 2008-07-20_S914LH.j dL f36 D1a 2008-07-21_S914LH.j lH f40 D1a 2008-07-22_S914LH.j mO f44 D1a 2008-07-21_T323JW.j dL i15 D1a 2008-07-22_T323JW.j sNP i19 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j sNP q41 D1a 2008-07-20_S720DL2.j mO q43 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q45 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q48 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q49 D1a 2008-07-21_S721DL2.j dL q52 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j sNP q55 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j mO q58 D1a 2008-07-22_S722DL1.j dL q61 D20 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH m4745 D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 E D21 2008-07-20_S720LH1.j lH 500 N O15 2008-07-20_S722LH.j lH v19 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-08-24_S824LH.j lH v95 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k100 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1201 J5w100 R314 jW.jpg A35 2009-03-31_Y331JW.j jW L_W22d9504 J5w125 U911 jW.jpg B11 2008-08-06_S806JW.j jW A truncated, sawtooth-shaped block of soil which obscures the sightlines to the revetment wall, f3; the various platforms associated with it; the stone staircase, f21; the stone wall, f41; and the glacis associated with it, f74. B11 2008-08-20_S820JW.j jW Removed upper portions of the northern projections, f110, to provide proper sightlines for the viewing platform. B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW An irregularly shaped polygon whose NW corner is m4966. This locus was excavated to clear sightlines into J5 from an observation platform built directly to the southwest. C1 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW Excavated the baulk, f110, consisting of previously documented layers of soil which formed the locus, to a depth of 40cm below the surface. C1 2008-08-06_S807JW.j jW Removed approximately 40cm of the stepped baulk line using workmen from J1. C1 2008-08-09_S809JW.j jW Workmen temporarily detailed from J1 excavated natural accumulation, f110 in this locus. About 30cm were removed before they departed. C1 2008-08-13_S813JW.j jW A crew from A20 resumed the excavation of the volumetric material, f110. C1 2008-08-16_S816JW.j jW We continued to excavate natural accumulation, f110. It is very similar to natural accumulation, f136, in the adjacent locus, k32. C1 2008-08-17_S817JW.j jW We continued to excavate natural accumulation, f110. We need to adjust the north and south borders of this locus to improve the sight-lines from the observation platform. C1 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW We exended the locus to the southwest by 150cm to improve the sightlines from the new observation platform south of k32. C1 2008-08-19_S819JW.j jW Two crews excavated here, removing the projections to the northeast of the locus in preparation for excavating f157 to find the eScarpment linking units J5 and J1. We found two rows of stones. Unfounded f155, running northeast to southwest off the corner of revetment wall, f3, and f161, running north to south. C1 2008-08-21_S821JW.j jW Finished excavating the northern projections of unexcavated baulks, f110. Near the south face of revetment wall, f3, continued to excavate natural accumulation, f157, to find the escarpment which we have found to the west, f74, which abuts wall f41 and to the east, features 189 and 239 in unit J1. gB believes that we will have to dig deepaer to reach it since it slopes severely from northeast to southwest and from north to south. C1 2008-08-24_S824LH2.j lH We started digging the topsoil, f159, of the southwestern extension of this locus in order to see the stone structures in k22, k23 and k24 more clearly from the Panorama to the south of J5. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH The strategy of the last three excavation days includes digging the southern edge of this locus to make it sloping. This work required extending the southern edge of k11 about 1m towards the south, so the slop can be done. The slope was done at the end of the excavation time today, with extention includes the southern edge of the southwest triangle of this locus (temporarily identified as locus 31) that had been removed for better view from the panorama to the south of J5. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH We removed the rest of the northeastern triangle (temporarily identified as locus 31) which we started digging yesterday for a better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5. Then we extended its southern edge 1 m to the south, in order to make it sloping at the same angle of the southeastern edge slope of formerly excavated parts of this locus. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH we removed the eastern part which used to be part of J1. The hight of this part is about three meters from the natural accumulation of f158 which coveres the compact floor accumulation, f169, that coveres the escarpment of the revetment wall in k12. Removing this part was in order to build a staircase that leads from the plaza near the revetment wall in J1 to the additional revetment wall, f3, and the stone structures in J5. