.bk A9
.fl L703
.fd daily journal for L703
.ei jlw
.ed L703
.rd L703
.ri jlw

-wk 5 picks and 17 in support working in k10, k11 and k14.

-wk added two workmen, Kamiran Hammud and Kawa Omo.

f 254
df a
ds accumulation immediately atop and alongside extensive brickwork, f255, throughout k14. Excavated by Anwar and Mizar.
nr excavation started L703

f 255
df bk-is
ds extensive brickwork in SE corner of k14. Not yet able to determine what it is, but about 5 courses are now visible in some places.
nr first discovered at the very end of L702 by Mizar

f 256
df a
ds accumulation along the west edge of k11 that we once believed to be wall, f238, because the top appeared to contain brick-sized blocks which seemed to be oriented perpendicular to wall, f238. Further exploration by Suliman indicated that it was composed of relatively parallel bands of various colors and was moderately compacted.
P2 L703

f 257
df a
ds accumulation in k21 in a 30cm wide strip between the western edge of the pavement, f205, and the eastern edge of the excavations in A7.  Dug by Tariq.  Found several Khabur sherds, the first that were not from a pit and a possible seal impression.
nr excavation began on L703

f 258
df bk-is
ds what may be a small westward extension attached to the western face of E-W wall, f228, in k11.  Bricks, if that is really what they are, are of low quality.  Size is about 1 standard brick square. Disovered by Suliman.

f 238
df a
ds believed it to be a N-S wall along the western edge of k11 and linked to the E-W wall, f228.  Further investigation on L703 revealed it to be accumulation.
P1 excavated as f256 on L703.

k 14
sg 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.
dy 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.

k 11
sg we will continue to clarify the wall structure in the west side of the locus.  If we can find the resources we will continue to dig the large pit with the khbur sherds, a29.
dy Suliman's continued explorations of wall, f238, revealed that it was, instead, banded accumulation with an eroded top that gave the appearance of brickwork.  We removed it carefully to expose the west face of the E-W wall, f228, which did not appear to have been joined with a cross wall.  Suliman discovered what appeared to be a smaller brick western extension, f228.  Kamiran finished excavating pit, a29.  Suliman also found what may have been the foundation for a cross-wall for the N-S fill/foundation, f225, which runs the entire length of the locus.

k 21
dy Tariq clarified the westward extent of the brick pavement, f205, in the NW corner of the locus.  We found a possible seal impression and several Khabur sherds, the first ones that we have found that have not been in a pit.  This means that tentatively, the platform can be assigned to Phase 5.