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2005-08-02 |
jW |
Two large picks and 6 in support reported for work. All workmen properly equipped and working efficiently, due in part to timely installation of tents. Hussein, assistant to surveyor, available to work part-time as pickman. [Input: P802JW.j]
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2005-08-03 |
jW |
Two large picks and 5 in support. Faraj missing. Little impact on work due to several scheduled photographs. [Input: P803JW.j]
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2005-08-04 |
jW |
2 large picks and 4 in support. Faraj and Ibrahim missing. Work suffering due to lack of removal capacity. [Input: P804JW1.j]
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2005-08-06 |
jW |
Two picks and five in support. Faraj quit. Requested replacement from faB. Work slowed by lack of removal personnel. [Input: P806JW.j]
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2005-08-07 |
jW |
3 picks and 6 in support. (Two replacement workmen provided by faB.) 1 pick and 1 removal detailed to excavate grave in A9k41 under supervision of jW. Designated Swar and Ibrahim as picks for J03 excavations. [Input: P807JW.j]
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2005-08-08 |
jW |
3 picks and 6 in support. 1 pick and 1 removal detailed under supervision of jW to excavate jar in K4 that was found over the winter by the guard in an eroded part of the early city wall. Task finished after breakfast. [Input: P808JW.j]
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2005-08-08 |
jW |
3 picks and 6 in support. Two picks working in k101 and one in k12. [Input: P809JW.j]
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2005-08-10 |
jW |
3 picks and 6 in support. Two picks working in k101 and one in k12. Ibrahim excused by faB at breakfast to attend to the birth of his baby. [Input: P810JW2.j]
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2005-08-11 |
jW |
3 picks and 6 in support reported for work. Swar did not return after breakfast due to back problems and was excused by faB. Ahmed, who was assigned to work with us for five days departed. [Input: P811JW.j]
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2005-08-11 |
jW |
Three picks and five in support reported for work. Thanks to the effiency of the elevator and the confined working space, we may be able to finish this season without replacing Ahmad. [Input: P813JW.j]
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2005-08-14 |
jW |
Three picks and 6 in support reported for work. Hussein, assistant to surveyor, bP, worked productively with unit for about 2 hours as a skilled pickman. [Input: P814JW.j]
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2005-08-15 |
jW |
3 picks and 5 in support reported for work. [Input: P815JW.j]
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2005-08-16 |
jW |
Three picks and 5 in support reported for work. [Input: P816JW.j]
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2005-08-17 |
jW |
Three picks and 5 in support reported for work. One pick deployed in k101, and two deployed in k102. Pickmen attended a short meeting at the beginning of work. gB presented a general lecture on the scope of the planned excavations to all workmen from 1230 to 1315. [Input: P817JW.j]
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2005-08-18 |
jW |
Three picks and 5 in support reported for work. With the approval of faB, Muhammad Kher departed at 1100. Surveyor assistant, Hussein, worked in the unit as a pick man after breakfast. During the last hour, deployed the support members in a general cleanup of the area around the unit. [Input: P818JW1.j]
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2005-08-20 |
jW |
Three picks and 5 in support reported for work. At the end of the day, workmen were advised that tomorrow will not be a work day for them. The day will be made up at the end of the season. [Input: P820JW.j]
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2005-08-21 |
jW |
All workmen excused from reporting due to a trip by the director and associates to Hassake to consult on the furnishing of a new museum which will include exhibits from Tell Mozan. [Input: P821JW.j]
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2005-08-22 |
jW |
Three pickmen and five removal personnel reported for work. Electrical problems at the house curtailed drinking water supplies and slowed work. [Input: P822JW.j]
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2005-08-23 |
jW |
Three pickmen and five in support reported for work. [Input: P823JW.j]
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2005-08-24 |
jW |
Three picks and five in support reported for work. At the direction of faB, Suliman Muhammad was added to the workforce. Ibrahim ill and excused from work at 1130 by jW. [Input: P824JW2.j]
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2005-08-25 |
jW |