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We removed the rest of volumetric accumulation, f159, in the eastern part of the upper step of this locus. We also removed the rest of the volumetric accumulation, f174, in the eastern part of the lower step of this locus. C2 2008-08-18_S818JW.j jW We will dig out the northeast teeth to within 100cm of the old baulk line. Also, we will excavate the northeastern two thirds of the southwest extension to the level already excavated along the northeastern edge. Then, we will slope the remaing 50cm slice from the surface on the southwest to the lower level to the northeast. D1a 2008-08-07_S914LH.j sNP f110 D1a 2008-08-19_S914LH.j dL f159 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f174 D1a 2009-07-21_T901SE.j sE f204 D1a 2009-07-27_T901SE.j eA f213 D1a 2009-07-28_T901SE.j sE f216 D1a 2009-07-28_T901SE.j sE f217 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f235 D1a 2009-07-30_T820SE2.j sE i49 D1a 2009-07-30_T820SE2.j eA i50 D1a 2008-08-07_S807DL3.j sNP q162 D1a 2008-08-09_S809DL1.j dL q171 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q187 D1a 2008-08-13_S813DL1.j sNP q194 D1a 2008-08-16_S816DL1.j dL q211 D1a 2008-08-17_S817DL1.j dL q212 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q223 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q226 D1a 2008-08-19_S819DL.j dL q229 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j sNP q230 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j dL q232 D1a 2008-08-20_S820DL.j dL q233 D1a 2008-08-21_S823DL1.j sNP q237 D1a 2008-08-24_S824DL.j sNP q248 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j dL q257 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j lH q259 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q265 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q267 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q276 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q281 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j sE q291 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j eA q293 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q298 D1a 2009-07-26_T802SE.j eA q312 D1a 2009-07-27_T802SE.j sE q314 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j eA q318 D1a 2009-07-31_T802SE.j sE q323 D1a 2009-07-31_T802SE.j sE q325 D1a 2009-08-03_T805SE1.j eA q341 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j eA q346 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q354 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j jN q360 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q362 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q370 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j eA q372 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j eA q380 D1a 2009-08-26_T829SE.j sE q482 D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1527 (42428 45688 - 9118 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1528 (41779 46243 - 9066 / Relay location: Notch N) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1529 (41691 46214 - 9098 / Relay location: Notch S) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1530 (41626 46383 - 9100 / Relay location: Notch E) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1531 (41545 46452 - 9097 / Relay location: NE high corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1532 (40974 46198 - 9182 / Relay location: SE high corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1533 (41114 45614 - 9205 / Relay location: SW high corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1534 (41896 45658 - 9211 / Relay location: Mid-west corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1535 (42155 45535 - 9225 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1540 (41400 46580 - 9004 / Relay location: NE low corner) D3 2009-08-23_T823JW.R jG r1541 (40893 46411 - 8993 / Relay location: SE low corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW m4966 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding counterclockwise from the NW corner: m4966, r740, r741, r543, r542, r541, r540, r539, r538, r537, r536. O15 2008-08-09_S809LH.j lH v64 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73 O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73a O15 2008-08-11_S811LH.j lH v73b O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v125 O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v125a O15 2008-09-22_S922JW.j jW v125b O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v150 O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v150a O15 2009-07-28_T729SE.j sE v160 O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v161 O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v166 O15 2009-08-03_T805SE2.j jN v172 ; J5k101 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1202 J5w101 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW An irregular pentagon which defines the perimeter of a test probe dug to obtain ceramic material to date the revetment wall extension, f3. Relay r827 marks the NW corner. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH After we removed soft powdery accumulation, f170, which covered about three big limestone, we tried to collect more pottery sherds from the soil among the stones, f177. The collected pottery from the soft podery accumulation, f177, wasn`t enough, so we extended the borders of this test probe towards the east about 50 cm in order to collect more pottery sherds that might help at the chronological understanding of what we presume the second millennium revetment wall, f3, in k22 and k23. After we removed the soft powdery naturall accumulation, f179, of the extention of this locus, we found another big limestones which we couldn`t remove any of them. We covered this locus with plastic bag at the end of our excavation day to protect it from the derts during the night. