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.fd descriptions of items and q-objects
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.ed M916
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.ri jlw

q 676.2
df fg
ds head of equid, broken at the neck and with the extreme outer part of the muzzle broken.  Many fine details, although roughly crafted.  For example, the mouth, ears and parts of the coat are clearly visible.  There is a small hole that goes completely through the muzzle at the back of the mouth.  One may speculate that it was used for reins, perhaps indicating that the figurine was part of a larger scene.
wm clay
c# 10YR8/2
co very pale brown
lg 4.5
ht 3.5
w1 1.5
P2 ZSB2.13-2

q 688.1
df ca
ds oblong, egg-shaped, fired clay object, with one end broken off.  Commonly interpreted as a sling ball.
wm clay-baked
lg 4
w2 3.2
P2 ZSB7-21

q 683.1
df la
ds roughly square, large basalt block with a flat bottom and a rounded top.  May have originally been a grindstone, but hemispherical depressions in the center of the top and bottom suggest that it may have been re-used as door socket.
wm li
lg 17
ht 5.5
w1 14.5
P2 ZSB105-5

q 725.1
df la
ds roughly square, small basalt block with a very flat bottom and an unworked top.  The bottom is not worn.  Probably a stone tool.
wm li
lg 9
ht 2.5
w1 7.5 
P2 ZSB20-9

i 211
df ca
ds crudely made, cylindrical clay bead with relatively thin walls.
lg 2.5
w2 0.7
wm clay
co pale brown
c# 10YR6/3
P2 ZSB7-21

i 216
df bk
ds broken portion of brick probably used to make temporary firing floor for the southernmost of two pit kilns(a30) in k13, from which it was recovered.  Basic color is light yellowish brown, 10YR6/4, but there are many variations due to exposure to various temperatures during use.  Basic shape is rectangular, but one edge along long side is missing.
wm clay
lg 13
ht 4
w1 8.5
co light yellowish brown
c# 10YR6/4
P2 ZSB101-3

i 222
df bo
ds complete vertical section of a small, painted, globular bowl, with a disk base and a slightly out-turned rim, that was found on the plaster floor(f349) of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31 in k13.  The decoration consists of a set of three painted(brown, 10YR4/3) horizontal bands at the mid-body and a similar band just below the rim.  The ceramic specialist, Hammadi, supplied data as to ware, shape, and decoration.  In order to facilitate future study of the operation of the kilns, sherds similar to and in proximity to the whole vessels found inside are being boxed separately.
wm FC
sh b
nt shape also p-5 using previous coding
de H-3
c# 5Y7/2
co light gray
th 0.4
w1 10
w2 17.2
w3 3.8
ht 6.7
;rw (dwg #)
O99 W14d3573
P2 ZSBT1-1

i 224
df sm
sd clay
wm clay
ds lump of raw, reddish brown clay, probably associated with pottery making at the southernmost of two pit kilns in k13.  It was recovered from the upper portion of the kiln chamber along with a second clay block(A15q708.2), calcite crystal(A15q708.4) and a fragment of a grinding stone(A15q708.3).  It weighed 1.7kg.
co light reddish brown
c# 5YR6/4
P2 ZSB101-3

i 225
df bo
ds complete vertical section of a small, painted, globular bowl, with a disk base and a slightly out-turned rim, that was found on the plaster floor(f349) of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31 in k13.  The decoration consists of a set of three painted(black 2.5Y2.5/1) horizontal bands at the mid-body and a similar band just below the rim.  The ceramic specialist, Hammadi, supplied data as to ware, shape, and decoration.  In order to facilitate future study of the operation of the kilns, sherds similar to and in proximity to the whole vessels found inside are being boxed separately.
;sh br-8
sh b
nt shape br-8 using former coding
wm FC
de H-3
c# 5Y7/2
co light gray
th 0.6
w1 10
w2 17.2
w3 3.8
ht 8.3
;rw (dwg #)
O99 W14d3577
P2 ZSBT1-1

q 696.1
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with vitrified material (including sheep dung used as fuel) in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.  One may speculate that these sherds were used as spacers to separate the vessels being fired.
lg 11.5
th 3
w1 7
P2 ZSB18-2
wm clay

q 696.2
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with vitrified material in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved  One may speculate that these sherds were used as spacers to separate the vessels being fired.
lg 8.5
th 1.5 
w1 8
wm clay
P2 ZSB18-2

