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f 107
df aa
ds accumulation below floor f26 in k1, but covering the whole square. This accumulation consisted of light grey compacted earth with a large quantity of sherds and bones. Most of the sherds were laying flat, which suggests that this is a floor accumulation. It seemed likely that in this area there might be a few beaten earth floors that were then re-surfaced as accumulation built up. f107 appears to be one of these intermediate floors that were of the same use period as f26. In the western half of k1 floor f26 was not visible, but may originally have extended further to the west. In the NW quadrant of k1 hearth a3 was cut into f107, f107 apparently being the ground level. After excavating about 5-10 cm pieces of floor f117 and f118 were found. 

f 6
tc re f107

f 58
tc cu f107

f 107
tc co f117
tc co f118

f 117
df fc
ds piece of beaten earth floor in the NW quadrant of k1. This floor fragment was irregularly shaped, and approximately .5 m by 1 m in size. It was cut by hearth a3 in the south. We excavated carefully towards the west, but the floor didn't continue, there were only two lines of bricks, a few large bones and a metal pin which later turned out to be two burials, a5 and a18. See A15v64b for a view of this floor and v64 for context.

f 58
tc cu f117

f 117
tc ov f137

f 118
df fb
ds piece of floor in the SE quadrant of k1. This floor looked markedly different than f118 at approximately the same level. It was an irregular surface, compacted and very hard, composed of light orange-brown material which looks almost bricky in composition. There were traces of burning on top of it, as well as sherds and a grinding stone fragment embedded in it. This is the same area where there were traces of burning on floor f26 when it was first discovered, directly in front of quern i22. This floor is only 5-10 cm below floor f26, so it is also possible that this is some type of sub-floor, or even decomposed brick material. See A15v64c for a view of this floor and v64 for the context.

f 118
tc ov f137

f 137
df a
ds accumulation beneath accumulation f107 and floors f117 and f118. There was not a sharp boundary between f107 and f137, but the feature was changed below the pieces of floors. It also seemed clear that with the brick lines that the character of f107 had changed. f137 is darker grey with ash and sand. This feature signalled a change of use of the area, from domestic use to a grave area. We found first a child burial a5 in the center of the square, then a18 in the NE quadrant, a19 in the SE corner of the square, a20 in the NW quad of k2 and a25 in the N baulk of k2. Also ashy pit a8 was cut into this accumulation, as the top level of that pit was cut into f137. f137 continued until the level of the bottom of f130, the cut of pit a8. Directly beneath this pit was large pit a11.

f 123
tc cu f137

f 130
tc cu f137

f 150
tc cu f137

f 151
tc cu f137

f 178
df lb
ds hard compacted lense in the NW quadrant of k2, and the eastern baulk of k92. This lense was a hard compacted red layer with white pieces (calcium carbonate?) in it. It was irregular in shape, but approximately 60cm by 1m at its widest extent. This lense looked identical to a lense beneath a8, which appeared to be a levelling at the top of pit a11. It also looks very similar in composition to f28, f47, and f_ in k2 and k3, which were interpreted as a type of building material for levelling or subfloors.