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.fd daily journal for S825 and feature descriptions
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-dy Today we labeled the test probes which we opened yesterday as new loci.  k101 includes f165 at the top and to the east of the revetment wall, f3, in k22.  k102 includes f166 at the top and to the north of the revetment wall in k12.  We opened also a new test probe as k103 includes f172 at the top of the staircase, f21, in k24.

k 12
dy Today we removed the compact natural accumulation, f158, especially the part that abuts the revetment wall.  The upper sloping part of the red, stone-like escarpment, f169, appeared under the accumulationof f158. We started to follow the escarpment which slops pasically towards the south in this locus.

k 102
dy  The test probe which we oppened it yesterday, f166, to the north and above the revetment wall, turned to be a new locus, k102. we continued excavating this test probe in order to collect more pottery sherds that might be found among the big limestones and under the fist-sized stones of this locus.  Unfortunately, we didn`t find any new evidence or any new pottery sherds that might help at the chronological understanding or the typological analysis.

k 100
dy The strategy of the last three excavation days includes digging the southern edge of this locus to make it sloping.  This work required extending the southern edge of k11 about 1m towards the south, so the slop can be done.  The slope was done at the end of the excavation time today, with extention includes the southern edge of the southwest triangle of this locus (temporarily identified as locus 31) that had been removed for better view from the panorama to the south of J5.

k 100
dy We removed the rest of the northeastern triangle (temporarily identified as locus 31) which we started digging yesterday for a better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5.  Then we extended its southern edge 1 m to the south, in order to make it sloping at the same angle of the southeastern edge slope of formerly excavated parts of this locus.

k 32
dy We cut its northeastern corner in about 50 cm to the west, and 50 cm to the south.  Removing this corner was in order to better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5.  That coner used to stand against the stone installation in k23, so it was impossible to see the whole structure without removing it.

k 33
dy We removed the rest of the part of the floor accumulation, f137, that abuts the bottom step of the staircase, f21, and the stone installation, f126.  Under the floor accumulation, f137, we found a compact escarpment which had been disturbed by a gulley, f168.  The gulley runs south-north near the bottom step of staicase, f21, and continue its line parallel to the stone instalation, f126, in k23 then we can see the rest of it near the revetment wall, f3, in k22 and k12.  We photographed the new feature, v105 and v106, in order to  understand the sequence of the features that abut the staircase, f21, and the stone installation, f126, to the south of the staircase.

f 167
ds Volumetric feature with triangle shape includes the northeastern corner of k32.  It start vertically from the bottom of the naturall accumulation, f136, and goes down till it reaches the top of the gulley, f168, in k33.  Generally, it has a sandy texture with light gray color.  Removing this corner (50 cm to the west and 50 cm to the south) was in order to better view from the panorama which is to the south of J5.  That coner used to stand against the stone installation in k23, so it was impossible to see the whole structure without removing it.

f 168
ds The gully that starts in a point near the bottom step of the staircase, f21, continue to the south parallel to the stone installation, f126.  Then we can see the other part of it near the revetment wall, f3, in k22 and k12.  It has chunkey texture with yellowish brown color.  We photographed this feature in v105 and v106, in order to  understand the sequence of the features that abut the staircase, f21, and the stone installation, f126, to the south of the staircase.

f 169
ds The escarpment that abuts the old revetment wall in k12.  It stone-like compact reddish accumulation runs against the revetment wall from J1 and continues its way till k12.  This feature was covered by the compact natural accumulation, f158.  We followed only the part which abuts directly the revetment wall in about 50 cm to the south.

f 170
ds natural accumulation in the test probe which we oppened as f165, to the east and above the revetment wall, f3, which turned to be a new locus, k101.  This accumulation has a compact, light gray and powdery texture.  It covered more than three big limestones that take the whole area of locus, k101, so we stopped excavating in it.

f 171
ds natural accumulation in the test probe which we oppened as f166, to the north and above the revetment wall in k12.  The test probe turned to be a new locus, k102.  This accumulation has a highly compact, weak red and granular texture.  It covered more than three big limestones that take the whole area of locus, k102, so we stopped excavating in it.

f 172
ds  natural accumulation in the test probe which we oppened as k103, at the top and to the east of the staircase, f21.   This accumulation has a soft, light gray and granular texture.  We didn`t finish removing this feature yet.