.bk A09
.fl J804jl2.j
.fd feature description
.ei jl
.ed J804

.rd J804
.ri jl

f 96
df ac
ds reddish accumulation first glimpsed in SE corner of k4 quadrant 1.  Further excavation revealed that it was the same layer as f99.
tc co f154
c# 7.5yr5/4
co brown

f 97
df w
ds major E-W brick wall, founded on large stones, dividing sectors D and F.  Same as A6 f78.
tc bo f1

f 103
df ly
ds stone and sherd layer approximately 4 meters square in middle part of k3.  Originally believed to be a floor, but now we believe that it was a natural accumulation of material washed down the wadi.  May be associated with f102.  A part of a14, which is probably a dump.
tc si f101

f 108
df bu
ds burial in k3, part of a15, NE corner of locus.  i37, a bronze pin, and i38, a figurine, were discovered in the burial.  Since most of the burial was in the baulk, the burial was pedestaled for a time and later removed.
tc si f107

f 109
df pt
ds refuse pit in S portion of k3, contained large quantities of ash, pottery, and bones.
tc cu f107

f 110
df ac
ds alternating thin bands of red and black soil in k6.  Originally A2, feature and locus unknown due to lack of proper records here at the site.  Some seal impressions and bronze artifacts, including i89, an axe, found in lower levels.  Many sherds from this feature have contributed immensely to dating this stratum.  No single Munsell color possible due to alternating bands of soil.  Likely the result of accumulation during post-palace occupation.
tc co f115

f 111
df bu
ds child burial from k3 S baulk.  Part of a16.  i43, a bronze pin, and i44, a bronze ring, discovered in it.
tc si f113

f 112
df ts
ds k7 topsoil.  Within it were found large quantities of pottery and emerging architecture.  Taken over by A11.  Type of contact unknown.

f 113
df ac
ds reddish brown accumulation with brick chunks.  Originally we thought that the brick chunks signalled the top of the wall to the north of wall f1.  However, further excavation revealed that this was not the case.
tc ov f126
c# 10yr4/3
co dark brown

f 114
df pt
ds refuse pit that cuts the S half of k3 f113.  The top layer had a lens of white material; underneath were many thick ash pockets.
tc cu f113

f 115
df f
ds tamped earth floor extending N from doorway a17.  Difficult to trace.
tc co f116

f 116
df ac
ds ashy soil underneath k6 f115.  Seal impressions found within it.
c# 10yr6/2
co light brownish gray
tc co f117

f 117
df w
ds a line of large stones extending N from the E edge of doorway a17.  At the N end, one stone juts out west.  Just beyond the N end of the line, another large stone, f189, sits alone, slightly NW of the wall.  Parts of this wall were covered with a bricky material, however, no actual bricks were discovered.  The stones appear to sit on top of a thin layer of packing or accumulation laid over pebble floor f80/150.
tc ov f150

f 118
df so
ds backfill used to construct a berm to keep water from washing into the excavated portions of k4 and k5 at the end of season H.
tc co f121

f 120
df ly
ds layer of large pot sherds laid flat found in the middle of f 110 at elevation m2015 95-93.  It was measured to be 100 cm by 50 cm.  Approximately 20 centimeters below it, a compressed layer of dirt was discovered that might have been a floor.
tc si 110

f 121
df ts
ds k8 topsoil.
tc co f122

f 122
df a
ds hard and water-compacted soil layer found just underneath the surface.  Excavation halted in this feature due to a change in strategy.

f 123
df a
ds highest layer in doorway a17.  Accumulation over threshold f127.  Perhaps signifies the first abandonment accumulation.
tc co f127

f 124
df w
ds major E-W wall segment between f97 and f125.  Separates sector F from sectors D and C.  Mudbrick wall on a foundation of large stones.  Probably described more fully in A1 notes, which are not available.  Also forms the E side of doorway a17 and the W side of doorway a18.  The S edge of the pebble floor, f150/80, runs directly along its northern base.
tc ab f80
tc ab f150

f 125
df w
ds major E-W wall segment W of f124.  It separates sector B1 from sector E1.  Forms the W face of doorway a17.  The westernmost portion of f150 runs along its base.
tc bo f172
tc ab f150

f 127
df ly
ds highest extant doorsill in doorway a17 and accumulation trapped to the N by it.  Perhaps the last phase of building occupation before abandonment.

