.bk A15
.fl L902jlw.j
.fd daily journal for L902, v150-v152
.ei jlw
.ed L902
.rd L902
.ri jlw

-dy began to wrap up loose ends of A15 south. Things to be done include preparation of templates and completion of the view log.

f 367
df ta
ds double chamber clay tannur inadvertantly grouped with accumulation, f304 on L726 and subsequently documented by a photograph, v150, before removal.
co 7.5YR7/8
c# reddish yellow
P1 removed L726
su described elswhere (L913jlw.j} as a kiln firing chamber. We assume that the later description is the more accurate and complete one.

v 150
ph the purpose of this photograph is to document the existence of an unusual double-chambered tannur, f377, that was found sitting in accumulation, f304 in the NW quadrant of k5. The tannur was removed on L726.

v 151
ph this photograph documents the relationship between a mudbrick wall, f322 and an associated floor, f323, in the northern half of k15. The floor and its associated subfloors, f325 and f328 were removed on L

v 152
ph this series of photographs shows what one first encouters when a pit kiln is excavated from the top, down.  As we were excavating an accumulation of industrial refuse imbedded in soil, we encountered occasional patches of burned, red soil and a few pieces of the green vitrified clay that coats the inside surfaces of some kilns. At one point we found a surface of bricks arranged vertically with no mortar between, f356. Along the E edge there was a 30 degree arc of green vitrified material, more or less standing unsupported. To the SW there was a small tanuur-like circle that also seemed to be a part of the brickwork. To the SE there was a patch of burned soil leading to a jumble of fallen bricks seen in section along the E baulk. The purpose of this photograph is to document the early evidence of two kilns whose form we did not immediately recognize and parts of which we removed prematurely. v152a shows the bricks which may be the rebuilt top of kiln a30, the ash to the east and at the middle right of the photograph, the smaller tannur-like chamber that may have provided heated air to the kiln. v152b is wide shot that shows the bricks sitting in an accumulation that, when excavated, yielded kilns a30 and a31. v152c shows the bricks in relation to the findspot of a metal casting mold, q651.1, which at the time we believed may have been associated with the structures.