| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Daily notes about recovery of elements |
1997-06-30 |
jo |
featur f49 was dug slowly with small pick, to figer out the natur of the red bricky material within the featur,no evidance of brick fall was found there [Input: H728JO.j] |
| 1997-07-06 |
jo |
by reaching the buttom of a7 77cm deep, 10cm of the eastern edge to create a secoundery section to look throw at the stratigraphy of the features that have been cut by a7 and to determen the tipe of accumulation we are going to dig in the rest of the locus k3, f49 contenu for another 30cm followed by f63 bellow [Input: H728JO-2.j] |
| 1999-06-22 |
jlw |
most of the day was spent investigating small, thin areas of brick-like material, mostly in places where we were not expecting to find structural walls. There was a large, thin layer of ash in most of the locus, which seemed to be associated with a lens of densely charred material in the west baulk, which will be explored later in section. At the end of the day, we found another area of more reddish soil along the east baulk, a place where we most probably would expect a major wall to be located. [Input: J622JLW2.j] |
| 1999-06-28 |
jlw |
continued to excavate two main features, a large pit in the southern half of the locus and a uniform layer of accumulation to the north and to the south surrounding the pit. Seeing occasional bricky material, but no evidence of a major wall below. Approaching the excavated level of f74 in k4, an intermediate goal. [Input: J628JLW.j] |
| 1999-06-30 |
jlw |
made several pick runs with large pick. On last one, began to see ashy patches and some pieces of burned roof material. This may be additional evidence of catastrophic destruction of this portion of the building (supplementing the burned brick that can be seen in f89 in the east baulk of k4 at approximately the same elevation. Exposed one stone, flat on one side, lying at an angle of 80 degrees to the horizontal. Function and context unknown, but it is the first of its type to be found in this locus since the excavation was resumed this season. Found a broken figurine, one of the few artifacts that have been found in this locus aside from grave goods. Made one final run with small picks. A few additional pieces of burned clay, a few brick pieces and a few pieces of charcoal. One conical cup bottom. [Input: J630JLW1.j] |
| 1999-07-03 |
jlw |
finished excavating f126 to the level of f74 in k4 and f76 in k5. Little pottery and bones. [Input: J703JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-04 |
jlw |
began excavating accumulation f136, moving north along the west half of the locus. We are using a large pick, but are approaching f130, which sits in the the north, carefully in case it represents a deteriorated wall top. [Input: J704JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-05 |
jlw |
finished the probe of excavating a 1-meter strip of f136 along the west baulk to see if the brick fall covered a wall or its foundation. It appears that the bricky material sits on top of the ashey layer, f98, which will be carefully excavated next. [Input: J705JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-07 |
jlw |
continued to excavate a one-meter wide strip of f 98 burned/ashy accumulation along the west edge of the locus. Finished that portion, but the east portion, which will remain in section for a while, remains unexcavated. [Input: J707JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-08 |
jlw |
continued to excavate layers of accumulation above patio pebble floor, f80. Found what may be this feature in the northern third of the one meter-wide test excavation. The accumulation over the floor was wet and compacted, filled with a relatively large amount of sherds and bones. This may confirm the impression that it was the floor that trapped moisture and refuse and that the floor continues north into the baulk, hopefully to meet a wall. [Input: J709JLW1.j] |
| 1999-07-10 |
jlw |
after discovering f146, a layer of ellipsoidal stones, in the NW corner of the locus, cleaned throughly. They have the appearance of floor, f80, located in k5, but are 18 cm higher. Excavated north from k5 and south in k3 to attempt to resolve the issue of whether they are the same floor. [Input: J710JLW1.j] |
| 1999-07-11 |
jlw |
finished excavating the one-meter wide strip along the west baulk. Stone paving, f146, appeared in patches throughout. Continuous decrease in elevation from north to south. [Input: J711JLW1.j] |