q 696.3
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with vitrified material in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved  One may speculate that these sherds were used as spacers to separate the vessels being fired.
lg 11.5
th 2.5
w1 8.5
wm clay
P2 ZSB18-2

q 696.4
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with greenish vitrified material in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.  This example is extraordinary in that it contains both sheep dung and animal bones which would have been used as fuel in kilns of this type.  One may speculate that these sherds were used as spacers to separate the vessels being fired.
nt this waster should be contrasted with the one found in an adjacent area, A16q370.1.  The surface of the A16 waster was covered with plant ash, which may have been used as a component of slip, according to yt, our expert in the manufacture and composition of ceramics.
lg 14
th 4.5
w1 12.5
wm clay
P99 to be photographed

q 696.5
df kw
ds chunk of vitrified material formed from material exposed to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved  This specimen may contain vitrified animal dung which would have been used as fuel.
lg 3.5
ht 3.5
w1 3
wm clay
P2 ZSB10-8

q 696.6
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with vitrified material in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved  One may speculate that these sherds were used as spacers to separate the vessels being fired.
lg 5.5
th 2
w1 4.5
wm clay
P2 ZSB18-2

q 696.7
df kw
ds chunk of vitrified material formed from material exposed to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.
lg 4.0
ht 2.5
w1 3.5
wm clay
P2 ZSB10-8

q 696.8
df kwr
ds one of a number of over-fired pottery sherds that have become coated with vitrified material in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved  This one is folded over, almost in half.
lg 8.5
ht 4.5 
w1 5.5
wm clay
P2 ZSB18-2

q 696.9
df sp
ds nine pieces of sheep and goat dung, used as fuel, and vitrified in the course of exposure to high temperature that were taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.
P2 ZSB29-9

q 697.1
df kw
ds forty-five large pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including small amounts of sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.  Waste from lower in the column shows evidence of much higher temperatures (thicker layer of vitrification and much more fuel, perhaps indicating that the cylinder was itself a third pit kiln that was not as well preserved.  The largest piece measures 8cm x 5cm x 5cm and the smallest 2.5cm x 2cm x 1.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm organic

q 698.1.1
df sp
ds approximately 100 small pieces of mostly sheep and goat dung(used for fuel), covered with vitrified material, taken from the main firing chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm organic

q 698.1.2
df kw
ds thirty-one large pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the main firing chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  The largest piece measures 16cm x 8.5cm x 5.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 698.1.3
df sp
ds specimen of vitrified animal dung, one piece of which is split perpendicular to the long axis, recovered from the main firing chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  This specimen indicates that the outside of the dung is dark(dark gray, 2.5Y4/1) and very hard, while the inside is light(pinkish white, 7.5YR8/2) and somewhat powdery.
lg 5.0
ht 3.5
w1 3.9
wm organic
P99 forwarded to be photographed

q 698.2
df sp
ds nine examples of under-fired sherds(ceramic firing mistakes according to yt, the ceramicist) found in the main firing chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  In order to facilitate future study of the operation of the kilns, in proximity to the whole vessels are being boxed separately.
wm clay
P2 ZSBT1-1

q 698.3
df a-bone
ds 5 pieces of bone recovered from the main firing chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  Their presence is evidence of the use of bone as a supplementary fuel in kilns along with animial dung.  This material is being boxed separately from normal bone lots to facilitate future analysis of the operation of the kilns.
wm bn
P2 ZSB29-9

q 699.1
df ca
ds spout sherd from a clay vessel found in the accumulation between pit kilns a30 and a31 in k13. Inner diameter is 1.1cm, outside diameter is 2cm, and body thickness is 0.5cm.  Spouted vessels were common during Mozan Phase 1 and went out of use thereafter.  As this feature is in Phase 5, formed much later, the spout has no context and cannot contribute to formal ceramic analysis.
wm clay
lg 4
ht 3.2
w1 2.5
co white
c# 2.5Y8/1
P2 ZSB7-21

q 699.2
df ca
ds small, perforated clay disk found in the accumulation between pit kilns a30 and a31 in k13.  Hole diameter is 0.5cm.
th 0.5
w2 2.2
wm clay
co light gray
c# 10YR7/2
P2 ZSB5-6