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We completed excavation this test probe above the western corner of the revetment wall, f3, in k22. Then we backfilled the locus. D1a 2008-08-23_S914LH.j sNP f165 D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f170 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f177 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f179 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j lH q260 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q270 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q272 D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r824 (42316 46189 - 9035 / Relay location: S corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r825 (42388 46260 - 9037 / Relay location: E corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r826 (42444 46256 - 9043 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r827 (42489 46152 - 9037 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r828 (42390 46104 - 9045 / Relay location: SW corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW r827 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding counterclockwise from the SE corner: r824, r825, r826, r827, r828. O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v108 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v110 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v110a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k102 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1203 J5w102 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW An irregular pentagon which defines the perimeter of a test probe dug to obtain ceramic material to date the revetment wall, f189. Relay r833 marks the NW corner. C1 2008-08-25_S825LH1.j lH The test probe which we oppened it yesterday, f166, to the north and above the revetment wall, turned to be a new locus, k102. we continued excavating this test probe in order to collect more pottery sherds that might be found among the big limestones and under the fist-sized stones of this locus. Unfortunately, we didn`t find any new evidence or any new pottery sherds that might help at the chronological understanding or the typological analysis. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH After we removed the granular accumulation, f171, which used to spread all over this test prob, we found more than fife big limestones. Among the last mentioned stones there is the reddish granular accumulation, f175. We collected small amount of pottery sherds from the accumulation of f175, so we extended the borders of this locus towards the north about 70 cm in order to collect more pottery sherds that might help at the chronological understanding of what we presume the original revetment wall in k12. The soft chunkey natural accumulation of the new part, f176, didn`t give us enough pottery sherds. So we removed one of the big limestones in the middle of this locus to collect more sherds from the reddish granular accumulatin, f178, under that stone. We covered this locus with plastic bag at the end of our excavation day to protect it from the derts during the night. Tomorrow we will put the stone which we removed today back above a plastic bag. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We completed excavation and backfilled the locus. Dug the natural accumualtions, f182 and f183, in the eastern extention in order to obtain pottery for analysis of the phase when that part of the revetment wall, f3, was built. After the backfill, jW noticed that there was a layer of reddish material (excavated in a previous season and showing on an adjacent east baulk) which would have covered the stones of this locus. C3 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH This red covering was similar to the baqaya glacis as it met the revetment wall in the excavations in J3 to the east. Since all evidence there pointed to wall construction in Phase 1, we can assume the same situation existed in the vicinity of k102 and that this portion of the revetment wall was also built in Phase 1. D1a 2008-08-23_S914LH.j sNP f166 D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f171 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f175 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f176 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f178 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f182 D1a 2008-08-27_S914LH.j lH f183 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q268 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q269 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q271 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q278 D1a 2008-08-27_S827DL.j lH q280 D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r829 (42064 46691 - 9012 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r830 (41938 46578 - 9015 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r831 (41912 46520 - 9019 / Relay location: SW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r832 (41951 46470 - 9022 / Relay location: S corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r833 (42141 46594 - 9021 / Relay location: SE corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW r833 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, proceding clockwise from the NE corner: r829, r830, r831, r832, r833. I11 2008-09-03_S903MK~1.j mKB the shape sherds were not sufficient to date the features securely. All features had few sherds except f166. Date of the features probably Phase 1 but given the number of Late Chalcolithic body sherds it could be early in Phase 1. O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v107 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v113 O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k103 A35 2009-03-13_T313JW.j jW L_W21d1204 J5w103 R316 jW.jpg B11 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW A quadrangle which defines the perimeter of a test probe dug to obtain