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-sf mNH stayed at home after breakfast because he was not feeling very well, while pC stayed at home checking the data entered by J4 staff in the previous days. Before breakfast cC, vN and aS drawn the N section of k92-k82, while hB and mNH drawn the N section of k74 and the N section of k63.
-mk Today markers m4303 (the NE corner of k63) has been removed.

-wk Today I got two new workmen: Adel Abduraman (P) and Adel Hassu (P). Adel Abduraman will be working in k74, while Adel Hassu in k63. After breakfast Moammed Omo took two workmen (Akhmet Moammud and Ibrahim Hessu) since he need help in the house. Therefore, today I am not going to open k61, as planned. I will move Hussen Husseni and part of his team in k73 in order to help Masood Bijou and his team to temove the N baulk of k73.

k 74
dy Today we finished to dig f36 with the big pick in all the unit (q71). f36 is still characterized by a soft and very fine texture, it is a bit clayish (it leaves color on fingers) and dusty when removed, and is poor in pottery sherds; f36 is the same of f37 in k63. After one pick run in all the unit we reached the same elevation as in k73 and of the German trench C2 in k71. Therefore we stop digging here (elevation: m3815 +36 -147). I moved the workmen in k82 and k83 in order to "prepare" the E section. After Masood Bijou and his team finished to "prepare"the E section of these units, they start removing the N baulk of k73 (f40, q74). While removing the topsoil and the first accumulation in the N baulk of k73 we recovered a fragment of modern glass as well as an islamic pottery sherd (q74.1).

k 63
dy Today we finished digging f37 with the big pick in all the unit (q69). f37 is characterized by a very soft and very fine texture, it is clayish (it leaves color on fingers) and dusty when removed; f37 is the same of f36 in k74. After two pick run in all the unit we reached the same elevation as in k73 and of the German trench C2 in k71, and therefore we stop digging here (elevation: m4243 +34 -147). I moved the workmen in k73 in order to help the team working there to remove the N baulk. Finished the day by cleaning the unit and respective baulks.

k 62
dy Today we continued digging f35 with the big pick all the unit (q68, q72, q73). At the elevation of q68 the feature was characterizeb by a medium compact consistence. From this q-lot on, the matrix of the soil has no changed, although the patches of soft soil were more unifomily spread within the unit; the feature was also charachetrized by the presence of few roots; in particular, at the elevation of q72 a big root has been removed (120m long, and thick aprox 5 cm). At the elevation of q73 the feature was crumble and very fine in texture, and is same of f29 in k63. So far we have not expose any stone. I am aspecting to expose one/some tomorrow, as we are reaching the same elevation of k82. Finished the day by cleaning the unit and respective baulks. The work in this unit has been a bit slow in the previous days, and therefore we are still very high in elevation. I suppose we will arrive at the same elevation as in k74, k73, k71 and k63 in two working days.

k 64
dy Today we continued digging f38 with the big pick in all the unit (q70). f38 is compact soil mixed to patches of soft soil. After every pick run, there is no change in the same matrix soil but the feature is softer in consistence and the patches of compact soil are less spread within the unit. Also in this unit the work has been a bit slow in the previous days, therefore we are still very high in elevation. I think we'll need two working days before arriving at the same elevation as k74, k73, k71 and k63. Finished the day by cleaning the unit and respective baulks.