q 700.1
df kw
ds eight pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from accumulation directly above the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  This cylinder of soil, about 2m in diameter and 50cm high, topped by a layer of vertically laid bricks, may have been the chamber of another pit kiln, for some reason not as well preserved.  The largest piece measures 8cm x 6.5cm x 5cm and the smallest 4cm x 2.5cm x 2cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 702.1.1
df kw 
ds thirty pieces of kiln waste, includeing kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material, including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the ash layer at the bottom of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  The largest piece measures 11cm x 10cm x 6.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay
nt As to material, includes organic


q 702.1.2
df kw
ds about fifty-six pieces of vitrifed kiln waste, including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the ash layer at the bottom of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay
nt As to material, includes organic


q 705.1
df ca
ds an unfired frament from the rim of a pot that was found in accumulation(f56) just above and around the top of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  yk, the ceramic specialist estimates that the vessel would have had a rim diameter of about 21cm.  She believes that it provides evidence to help to resurect the workshop which included the kiln.
lg 5.5
w1 2
th 1.0
co pink
c# 7.5YR7/4
wm clay
P2 ZSBT1-1

q 705.2
df bo
ds complete vertical section of a small, painted, carinated, globular bowl, with a disk base and a slightly out-turned rim, that was found in accumulation(f56) just above and around the top of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30 in k13.  Some calcite temper can be seen on the surface.  The decoration consists of a set of three painted(strong brown, 7.5YR5/6) horizontal bands just below the carination and a similar band on the outside of the rim.  The ceramic specialist, Hammadi, supplied data as to ware, shape, and decoration.  In order to facilitate future study of the operation of the kilns, sherds similar to and in proximity to the whole vessels found inside are being boxed separately.
wm RC1
sh b
nt shape also p-5 using previous coding
de H-3
c# 7.5YR7/4
co pink
th 0.55
w1 8
w2 10.6
w3 3
ht 7.3
;rw (dwg #)
P2 ZSBT1-1

q 706.1
df kw
ds five pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the baulk immediately atop the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  The largest piece measures 14cm x 11cm x 6.5cm and the smallest 4.5cm x 3cm x 2cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 707.1
df kw
ds twenty-one pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the firing chamber of the northern-most of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  The largest piece measures 9.5cm x 8.5cm x 5.5cm and the smallest 3.5cm x 2.5cm x 2.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 708.1
df kw
ds forty-four pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, taken from the upper portion of the chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  The largest piece measures 11.5cm x 10cm x 5.5cm and the smallest 3cm x 2cm x 1.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 708.2
df sm
sd clay
ds block of raw clay with three deep finger impressions found in the upper portion of the chamber of the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  The impressions convey the idea that someone picked up a wet block to move it and set it aside.  Another clay block(i224), a calcite crystal(A15q708.4, and a basalt grinding stone(A15q708.4) were found nearby, suggesting use associated with pottery making.
wm clay
lg 13
ht 6.3
w1 8.5
P2 ZSB101-3

q 708.3
df la
ds end piece of broken basalt grinding stone, probably associated with pottery making at the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  It was recovered from the upper portion of the kiln chamber along with two clay blocks(i224, A15q708.2) and a calcite crystal(A15q708.4).
wm li
lg 10
ht 4
w1 8.5
P2 ZSB105-5

q 708.4
df la
ds triangular shaped calcite crystal, probably associated with pottery making at the southernmost of two pit kilns, a31, in k13.  It was recovered from the upper portion of the kiln chamber along with two clay blocks(i224, A15q708.2) and a fragment of a grinding stone(A15q708.3).  Calcite particles were a constituent of the temper of cooking pots and this crystal may have been the source for the potter using the kiln.
wm li
co translucent yellowish brown
lg 5.1
ht 2.2
w1 3.0
P2 ZSB16-22

q 711.1
df kw
ds twenty-seven pieces of brick and kiln wasters, covered with vitrified material including sheep and goat dung used for fuel, found at the exterior edge of the body of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  The largest piece measures 7.5cm x 6.5cm x 2.5cm and the smallest 2.5cm x 2cm x 2cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay
nt As to material, organic included

q 711.2
df la
ds large, broken piece of brownish stone, found in accumulation within the body of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k31. It has a number of smooth spots and is shaped somewhat like a large Very pistol.  Our ceramic specialist, yt, believed that the smoothed surfaces could have resulted from its use as a tool in fashioning ceramic objects.
wm li
lg 13.5
ht 8.5
w1 10
P2 ZSB105-5