ceramic material to date the stone staircse installation, f21. Relay r814 marks the NW corner. C1 2008-08-26_S826LH.j lH We continued excavating this test probe in order to collect more pottery sherds that might help at the chronological understanding of the staircase, f21. We removed the rest of the granular natural accumulation, f172, which covered powdery natural accumulation, f173. This probe is free of stones, and the sherds collected from it are so few. We covered this locus with plastic bag to protect it from the derts during the night. C1 2008-08-27_S827LH.j lH We completed excavation and backfilled the locus. D1a 2008-08-25_S914LH.j lH f172 D1a 2008-08-26_S914LH.j lH f173 D1a 2008-08-25_S825DL1.j lH q261 D1a 2008-08-26_S827DL.j lH q262 D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r812 (43370 46373 - 9154 / Relay location: SE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r813 (43432 46390 - 9157 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r814 (43456 46318 - 9152 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r815 (43405 46297 - 9160 / Relay location: SW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r816 (43384 46363 - 9091 / Relay location: SE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r817 (43435 46367 - 9187 / Relay location: NE corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r818 (43446 46326 - 9183 / Relay location: NW corner) D3 2008-08-27_S828DL3R.j hB r819 (43408 46305 - 9180 / Relay location: SW corner) D20 2009-03-18_T318JW1.j jW r814 D99 2009-03-18_T318JW.j jW The perimeter points that define this locus are, counterclockwise form the SE corner are: r812, r813, r814, r815. O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v109 O15 2008-08-28_S828LH.j lH v109a O15 2009-03-23_T323JW1.j jW p1 ; J5k104 A35 2009-03-31_Y331JW.j jW L_W22d9501 J5w122 U911 jW.jpg B11 2009-07-22_T722JW.j jW A long, narrow, banana-shaped locus bounded on the north by the south side of locus, k22; on the east by the face of wall, f41; on the west by the extant northeast face of locus, k32, on the north by the south faces of revetment walls, f3 and f189; on the south by the north face of locus k100; and on the east by the border between units J1 and J5. It has subsequently been divided into a north half, k105, and a south half, k106. D1a 2009-07-20_T901SE.j sE f201 D1a 2009-07-20_T901SE.j sE f202 D1a 2009-07-22_T823SE2.j sE i33 D1a 2009-07-20_T725SE1.j eA q285 D1a 2009-07-20_T725SE1.j eA q286 D1a 2009-07-20_T725SE1.j eA q287 D1a 2009-07-20_T725SE1.j jN q288 D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1171 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NE) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1172 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NW) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1173 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: N corner) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1174 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: W corner) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1175 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: E corner) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1176 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: S corner) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1177 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SW corner) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1178 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: W) D3 2009-07-20_T721sE.r sE r1179 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: E) O15 2009-07-19_T728SE1.j sE v145 O15 2009-07-19_T728SE1.j sE v146 O15 2009-07-19_T728SE1.j sE v146a O15 2009-07-19_T728SE1.j sE v147 O15 2009-07-19_T728SE1.j sE v147a O15 2009-07-20_T728SE1.j jN v148 O15 2009-07-20_T728SE1.j jN v148a O15 2009-07-20_T728SE1.j jN v149 O15 2009-07-20_T728SE1.j jN v149a ; J5k105 A35 2009-03-31_Y331JW.j jW L_W22d9502 J5w123 U911 jW.jpg B11 2009-07-22_T722JW.j jW A long, narrow locus consisting of the north half of locus, k104. It has an east baulk conforming to the Mozan grid separating it from locus k106. The purpose of this baulk is to preserve a section prependicular to the revetment walls. C2 2009-08-08_T808JW.j jW The issue in this locus is to determine how the shape of the architecture of the construction in the periods Early Dynastic through Mittani were influenced by the shape of the preexisting mound in the Late Chalcolithic period. A wall of cut stones, f41, is the key to this analysis. We cannot sink a probe behind it or in front of it because later structures would be damaged. However, we can examine floor surfaces which either abut or whose eastward extensions were cut by later construction. Hopefully the earliest of these floors will have been constructed about the same time as the f41 wall. So far we have removed floor f74, which abutted f41 and contained Mittani ceramics. We have exposed a stepped stone structure, f205, which was covered by f74 in the vicinity of f41. Farther west from the wall, f74 covered an accumulation, f244 over a rough sherd and pebble floor, f246. This floor was roughly horizontal and abuts the second of the f205 "steps." Under and along the southeastern edge of f246 there are two hard surfaces which slope down from east to west. It is possible that these are earlier escarpments to f41. We will expose all of one floor surface before proceeding to excavate the next. Pottery from each floor and its floor accumulation will be sent to mKB for special analysis. D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a8 D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a9 D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a11 