Three picks and six in support reported for work. [Input: P825JW.j]
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2005-08-27 |
jW |
Three picks and six in support reported for work. [Input: P827JW.j]
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2005-08-28 |
jW |
Three pickmen and six in support reported for work. One pick and one removal assigned to excavate k104, while two picks and five removal assigned to excavate k103. [Input: P828JW.j]
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2005-08-29 |
jW |
Three picks and six removal personnel reported for work. At the end of the day, gB informed the workmen that there would be no field work tomorrow in memoriam of Prof. Pecorella, director of the Tell Bari excavations, who died in a fall from a tall baulk at that site. [Input: P829JW.j]
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2005-08-30 |
jW |
No field work today. Workmen excused. [Input: P830JW.j]
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2005-08-31 |
jW |
Three pickmen and six in support reported for work. Hussein, who had been working as the assistant to the surveyor, temporarily reported for duty as a pickman, then was assigned to J2. Safwan informed us that today would be his last day of work. Pickmen requested that they be able to put water on accumulation k103f64 to soften it for easier picking. gB, faB, and jW agreed that whatever advantage accrued would be lost because the wet soil would clog the elevator and force all dirt to be passed up by buckets rather than removed by elevator. [Input: P831JW.j]
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2005-09-01 |
jW |
Three picks and six in support reported for work. gB reassigned Sadeh to J2 for the day, whereupon Sadeh cut his finger and needed medical attention. Ghandi excused from work by gb at breakfast to prepare for a wedding in his family. Work slowed somewhat as a result. [Input: P901JW.j]
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2005-09-03 |
jW |
Three picks and four in support reported for work. Ghandi still absent while participating in a wedding ceremony. [Input: P903JW.j]
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2005-09-04 |
jW |
Three pickmen and 5 in support reported for work. [Input: P904JW.j]
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2005-09-05 |
jW |
Three pickmen and five removal personnel reported. Juma, from J1 was reassigned to us for the balance of the season. [Input: P905JW.j]
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2005-09-06 |
jW |
Three pickmen and six removal personnel reported for work. After removing the dirt from the last jackhammer run in k103, we released five workmen to faB for deployment in cleaning the palace excavations. The remaining four workmen cut sections and generally cleaned the unit in preparation for photography and drawing. After breakfast, all but one workment were deployed to cleanup the palace excavations. [Input: P906JW.j]
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2005-09-07 |
jW |
Three picks and six removal personnel reported for work. One pick and four removal personnel detailed to the palace area for cleanup. One pick cutting new sections in k103. One pick and two removal personnel cleaning up loose ends in the excavation of k105. [Input: P907JW.j]
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2005-09-08 |
jW |
three picks and six removal personnel reported for work. At various times all were detailed to general site cleanup and preparations for the visit of the Minister of Culture later this evening. Abd el Hamid assigned to J3 from J2 to assist in drawing sections. [Input: P908JW.j]
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2005-09-11 |
jW |
In the absence of workman Abd el Hamid, workman Ghandi was detailed to assist in measuring for drawing sections. [Input: P911JW.j]
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2006-08-16 |
jW |
For all the sub-units of J03, 5 picks and 12 in support reported for work. Workmen Saud, Abd'el Fatah, Kawa, Imad and Abd'el Hamiid added and distributed to the three supervisors. [Input: Q818JW2.j]
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2006-08-17 |
jW |
For all the sub-units of J03, 6 picks and 16 in support reported for work. New workmen added substantial capacity to remove soil from ever-deepening trenches. Abd'el Hamiid serves as an administrative assistant to all three sub-units, focusing on helping to draw sections, filling out tags and taking relays. [Input: Q818JW4.j]
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2006-08-17 |
jW |
For all the sub-units of J03, 6 picks and 16 in support reported for work. Su'ar excused by fAB for personal business at 0800. [Input: Q818JW5.j]
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2006-08-16 |
jW |
Four large picks and 12 in support. Khalid Suleiman returned to work after a one day absence. [Input: Q818JW8.j]
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2006-08-13 |
