.bk J05
.fl S730jW.j
.fd strategy, f74 escarpment, f31
.ei jW
.ed S730
.rd S730
.ri jW

-sg This morning, gB, fAB, jW and the unit archaeologists met on site to discuss how best to define and understand the relationship between the staircase, f21, the revetment wall, f3, and the dressed stones, f41, to the southwest of f3.  We decided to finish excavating the redefined north section of k22, down to the level where excations in previous seasons were halted.  Then, after we draw and photograph the baulk, we will excavate by following the features seen in section to the north.  As to the staircase, we will excavate k34 to the level where soil feature, f70, meets the top of the bottom step of staircase, f12.  We will score and photograph the combined south baulks of k34 and k24 so that we can see where the various accumulations and floor surfaces abut or cover the staircase.  As to the baulk separating k34 and k44, we will score and draw and photograph it as the west baulk of k34, then remove it to develop a clear sightline to the Middle Assyrian structures, f28 and f49 to the west.  In k43, we will contine to excavate with the prospects of finding the source of the bright lines on the geomagnetic survey done several years ago.  It is most likely that they are from stone installation, f49.  We will also continue, as resources permit to excavate locus k33.  We expect that architecture in it will be a key in understanding the relationships among stones f41, its glacis, f74, and the staircase, f21.

f 41
ds Now that the north baulk of k22 has been cleaned and straightened, it is apparent that the well-dressed stones of this feature are aligned in a row extending from a point on revetment wall, f3, northwest toward the general direction of the staircase, f21.  Furthermore, we discovered a glacis, f72, which abuts f41 along its entire exposed length.

f 74
ds A hard-surfaced mud escarpment in k22 which abuts stone wall, f41, along its entire exposed length and slopes down to the southwest.  It is covered by several accumulations and is covered by ash in some places.  According to gB, it is most likely equivalent to the Ninevite V escarpment, J1 features 239 and 189, previously excavated.