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2004-07-05 |
jw |
Final photograph of k11. One of the goals of this year's excavation was to explore the link between the abi entrance (a part of which is seen in the lower right hand corner of the picture) and two platforms located directly to the north of this locus next to the palace service wing AK (not seen here but beyond and below the two pits along the top edge of the picture). Unanticipated work to the west meant that we only had a day at the end of this season to work here, and as a result we did little more that remove one layer of accumulation from features seen along the bottom of the picture. Therefore, this photograph will serve as a reference for the commencement of work next season. Large cut stones, designated f45 in MZ14, frame the area in which the reference rods and arrow sit. (Note that unlike all other photos where the arrow points to the north, the arrow in this one erroneously points west.) This area may form part of the entrance structure. Evidence for this includes the fact that a layer of pebbles and sherds, f297, that sat to the left of the reference arrow and that was excavated, was at almost the same elevation as the abi entrance seen in the lower right hand corner and the large cut stone, f296, seen in the lower left hand corner. In addition there was a layer of bricks, f295, and a lens of accumulation containing residue from decayed reeds, f292, seen in the upper left quadrant of the photo. Their function and relationship with the abi is unknown. [Input: O911JW2.j] |
