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Unit Book A9

A9k14

Processed on 2023-08-22

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2001-10-02 jlw Limit includes N and E baulks. [Input: LX02JW.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2001-07-01 jlw removed a large pile of stones and soil contained in a two meter square area in the NE corner of the locus, f242. It contained a large quantity of pottery and a door socket, i116. Towards the end of the day we found bricks, f244, several courses high in the far SE corner of the locus in the E baulk. [Input: L701JLW.j]
2001-07-02 jlw jlw inspected the bricks in the SE corner of the east baulk, f244, before work began. Although they are organized vertically, there are pockets of accumulation that cut into the north side. There is no evidence of the bricks in the south baulk. The accumlation in the entire locus, f237, is the same throughout, alternating soft and firmer patches. We have often seen this in portions of A9 already excavated to the south and west and have attributed them to a combination of material brought down from higher elevations by water and mixed with loess carried in by wind. At the end of the day, a substantial patch of brickwork was discovered in the SE corner. We will inspect it carefully in the morning. [Input: L702JLW.j]
2001-07-03 jlw we uncovered about a 2 meter square patch of bricks, f255, in the SE corner of the locus. Continued excavation throughout the day helped to clarify its extent but no more architecture was revealed. [Input: L703JLW.j]
2001-07-04 jlw carefully excavated about 20 cm of accumulation from around brickwork, f255. Anwar and Mizer found a line of bricks, f263, extending west from the NW corner of f255. [Input: L704JLW.j]
2001-07-05 jlw Anwar and Mizar finished all but about an hour's worth of excavation, which focused on the NE corner of the locus. Work proceeded slowly because there were tantilizing hints of organized brickwork that proved to be rubble. The line of bricks, f263, shows several courses on the south face. However they do not extend even one brick-width to the north. [Input: L705JLW.j]
2001-07-07 jlw Mizar finished cleaning. One well preserved upper third of a jar, i128, and two bones that may be human, q735, were found. [Input: L707JLW1.j]
Strategy (projected or implemented) 2001-07-01 jlw now that the locus is leveled, we will begin to excavate uniformly to look for evidence of walls, which from the architecture in A11 immediately to the south, we should soon begin to find. [Input: L701JLW.j]
2001-07-02 jlw we will continue to dig down uniformly in the locus until we encounter architecture, which should appear before the day is done, base upon the results in surrounding loci. We will use large picks and clean and inspect after each pick run. [Input: L702JLW.j]
2001-07-03 jlw we will inspect the brickwork exposed at the end of the day on L702 to determine its extent and evaluate the possibilites of finding more evidene of structures before moving up the tell to the east. [Input: L703JLW.j]
2001-07-04 jlw continue to dig in the northern half and the SW quarter of the locus to expose more architecture. [Input: L704JLW.j]
2001-07-05 jlw smooth out excavated area in preparation for moving to new locus. [Input: L705JLW.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Elements within locus 2001-06-23 vp q676 (items, pottery), q679 (pottery), q681 (bones, pottery), q685 (pottery), q686 (pottery), q688 (pottery), q690 (bones, pottery), q691 (bones, pottery), q697 (pottery), q700 (pottery), q702 (items, pottery), q706 (items, pottery), q713 (pottery), q714 (bones, pottery), q718 (pottery), q719 (pottery), q726 (bones, pottery), q728 (items, pottery), q729 (pottery), q735 (bones, pottery), i109 (clay artifact), i110 (figurine), i116 (lithic artifact), i118 (bowl), i121 (figurine), i126 (figurine), i128 (jar), i137 (seal impression), i138 (seal) [Input: L920JW1.j]
2001-06-30 jw f233 (topsoil), f237 (accumulation) [Input: L919JW.j]
2001-07-01 jw f242 (pavement, type c), f244 (brick installation) [Input: L919JW.j]
2001-07-03 jw f254 (accumulation), f255 (brick installation) [Input: L919JW.j]
2001-07-04 jw f263 (group of bricks) [Input: L919JW.j]
2001-10-03 jlw i155 (grinding stone) [Input: LX03JW1.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2001-07-10 vp r563 (44293 36917 - 8888 / Relay location: k14) [Input: L710VP-R.j]
2001-07-10 vp r564 (44146 37306 - 9002 / Relay location: k14) [Input: L710VP-R.j]
2001-07-10 vp r565 (44521 37431 - 9037 / Relay location: k14) [Input: L710VP-R.j]
2001-07-10 vp r566 (44666 37057 - 8927 / Relay location: k14) [Input: L710VP-R.j]
Extension of locus or q-lot 2001-10-02 jlw m2573 [Input: LX02JW.j]
Length of two sides 2001-10-02 jlw 500E [Input: LX02JW.j]
2001-10-02 jlw 500N [Input: LX02JW.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of locus

v67
2001-08-01 jlw [Input: L926JW.j]

v67a
2001-08-01 jlw [Input: L926JW.j]

v74
2001-08-02 jlw [Input: L927JW.j]