q 714.1
df kwr
ds over-fired sherd with vitrified material attached, found in the white ash deposit near the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, k30, in k13.
lg 7.5
ht 3.0
w1 3.5
P2 ZSB18-2
wm clay

q 714.2
df a-bone
ds Two fragments of bone found in the white ash deposit near the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  Their presence is evidence of the use of bone as a supplementary fuel in kilns along with animial dung.  The largest measures 4.3cm x 1.7cm x 0.8cm. This material is being boxed separately from normal bone lots to facilitate future analysis of the operation of the kilns.
wm bn
P2 ZSB29-9 

q 715.7
df a-bone
ds one large and 5 tiny fragments of bone found in the black ash deposit at the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  Their presence is evidence of the use of bone as a supplementary fuel in kilns along with animial dung.  The largest measures 4.4cm x 1.6cm x 0.5cm. This material is being boxed separately from normal bone lots to facilitate future analysis of the operation of the kilns.
wm bn
P2 ZSB29-9

q 715.2
df ca
ds fragment of an object fashioned in clay and fired found in the black ash deposit at the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  The inside is smooth and tightly curved suggesting a hollow cylindrical element, while the outside is decorated with a raised flat vertical ridge upon which are inscribed a series of half-circles.
wm clay
co gray
c# 10YR6/1
lg 2.8
th 1.5 
w1 2.7
P2 ZSB5-6

q 715.3
df sp
ds chunk of material that appears to be a congealed mixture of soil and ash, not heated high or long enough to have vitrified, found in the black ash deposit at the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.
co mixture of gray(ash) and light brown(soil)
lg 3.5
ht 2
w1 2.5
P2 ZSB27-2
wm soil
nt As to material includes ash

q 715.6.1
df kw
ds amorphous, greenish mass of vitrified material found in the black ash deposit at the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.
lg 7.5
ht 3.5
w1 5
P2 ZSB10-8
wm clay

q 715.6.2
df kw
ds roughly triangular piece of olive colored vitrified material found in the bottom of the northernmost of two pit kilns, a30, in k13.  It appears to be almost pure, vaporized material that condensed and began to form a drop at the apex.
lg 4.5
ht 2
w1 3.5
co gray
wm clay
c# 5Y4/1
P2 ZSB10-8

q 716.1
df uk
ds broken chunk of congealed, fine particled black substance from the interior of the north kiln, a30, in k13.  Unlike charcoal, it takes some pressure to separate particles from the mass, which is heavier than an equivalent piece of charcoal available for cooking.  Unlike ceramics, the grains can be separated and the pure black color, Gley 1 2.5/N, is uniform.
lg 4.7
w1 4
th 1.4
P2 ZSB29-9

q 716.2
df la
ds small piece of worked stone, most likely flint from the interior of the north kiln, a30, in k13.  From the fracture pattern, it may be a part of the core from which tools were fashioned.
wm li
co milky brown
lg 2
ht 1.1
w1 1.7
P2 ZSB16-22

q 716.3
df ca 
ds small, perforated, hemispherical clay disk from the interior of the north kiln, a30, in k13.  Perforation diameter is 0.4cm.
wm clay
ht 1.1
w2 1.3
co pink
c# 7.5YR7/4
P2 ZSB5-6

q 716.4
df la
ds small, broken, rectangular piece of worked stone from the interior of the north kiln, a30, in k13.  It is most likely a tool, since one flat side is extraordinarily smooth.  In places it has traces of the same material that constitutes q716.1.
wm li
co dark gray
lg 1.8
ht 1.6
w1 1.7
P2 ZSB16-22

q 726.1
df kw
ds kiln waste pieces collected from the body(f357) of the north pit kiln, a30, in k13 by yt, the ceramic specialist.  Some pieces are formed from vitrified sherds, while others seem to be formed from chunks of overheated soil.  Many contain pieces of vitrified animal dung used as fuel.  The largest(incorporating a large sherd) measures 16cm x 9.5cm x 5cm. The smallest(a piece of dung) measures 4cm x 2cm x 1.5cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4
wm clay

q 726.2
df bk
ds brick pieces collected from the body(f357) of the north pit kiln, a30, in k13 by yt, the ceramic specialist.  At least one shows evidence of exposure to high temperatures.  The largest measures 16cm x 13m x 6cm.
P2 ZSB104.2-4