.bk A09
.fl L705jlw.j
.fd daily journal for L705
.ei jlw
.ed L705
.rd L705
.ri jlw

-wk 6 picks and 19 in support

-sg in touring the site with gb, he stressed that it was most important to complete the frame to the east and to the north to link the A7, A9 and A11 excavations.  We had planned to dig east of k14 to the limits of A11 and to the north of k21 to follow the platform, a25, which is the latest structure we have discovered.  Instead we will now dig k24 to the north of k14 and k23 to the east of k22 to complete the inner arc.

k 11
sg finish excavating the N baulk before moving on to k23. Photograph the entire locus in connection with k10 and k21 to illustate the various phases represented by the architecture.
dy completed v60. Suliman and Kamiran continued to excavate the western half of the N baulk.  They belive that they have found brickwork, so work proceeded slowly. Since the result is messy and uninformative, we will cut west and north sections to inspect.
H99 after Tariq carefully cleaned the N baulk and cut fresh sections in the far NE corner, two courses of brick, f267 could be seen running E-W from the E baulk to the foundation, f225.  The two meet perpendicularly.  Furthermore, the E baulk section showed that, although it had been cut by the pit, a29, there was, immediately to the south, another line of  material, f268, similar to that contained in the foundation, f225.  Evidence of this continued upward, ending at the topsoil layer.  This foundation-like material had cut another pit, f269, which could only be seen in section.  Before the sections were cut, it appeared as if f268 may have joined with f225.  However it is now clear that pit f269 was earliest, followed by foundation f268, followed by pit a29, followed by foundation 225.

k 14
sg smooth out excavated area in preparation for moving to new locus.
dy 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.

f 264
df a
ds accumulation contained within N-S wall, f211, and E-W wall, f259 in the SW corner of k10.  jlw sees some similarty to storage bins in A2 and gb sees similarty to multiple burial graves in A7. Excavated by Tariq and Ali. Moderate quantites of sherds.
co light gray
c# 10YR7/1
P2 L706
tc co f265
tc co f266

f 265
df pc
ds surface of pebbles and sherds, primarily in the north half of the area enclosed within N-S wall, f231 and E-W wall, f259 lying under accumulation, f265 in the SW corner of k10. Dug by Tariq and Ali.
P2 L706
tc co f266

f 266
df a
ds accumulation under accumulation, f264, and surface, f265 in the SW corner of k10. Dug by Tariq and Ali began on L705.  There appears to be areas of ashy soil mixed with lighter and browner material.  It does not look like the clean accumulation found in graves or storage bins.  Rather, it gives the impression of a work area.

f 231
df w
ds this feature was previously excavated in 1990 as part of A2 and the step trench.  When uncovered and cleaned by us in MZ14, it was less than one brick high.

f 267
df bkg
ds row of bricks running E-W appearing in the W and excavated N baulks of k11 and seen on the horizontal surface after excavation of pit, a29.

f 268
df foun
ds mortar-like material appearing to the south of bricks, f267, and seen in section of the E baulk of the far NE corner of k11.
tc cu f269

f 269
df pt
ds outline of pit seen in profile in section of the E baulk in the NE corner of k11.

f 270
df w
ds mudbrick wall running E-W in SW corner of k10. Adjacent to the N end of N-S wall, f211.  Extant portion only two courses high. A part of suspected empty grave, a30.

f 271
df w
ds mudbrick wall on west side of wall, f270,in the SW corner of k10. Seems to be part of suspected empty grave, a30. Partially obscured by W baulk.

f 272
df w
ds mudbrick wall running E-W in SW corner of k10. Adjacent to the S end of N-S wall, f211. Extant portion only two courses high. A part of suspected empth grave, a30.

f 273
df foun
ds stepped mud support structure for mudbrick pavement, f205, a part of platform, a31, in the west half of k21. Rises from south to north.

.ri vp

k 10
sg we will continue to dig in the SW corner of k10 to clarify the possible connections between the NS w f211, the pv f230, the pb f235, the WE w f270. Ali and Tariq will dig there.
dy jlw and vp, waiting for a more clear situation after a new dig, decided to consider the f211, f230, f235, f270 as an aggregate, a30, supposing it could be a grave. Ali and Tariq started to dig the accumulation f264, within the walls WE f271 and NS f211, where it was possible to see an hard and cleanly soil, co light gray c# 10YR7/1, with small stones and sherds, flat on the surface, f265. Under of it they found a softer and darker soil, f266, co brown c# 10YR5/3. Tariq found there 2 small fragments of bronze. There wasn't evidence of any grave. Then, they cleaned the area. jlw and vp decided to wait for a better light, to understand the situation of the SW corner of K10.