| 1999-07-13 |
jlw |
after inspecting f89 brickfall in k4, we concluded that there would most likely not be a wall under under the corresponding layer, f130, in k3. Removed with large picks. Some pottery, a few bones and one stone tool. [Input: J713JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-14 |
jlw |
on first small pick run, found a group of large stones that ran N-S with a turn to the east near the NE corner of the locus. Accumulation was wet and gummy and quite dark. To the north of the stones we found large quantities of bone, whereas sherds were the principal artifact to the south and east of the stones. Found several seal impressions in the vicinity of the wall. [Input: J714JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-15 |
jlw |
removed accumulations from around the west and north faces and the top of wall foundation/platform, f155, in order to define its shape and extents. Accumulation,f142, continued to yeild large quantities of bone. Accumulation, f99, appears to cover the pebble floor, f80, as it meets the wall. Actually, there are only scattered pebbles on this surface. Rather, it appears more like the tamped earth floor, f153, found in the interior portions of k6. At the south end of the locus, we encountered a reddish-brown lens of accumulation, f157, next to wall, f157. The accumulation on top of wall, f157, yeilded pottery, bones and some obsidian blades. The top surface of wall, f157, was rough and completely unfinished. We could find no evidence of either a brick or clay surface on the top. [Input: J716JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-20 |
jlw |
began to draw sections of east baulk using trained workmen under the supervision of JL. [Input: J723JLW.j] |
| Strategy (projected or implemented) |
1997-06-18 |
jo |
Because of the wadi slop we will dig k3 starting from the highest point which is the NW corner of k1 . [Input: H620JO-2.j] |
| 1997-06-26 |
jo |
only the western 1/2 of locus k3 will be dug for two reassons 1st is to minimaise the the work of the dirt removing, 2nd when we get to dig the eastern portion we would have knon the stratigraphy via the western half and the section that will be created by going down in western k3 [Input: H708JO.j] |
| 1997-07-01 |
jo |
for not leaving a high step between the eastern half and the deeper excavated western half of k3 where features 40,41,46 and 49 were allredy dug; will dig the eastern half with brevious determnation of the exicting features [Input: H728JO.j] |
| 1997-07-02 |
jm |
f46 was exposed after removing f41. Plan to continue digging and expose more of f46. [Input: H714JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-05 |
jlw |
finish leveling square, clean thououghly and look for evidence of wall tops before removing next layer. Using 2 large picks. Clean and trim north baulk, one of major stratigraphic sections. [Input: H716JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-06 |
jo |
by finishing excavating f49 will stop worling in k3 for the rest of this season to concentrate in our excavation of k1 and k2, that is also to complay with A2 and A7 new strategy of diging only in the southern squares because of the lemeted time remaind for this season [Input: H728JO-2.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
gb |
given the possible appearence of the expected No wall of Sector F in k3, we will open a 2 m locus to the W of k3 that will hopefully come down to the other side of the doorway that we expect opposite the doorway between kitchen room D1 and the courtyard Room F1. [Input: J628JLW.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
gb |
the bricky material in k3 is clearly visible throughout the So half of the locus (except fot the ash contined at the bottom of a pit). In the No half, there remains a layer about 15cm above the brick material, which has a very different color. It still looks very probable to me that we have the top of the No wall of Sector F: to look for its possible two faces I suggest that we remove the So baulk and the No layer: Since no red is showing in the No section of k4, we should have some containment to the bricky red material just to the No of that section, and presumably the same below the layer in the No half of K3. [Input: J628JLW.j] |
| 1999-06-28 |
gb |