D1a 2009-09-01_T901JW.j jW a12 D1a 2009-07-23_T830SE1.j sE f74 D1a 2009-07-23_T830SE1.j sE f155 D1a 2009-07-23_T830SE1.j sE f161 D1a 2009-08-06_T830SE1.j eA f200 D1a 2009-07-21_T901SE.j sE f203 D1a 2009-07-21_T901SE.j sE f205 D1a 2009-07-21_T901SE.j sE f206 D1a 2009-07-23_T901SE.j sE f207 D1a 2009-07-23_T901SE.j sE f208 D1a 2009-07-23_T901SE.j sE f209 D1a 2009-07-27_T901SE.j eA f212 D1a 2009-07-27_T901SE.j eA f214 D1a 2009-07-27_T901SE.j eA f215 D1a 2009-07-28_T901SE.j sE f218 D1a 2009-07-28_T901SE.j sE f219 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f220 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f221 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f222 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f223 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f224 D1a 2009-08-08_T901SE.j sE f244 D1a 2009-08-08_T901SE.j sE f245 D1a 2009-08-08_T901SE.j sE f246 D1a 2009-08-09_T901SE.j sE f250 D1a 2009-08-09_T901SE.j sE f251 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j jN f253 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j sE f254 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j sE f255 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j sE f256 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j sE f257 D1a 2009-08-12_T901SE.j eA f258 D1a 2009-08-12_T901SE.j sE f259 D1a 2009-08-12_T901SE.j sE f260 D1a 2009-08-12_T901SE.j sE f261 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f263 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f265 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f266 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f267 D1a 2009-08-15_T901SE.j sE f269 D1a 2009-08-15_T901SE.j sE f270 D1a 2009-08-15_T901SE.j sE f271 D1a 2009-08-15_T901SE.j sE f272 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f275 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f276 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f277 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f278 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f279 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j sE f280 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j jW f282 D1a 2009-08-24_T901SE.j sE f285 D1a 2009-08-26_T901SE.j jN f288 D1a 2009-08-26_T901SE.j sE f289 D1a 2009-08-29_T901SE.j sE f290 D1a 2009-08-29_T901SE.j sE f291 D1a 2009-08-30_T901SE.j sE f292 D1a 2009-08-30_T901SE.j sE f293 D1a 2009-08-30_T901SE.j sE f294 D1a 2009-07-22_T823SE2.j sE i34 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j sE i35 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i38 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i39 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i40 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i41 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i42 D1a 2009-07-23_T729SE1.j eA i44 D1a 2009-07-23_T729SE1.j eA i45 D1a 2009-07-23_T729SE1.j eA i46 D1a 2009-07-25_T729SE1.j eA i47 D1a 2009-07-28_T729SE1.j jN i48 D1a 2009-08-11_T820SE2.j jN i57 D1a 2009-08-11_T820SE2.j jN i58 D1a 2009-08-13_T820SE2.j eA i59 D1a 2009-08-15_T820SE2.j eA i60 D1a 2009-08-16_T820SE2.j jN i61 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j eA q289 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j sE q292 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j eA q294 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q295 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q296 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q299 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q300 D1a 2009-07-23_T725SE1.j eA q301 D1a 2009-07-23_T725SE1.j eA q302 D1a 2009-07-23_T725SE1.j eA q304 D1a 2009-07-23_T725SE1.j eA q305 D1a 2009-07-25_T725SE1.j eA q306 D1a 2009-07-25_T725SE1.j eA q308 D1a 2009-07-26_T802SE.j jN q310 D1a 2009-07-27_T802SE.j sE q313 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j eA q315 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j eA q317 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j sE q320 D1a 2009-07-30_T802SE.j sE q321 D1a 2009-07-30_T802SE.j sE q322 D1a 2009-07-31_T802SE.j sE q324 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q356 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q358 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q361 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q367 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j jN q369 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j eA q373 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j jN q376 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j eA q377 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j jN q379 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j jN q382 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j sE q383 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j sE q384 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j jN q385 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j jN q386 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j eA q387 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q392 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q393 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j sE q395 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q398 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j jN q400 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j eA q402 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j eA q404 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j jN q405 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j eA q408 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j jN q410 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j