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.fd Daily journal for T816 and feature descriptions
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.ei jW
.ed T816
.rd T816
.ri jW

-wk Fifteen assigned workmen reported.

-ac Just after breakfast, Anwar slipped on the stairs of f205 and hurt his wrists.  After a consultation with Kamiran, jW dismissed him to seek medical care.

-eq Shifted shafat from the baulk between k105 and k106 to a point about two meters to the west to facilitate removal of soil from the southeast corner of k105 where most of the heavy excavation was taking place.

-dy In the northern sector of k105 we removed the last of the river pebbles, f254, revealing a surface of greenish yellow soil, f279.  On the south this surface was bounded by a line of cut stones, f277.  On the east this surface was bounded by another line of stones, f276.  The stones did not abut in a SE corner.  Immediately to the south of a11, we uncovered two additional lines of stones to the west of f265.  We continued to excavate accumulation, f259, in anticipation of reaching companion stones to f265, which are expected to continue to the southeast.  In k106 we continued to expose stones which are a part of the first escarpment, ^esc1.

-sg  fAB, gB, and the J5 staff met several times during the day to discuss strategy for the next two days, when excavation will cease.  In k106, we decided to finish exposing the stones of the first escarpment, ^esc1, to the baulk separating k106 from k105.  After photographing the stones against the baulk to document the extent of the red material, f268 which covers them, we will excavate the baulk down to the level of ^esc1.  The afternoon work crew may assist us by removing the soil from the excavated baulk.  To more fully expose the extent of ^esc1 to the east, we will remove the layered escarpment, ^esc2, from the small exploratory cut in the east to its western end.  In k105 we will excavate the southeastern sector down to the level of the stones of f265, following them to the southeast, hopefully to their juncture with the stones of ^esc1 in k106.

f 274
ds Accumulation which covers the southernmost stones of ^esc1 in the western sector of k106.  It contained large quantities of sherds and animal bones.
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f 275
ds Large, cut limestone boulder that is under the pedestal of the Mittani revetment wall, f3, in the southeast sector of k105.  It is unfounded and not a part of an extant structure.
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f 276
ds A north south line of melon-sized cut limestones just to the west of stair f205 in the north sector of k105.  They do not bond or abut with a similar east west line of cut stones, f277.  They may contain the accumulation, f279.
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f 277
ds An east west line of cut limestone blocks under wall, a11, in the north sector of k105.  They do not bond or abut a similar line of north south stones, f276. They may contain the accumlation f279.
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f 278
ds An accumlation under f259 and atop the stones of f265.  It is red, dense, wet, and contains marble-size stones.  As of yet we do not know whether this accmulation is natural or intentionally placed above the stone.
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f 279
ds An accumlation under the stones of f254 in the north sector of k105.  It may have been contained to the west and to the south by the stones of f276 and f277 respectively.
ar gB, fAB, and the pickman, Anwar saw some similarities with soil eminating from drains in A10.  We investigate this possibility later.
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