the new locus k8 (west of k3) will be 3m instead of 2m wide. The reason is that, if there is a sector No of Sector F that has some symmetry to Section D, we would expect a cross wall in the extension of the new locus. [Input: J628JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-02 |
jlw |
tomorrow (J703) we will level with a small pick run, clean, and suspend work until k6, k7 and k8 reach the same elevation before resuming excavating k3 to k8 as a single unit. [Input: J702JLW.j] |
| 1999-07-03 |
jlw |
we will stop here and await the excavation of the total k3, k4, k5, and k6 surface together as a unit, beginning from the west at the N-S line of stones north of doorway a17. [Input: J703JLW.j] |
| Roster |
Date |
Author |
Record |
| Elements within locus |
1997-06-18 |
jo |
f4 (topsoil), f5 (accumulation), q1 (pottery) [Input: H620JO-3.j] |
| 1997-06-19 |
jo |
q3 (pottery), f9 (accumulation D) [Input: H626JO.j] |
| 1997-06-19 |
thy |
q3.1 (bead) [Input: H620JO-3.j] |
| 1997-06-21 |
jm |
q4 (pottery) [Input: H630JO.j] |
| 1997-06-21 |
jo |
a2 (tannur), f13 (accumulation), f16 (pit cut) [Input: H626JO.j] |
| 1997-06-22 |
jm |
q8 (pottery) [Input: H630JO.j] |
| 1997-06-22 |
jo |
f19 (tannur (feature)), f24 (accumulation), q12 (pottery) [Input: H630JO.j] |
| 1997-06-23 |
jlw |
q14 (pottery), q16 (pottery) [Input: H630JO.j] |
| 1997-06-23 |
jo |
f28 (accumulation), f29 (group of bricks) [Input: H626JO.j] |
| 1997-06-24 |
jlw |
i2 (jar), q18 (pottery), q24 (pottery), q25 (pottery), q29 (pottery), q30 (pottery) [Input: H701JO.j] |
| 1997-06-24 |
jm |
f31 (accumulation), q22 (pottery) [Input: H701JO.j] |
| 1997-06-26 |
jlw |
f40 (accumulation), f41 (accumulation), q36 (pottery), q37 (pottery), q34 (pottery) [Input: H701JO.j] |
| 1997-06-28 |
jlw |
q41 (pottery) [Input: H701JO-2.j] |
| 1997-06-28 |
jm |
q38 (pottery) [Input: H701JO-2.j] |
| 1997-06-29 |
jlw |
q44 (bones, pottery), q46 (pottery), q47 (pottery) [Input: H701JO-2.j] |
| 1997-06-29 |
jo |
i5 (jar), f46 (accumulation C), f48 (accumulation), f49 (accumulation) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-06-30 |
jlw |
q50 (bones, pottery), q51 (pottery), f50 (fill) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-06-30 |
jo |
f51 (group of bricks), f52 (pit) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-01 |
jlw |
q54 (bones, pottery), q57 (bones, pottery), q58 (bones, pottery), q60 (pottery) [Input: H701JO-2.j] |
| 1997-07-01 |
jo |
a7 (pit) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-02 |
jlw |
q62 (bones, pottery), q64 (pottery) [Input: H708JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-02 |
jo |
i14 (jar), i15 (bowl), i16 (human body), a8 (burial), f53 (floorsurface in general) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-03 |
jlw |
q65 (bones, pottery), q68 (pottery), q69 (pottery), q70 (pottery) [Input: H708JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-05 |
jlw |
q73 (bones, pottery), q77 (bones, pottery), q79 (pottery) [Input: H708JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-05 |
jo |
i18 (figurine) [Input: H708JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-06 |
jm |
q80 (bones, pottery) [Input: H708JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-06 |
jo |
i19 (jar), i20 (clay lump), q82 (pottery), f63 (stone installation), f65 (stone installation) [Input: H709JLW1.j] |
| 1997-07-07 |
jm |
q85 (bones, pottery) [Input: H708JLW2.j] |
| 1997-07-08 |
jO |
q95 (bones, pottery) [Input: H729JLW.j] |
| 1997-07-09 |
jO |
q97 (pottery) [Input: H729JLW.j] |
| 1999-06-15 |
jl |
f94 (backfill1), f95 (volumetric material), f101 (lens type c), f102 (lens type c) [Input: J622JL1.j] |
| 1999-06-19 |
jl |
q213 (bones, items, pottery), q214 (pottery), q215 (pottery), q216 (items, pottery), q217 (pottery) [Input: J620JL.j] |
| 1999-06-20 |
jl |
q218 (bones, pottery), q219 (bones, items, pottery), q220 (bones, pottery) [Input: J620JL.j] |
| 1999-06-21 |
jl |
a14 (mixed features), f103 (layer), f104 (lens type c), q221 (bones, items, pottery), q222 (bones, items, pottery), q223 (pottery), q224 (pottery), q225 (bones, items, pottery), q227 (bones, pottery) [Input: J622JL1.j] |
| 1999-06-22 |
jlw |
f106 (floor, type c), f107 (lens type c), q228 (bones, items, pottery), q232 (pottery), q233 (items, pottery), q237 (bones, pottery) [Input: J622JL1.j] |
| 1999-06-23 |
jl |
a15 (burial), f108 (burial), f109 (pit), f111 (burial), i37 (metal artifact), i38 (figurine), q241 (bones, pottery), q242 (bones, items, pottery), q243 (bones, items, pottery), q247 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J625JL.j] |