jN q411 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j jN q412 D1a 2009-08-13_T819SE1.j jN q416 D1a 2009-08-13_T819SE1.j jN q417 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j jN q420 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j eA q422 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j eA q426 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j jN q428 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j jN q429 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j eA q431 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j jN q432 D1a 2009-08-17_T819SE1.j jN q435 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j sE q436 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j eA q451 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j jN q452 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j jN q453 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j eA q455 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q457 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q458 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q459 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q461 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q464 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q466 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q467 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q468 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q469 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q472 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q473 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q474 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j jN q475 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j jN q476 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j jN q478 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j jN q479 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j sE q480 D1a 2009-08-26_T829SE.j sE q481 D1a 2009-09-30_T829SE.j jW q483 D1a 2010-08-04_U804JW1.j jW q485 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q903 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q904 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q905 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q908 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q909 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q915 D3 2009-07-21_T721sE.r sE r1189 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NW) D3 2009-07-21_T721sE.r sE r1190 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NE) D3 2009-07-21_T721sE.r sE r1191 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SE) D3 2009-07-21_T721sE.r sE r1192 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SW) D3 2009-08-25_T825jW.r aAJ r1568 (43046 45655 - 8956 / Relay location: west end) D3 2009-08-25_T825jW.r aAJ r1569 (43030 45864 - 8961 / Relay location: east end) D3 2009-09-01_T903sE.r aAJ r1638 (42736 45675 - 9024 / Relay location: m6171) O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v151 O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v151a O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v151b O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v151c O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j sE v152 O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j sE v152a O15 2009-07-22_T728SE1.j sE v153 O15 2009-07-22_T728SE1.j sE v153a O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v155 O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v155a O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v156 O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v156a O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v156b O15 2009-07-23_T729SE.j sE v156c O15 2009-07-28_T729SE.j sE v159 O15 2009-07-28_T729SE.j sE v159a O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v162 O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v162a O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v162b O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v163 O15 2009-07-30_T804SE.j sE v163b O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v164 O15 2009-08-01_T804SE.j sE v165 O15 2009-08-05_T810SE1.j sE v173 O15 2009-08-05_T810SE1.j sE v174 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v177 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v178 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j sE v178a O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v181 O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v181a O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jN v184 O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jN v184a O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v185 O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v185a O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v187 O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v187a O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v187b O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v188 O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v188a O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v188b O15 2009-08-11_T819JN.j eA v191 O15 2009-08-12_T819JN.j jN v192 O15 2009-08-12_T819JN.j jN v192a O15 2009-08-12_T819JN.j jN v192b O15 2009-08-13_T819JN.j jN v193 O15 2009-08-13_T819JN.j jN v193a O15 2009-08-13_T819JN.j jN v194 O15 2009-08-13_T819JN.j jN v194a O15 2009-08-13_T819JN.j jN v194b O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v196 O15 2009-08-16_T819JN.j jN v198 O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v200 O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v200a