f 131
df ts
ds k9 topsoil
tc co f144
tc co f143
tc co f138
tc co f139
tc co f149

f 132
df fb
ds a floor of hard, packed earth with striations along a mostly N-S orientation.  May be the top of a wall foundation.
tc co f133
tc ab f135

f 135
df w
ds course of bricks laid to the W of f132, f133, f134.
tc ab f132
tc ab f133
tc ab f158

f 136
df a
ds accumulation in k4, below f74 and f76, continued into k3
tc co 142

f 138
df w
ds bricks, possibly a wall in NW corner of k8; appears to be the first course of bricks of a wall

f 151
df ta
ds tannur in center of k9, on top of stone platform f152, near f160 tannur, large quantities of ash surround both, leading to the possible conclusion that the two tannurs constituted an industrial facility of some kind, interior not fully excavated
tc re f152

f 154
df ly
ds ashy layer in SE corner of k4, along E baulk, gray on top with a very black lower edge, covered by brickfall f87; perhaps the destruction layer for this portion of the AK building.  Inspection at the end of the season indicates that f154 may have been the layer that we called f98 throughout k4 and k6.  In the E section of k4, f98 exists only in the SE, where it was piled up against the walls f1 and f93.
ns Inspection at the end of the season indicates that f154 may have been the layer that we called f98 throughout k4 and k6.  In the E section of k4, f98 exists only in the SE, where it was piled up against the walls f1 and f93.
tc co f100

f 159
df ts
ds topsoil in the S baulk of k9, equal to f131
A1 f131
tc co f144

f 160
df ta
ds small tannur associated with tannur f151, on stone platform 152; large quantities of ash surround both tannurs, leading to the possible conclusion that the two tannurs constituted an industrial facility of some kind, interior not fully excavated
tc re 152

f 152
df w
ds wall foundation, originally described as platform
ar only approximately a quarter of f152 had been excavated when it was determined to be a platform.  Now that more has been uncovered, it appears that the structure is probably the foundations of the S and E walls of a building.

f 161
df fi
ds fill within tannur f151
tc si f151

f 162
tc si f152

f 163
tc ab f1
tc ab f80

f 164
tc co f165

f 142
tc co f164

f 166
df w
ds possible mudbrick wall along E baulk of k9; the bricks, if any, were in such poor condition that it was impossible to determine whether it was indeed a wall or simply brickmelt.
tc si f144

f 167
df ly
ds layer of bones and sherds within pit f168, which cut wall f172
tc si f168

f 168
df pt
ds pit partially cutting E face of wall f172
tc cu f172

f 169
df ly
ds floor surface in E of k9, overlaid with white decayed vegetable material, possibly roots or straw
tc co f170

f 144
tc co 169

f 170
df a
ds hard-packed accumulation under f169
tc co f175

f 171
df ly
ds small pocket of red soil adjacent to wall f155 in NE corner of k4.  Might be deteriorated brick.
c# 5yr6/4
co light reddish brown
tc ab f155

f 100
tc co f155

f 176
df pb
ds baked brick threshold in doorway a18, associated with pebble floor f80 and brick floor f190, laid over a thin layer of packing which rests on f190
tc re 190

f 177
df a
ds reddish accumulation with brick chunks, linked to f113.
tc co f180

f 178
df is
ds possible half sill to doorway a18, located approximately in the middle of the doorway on the western side.  Photographed and removed.
tc re f190

f 179
df a
ds reddish brown accumulation in k9, probably the same as f177
tc co f180

f 180
df bf
ds brickfall, equals f130 and f87, also appears in section in A11 k22 to the E of A9 k4
A1 f130
A1 f87
tc co 183
c# 7.5yr6/6
co reddish yellow

f 181
df a
ds red soil with brick chunks, NW of doorway a18, covered by f191
c# 7.5yr7/2
co pinkish gray
tc co 182

f 115
tc co f181
tc co f184

f 182
df ly
ds rectangular patch of dark soil within f181; we believed that this covered the stones of a western wall matching f155, but in digging down, we found no evidence of either the wall or the foundation.
tc cu f181
c# 10yr6/2
co light brownish gray

f 183
df a
ds brown soil under brickfall f180, equals f142, large quantities of sherds and bones
A1 f142
tc co f185
c# 10yr6/3
co pale brown

f 184
df ly
ds red layer in NW corner of k6, equals f181
A1 f181
c# 7.5yr7/2
co pinkish gray
tc co f182

f 185
df a
ds brown soil under f183, may be the same as f183 except lacking the quantities of bones and sherds
c# 7.5yr6/3
co light brown

f 186
df a
ds soil above stone and sherd surface f187
tc co f187
c# 10yr6/3
co pale brown

f 187
df ly
ds stone and sherd surface, arranged in an almost circular pattern around the N end of stub wall f172 in k 6

f 188
df f
ds gray brick paving in NE corner of k6, only partially visible because it extends into the N baulk, bricks are unbaked and are 35cm x 35cm
tc si f100

f 189
df pf
ds very large stone places about 3m N of and in line with doorway a17, perhaps associated with wall f117, gives the appearance of a bench
tc re f100

f 190
df f
ds brick floor in doorway a18, unfired bricks with a very smooth top surface, forms floor of doorway between sectors D1 and F1

f 191
df f
ds brick floor in k6, W of doorway a17, running N-S between a17 and wall f172, partially excavated by mistake in search for companion wall to wall f155 in the north.  Perhaps it originally covered W half of k6, including a17 doorway.
tc co f117

f 192
df f
ds stone and sherd floor N of a17 and laid over pebble floor f150
tc co f150