| 1999-06-24 |
jl |
q251 (bones, pottery), q252 (bones, pottery), q258 (bones), q260 (bones, pottery), q263 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J625JL.j] |
| 1999-06-26 |
jl |
q266 (bones, pottery), q269 (bones, items, pottery), q271 (pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
jl |
a16 (burial), f113 (lens type c), f114 (pit), f126 (accumulation C), f130 (brick scatter), i39 (metal artifact), i40 (figurine), i43 (metal artifact), i44 (metal artifact), q272 (bones, items), q273 (bones), q274 (items, pottery), q280 (bones, pottery), q281 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-06-28 |
jl |
q288 (bones, pottery), q291 (bones, items, pottery), q294 (pottery), q295 (pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-06-29 |
jl |
q298 (bones, items, pottery), q299 (bones, items, pottery), q305 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-06-30 |
jl |
q307 (bones, items, pottery), q310 (bones, pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-07-02 |
jl |
q313 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-07-03 |
jl |
q318 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J703JL.j] |
| 1999-07-04 |
jl |
q327 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-05 |
jl |
q333 (bones, items, pottery), q345 (bones, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-06 |
jl |
q347 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-07 |
jl |
q359 (bones, items, pottery), q363 (bones, items, pottery), q364 (bones, pottery), q368 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-08 |
jl |
q376 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-10 |
jl |
q386 (bones, pottery), q389 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J717JL.j] |
| 1999-07-11 |
jl |
q404 (bones, pottery) [Input: J804JL3.j] |
| 1999-07-12 |
jl |
i48 (metal artifact), i50 (seal impression), i51 (seal impression), i53 (seal impression), i55 (figurine), i58 (seal), i60 (figurine), i62 (seal impression) [Input: J806JL2.j] |
| 1999-07-13 |
jl |
q424 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: J804JL3.j] |
| 1999-07-14 |
jl |
q426 (bones, items, pottery), q432 (bones, pottery), q433 (bones, pottery), q434 (bones, pottery), q435 (bones, items, pottery), q437 (bones, items, pottery), q440 (bones, items, pottery), q449 (items, pottery) [Input: J804JL3.j] |
| 1999-07-15 |
jl |
q451 (bones, items, pottery), q454 (bones, items, pottery), q455 (bones, pottery), q457 (bones, pottery), q459 (bones, pottery), q460 (pottery), q461 (items, pottery), q463 (bones, items, pottery), q464 (bones, pottery), i64 (seal impression), i65 (figurine) [Input: J806JL2.j] |
| 1999-07-17 |
jl |
q471 (items, pottery), q475 (bones, items, pottery), i67 (figurine) [Input: J806JL2.j] |
| 1999-08-05 |
jl |
f136 (accumulation), f142 (layer), f146 (pavement, type c), f147 (layer), f155 (foundation), f156 (fill), f157 (lens type b), f164 (layer), f165 (layer) [Input: J806JL.j] |
| Relays (applicable to elements) |
1997-06-18 |
jm |
r10 (43836 36323 - 8720 / Relay location: SE corner) [Input: H619JLWR.j] |
| 1997-06-18 |
jm |
r11 (44491 36025 - 8823 / Relay location: NW corner) [Input: H619JLWR.j] |
| 1997-06-18 |
jm |
r12 (44315 36500 - 8821 / Relay location: NE corner) [Input: H619JLWR.j] |
| 1997-06-18 |
jm |
r9 (44012 35841 - 8689 / Relay location: SW corner) [Input: H619JLWR.j] |
| 1999-06-26 |
jlw |
r151 (44344 36006 - 8425 / Relay location: NW corner) [Input: J626JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-26 |
jlw |
r152 (44239 36321 - 8425 / Relay location: NE corner) [Input: J626JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-26 |
jlw |
r153 (43866 36202 - 8425 / Relay location: SE corner) [Input: J626JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-26 |
jlw |
r154 (43992 35871 - 8425 / Relay location: SW corner) [Input: J626JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
jl |
r151 (44344 36006 - / Relay location: NW corner) [Input: J701JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
jl |
r152 (44239 36321 - / Relay location: NE corner) [Input: J701JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
jl |
r153 (43866 36202 - / Relay location: SE corner) [Input: J701JL-R.j] |
| 1999-06-27 |
jl |
r154 (43992 35871 - / Relay location: SW corner) [Input: J701JL-R.j] |
| Extension of locus or q-lot |
1997-06-16 |
jo |
9-12 [Input: H620JO-3.j] |
| Length of two sides |
1997-06-16 |
jo |
500 [Input: H620JO-3.j] |