O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v200b O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v200c O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v202 O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v202a O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v202b O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v203 O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v203a O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v205 O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v205a O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v205b O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v206 O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v207 O15 2009-08-24_T830JN.j jN v207a O15 2009-08-25_T830JN.j jN v208 O15 2009-08-25_T830JN.j jN v208a O15 2009-08-25_T830JN.j jN v208b O15 2009-08-25_T830JN.j jN v208c O15 2009-08-25_T830JN.j jN v209 O15 2009-08-26_T901JN.j jN v212 O15 2009-08-26_T901JN.j jN v212a O15 2009-08-26_T901JN.j jN v212b O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v214 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v215a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v215b O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v216 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v217 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v217a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v218 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v218a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v219 O15 2010-03-12_U312JW.j jW v221 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v222 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v222a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v222c O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223b O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223c O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v224 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v224a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226a ; J5k106 A35 2009-03-31_Y331JW.j jW L_W22d9503 J5w124 U911 jW.jpg B11 2009-07-22_T722JW.j jW A long, narrow locus consisting of the south half of locus, k104. We are not maintaining an east baulk on this locus. B11 2009-08-08_T808JW.j jW A long, narrow locus consisting of the south half of locus, k104. It has a west baulk conforming to the Mozan grid separating it from locus k105 to the northwest. It is bounded on the north by the revetment wall, f189, and on the south by the irregular north face of locus k100. D1a 2009-07-25_T901SE.j sE f210 D1a 2009-07-26_T901SE.j sE f211 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f225 D1a 2009-07-30_T901SE.j sE f226 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j sE f227 D1a 2009-08-01_T901SE.j sE f228 D1a 2009-08-03_T901SE.j sE f236 D1a 2009-08-05_T901SE.j sE f241 D1a 2009-08-06_T901SE.j sE f242 D1a 2009-08-08_T901SE.j sE f243 D1a 2009-08-08_T901SE.j sE f247 D1a 2009-08-09_T901SE.j sE f249 D1a 2009-08-11_T901SE.j jN f252 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f262 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f264 D1a 2009-08-13_T901SE.j sE f268 D1a 2009-08-15_T901SE.j sE f273 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j jN f274 D1a 2009-08-16_T901SE.j eA f281 D1a 2009-08-18_T901SE.j sE f283 D1a 2009-08-23_T901SE.j sE f284 D1a 2009-08-24_T901SE.j sE f287 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i36 D1a 2009-07-22_T729SE1.j eA i37 D1a 2009-07-23_T729SE1.j jN i43 D1a 2009-08-01_T820SE2.j sE i51 D1a 2009-08-02_T820SE2.j jN i52 D1a 2009-08-06_T820SE2.j jN i55.1 D1a 2009-08-06_T820SE2.j jN i55.2 D1a 2009-08-08_T820SE2.j eA i56 D1a 2009-07-21_T725SE1.j eA q290 D1a 2009-07-22_T725SE1.j eA q297 D1a 2009-07-23_T725SE1.j eA q303 D1a 2009-07-25_T725SE1.j eA q307 D1a 2009-07-25_T725SE1.j eA q309 D1a 2009-07-26_T802SE.j eA q311 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j eA q316 D1a 2009-07-28_T802SE.j sE q319 D1a 2009-08-01_T802SE.j sE q328 D1a 2009-08-01_T802SE.j eA q331 D1a 2009-08-02_T805SE1.j eA q335 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j eA q348 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j eA q349 D1a 2009-08-05_T805SE1.j eA q351 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q353 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q357 D1a 2009-08-06_T810SE2.j eA q359 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j jN q363 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q364 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j jN q365 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j jN q366 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q368 D1a 2009-08-08_T810SE2.j eA q371 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j eA q374 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j sE q375 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j eA q381 D1a 2009-08-10_T813JN.j sE q388 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q389 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q390 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j jN q391 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j sE q394 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j sE q396 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j sE q397 D1a 2009-08-11_T813JN.j eA q399 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j jN q401 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j jN q403 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j eA q406 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j eA q407 D1a 2009-08-12_T813JN.j jW q409 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j jN q413 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j sE q414 D1a 2009-08-13_T813JN.j sE q415 D1a 2009-08-13_T819SE1.j eA q418 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j eA q421 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j jN q423 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j jN q424 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j jN q425 D1a 2009-08-15_T819SE1.j jN q427 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j jN q430 D1a 2009-08-16_T819SE1.j jN q433 D1a 2009-08-17_T819SE1.j jN q434 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j jN q437 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j eA q438 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j sE q439 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j eA q440 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j eA q441 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j jN q442 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j jN q443 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q444 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q445 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q446 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q447 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q448 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j eA q449 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j eA q450 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j jN q454 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q456 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q460 D1a 2009-08-24_T825SE.j jN q463 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q470 D1a 2009-08-25_T825SE.j jN q471 D1a 2009-08-26_T826SE1.j jN q477 D1a 2009-08-17_T820SE.j eA q814 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j sE q815 D1a 2009-08-18_T820SE.j eA q816 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q900 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q901 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q902 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q906 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q907 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q910 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q911 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q912 D1a 2010-08-26_U826JW.j jW q913 D3 2009-07-22_T725sE.r jN r1218 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: north) D3 2009-07-22_T725sE.r jN r1219 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: south) D3 2009-08-16_T819sE.r eA r1465 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: NE) D3 2009-08-16_T819sE.r eA r1466 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: SW) D3 2009-09-01_T903sE.r aAJ r1615 (41890 46167 - 8970 / Relay location: m6032) O15 2009-07-21_T728SE1.j jN v150 O15 2009-07-22_T728SE1.j jN v154 O15 2009-07-25_T729SE.j sE v157 O15 2009-07-25_T729SE.j sE v157a O15 2009-07-25_T729SE.j sE v157b O15 2009-07-26_T729SE.j eA v158 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v169 O15 2009-08-02_T805SE2.j jN v169a O15 2009-08-05_T810SE1.j sE v174 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j jN v175 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j jN v175a O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j jN v179 O15 2009-08-06_T810SE1.j jN v179a O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v180 O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v180a O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v180b O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v180c O15 2009-08-08_T810SE1.j jN v180d O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jW v183 O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jW v183a O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jW v183b O15 2009-08-09_T810SE1.j jW v183c O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j eA v189 O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j eA v189a O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j eA v189b O15 2009-08-11_T819JN.j eA v190 O15 2009-08-11_T819JN.j eA v190a O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v195 O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v195a O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v197 O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v197a O15 2009-08-15_T819JN.j jN v197b O15 2009-08-16_T819JN.j jN v199 O15 2009-08-16_T819JN.j jN v199a O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v201 O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v201a O15 2009-08-17_T819JN.j jN v201b O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v204 O15 2009-08-18_T819JN.j jN v204a O15 2009-08-26_T830JN.j jN v211 O15 2009-08-26_T830JN.j jN v211a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v213 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v213a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v214 O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v214a O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v214b O15 2009-08-30_T901JN.j jN v219 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v222 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v222b O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v223d O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v224a O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v225 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226 O15 2010-08-12_U812JW.j jW v226b ; J5k107 B11 2009-08-08_T808JW.j jW A small rectangular probe between the rows of stones of f186. The purpose was to ascertain whether the space could have served as a water channel. D1a 2009-08-09_T901SE.j sE f248 D1a 2009-08-09_T810SE2.j eA q378 O15 2009-08-10_T819JN.j jN v186