jW |
Four large picks and 11 in support. Khalid Suleiman absent. [Input: Q819JW.j]
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2006-08-12 |
jW |
Four pickmen and 12 in support reported for assignment. Divided roughly in equal proportions among units supervised by jW, vVE, and rE. At the end of the day we will re-distribute based on the actual workload. [Input: Q819JW1.j]
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2006-08-19 |
jW |
Ahmed al Wahid did not report for work. Sa'ud sent as replacement. Ghandi Khellu taken for work in the house on a permanent basis. Kawa Omo sent from vVE's team as a replacemant for the day. [Input: Q819JW2.j]
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2006-08-20 |
jW |
Two workmen, Ahmed al Wahid and Sa'ud, new yesterday, did not report for work. Shifted workmen to compensate for the shortage. Abd'el Hamid and Ibrahim Musa worked well as an independent team, taking and entering relays, and drawing sections by themselves. In addition they generally assisted in keeping the book. [Input: Q820JW.j]
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2006-08-21 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported for duty including Ahmed al Wahid and Swar, the removal men, who were absent yesterday. Khalid replaced A'del, who was promoted to pick in J4. [Input: Q821JW1.j]
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2006-08-22 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. [Input: Q822JW2.j]
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2006-08-23 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. Ghandi and Ramadan worked in house for Muhammad Omo. Legzine sent to replace Ramadan. Mahmud worked in house for part of the day. [Input: Q823JW3.j]
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2006-08-24 |
rE |
All assigned workmen reported; jW's workmen worked all the day with rE. [Input: Q824RE.j]
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2006-08-26 |
jW |
All workmen assigned reported. Mahmood detailed to work in the house and was replaced by Lezkane. Ghandi returned from working in the house. The crew working in k23 and k22 was detailed to k109 for two hours while the east baulk of k23 and k22 was being drawn and photographed. Muhammad Kher requested to be re-assigned. Discussed the matter with jO who will talk further with fAB and gB. [Input: Q826JW.j]
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2006-08-27 |
jW |
All workmen reported except Swar, who was excused due to illness. Ghandi excused by jO for one hour to attend to personal business. Mahmood Ismail will arrive late and depart early each day to assist in the distribution and collection of tools at the house. [Input: Q827JW.j]
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2006-08-28 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. [Input: Q828JW3.j]
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2006-08-28 |
rE |
All assigned workmen reported. Farid excused and left after the breakfast. Khalaf and Emad worked the last hour with vE. [Input: Q828RE.j]
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2006-08-30 |
rE |
All the workmen reported. Ghandi worked all the day on the palace. Emad worked part of the time with vE. Lazgin worked half of the day with Mohammad Omo. [Input: Q830RE.j]
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2006-08-31 |
rE |
All the workmen assigned reported, except Ahmad excused. Ghandi worked in the palace. Mohammad excused the last hour. [Input: Q831RE.j]
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2006-09-03 |
rE |
Swar and Khaled excused because they are sick. Ahmad also excused and left after breakfast. Adaal quit the work after breakfest. Mohammad Khier excused the last hour of the work. [Input: Q903RE.j]
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2006-09-09 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported, after a two-day break occasioned by the extraordinary workload the week before to prepare for the visit of the Minister of Culture and the Governor of Hassake. All workmen were assigned to the eastern half of the unit in accordance with the strategy reported under that section. Workman Lazgien was ill and was excused by jW for the day during the temporary absence of fAB from the field. Removal workman Imad was inattentive and allowed his wheelbarrow to fall a distance of 1 meter into a square, slightly injuring a shovelman, Lazgien (the excusal for illness and the accident were unrelated). [Input: Q909JW.j]
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2006-09-10 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported except for Muhammad Kher and Khalid Suleiman, who resigned. Unis Jamal hired as a replacement. Gave one removal-man each to J1 and J4. [Input: Q910JW1.j]
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2006-09-11 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. Ramadan excused by fAB and departed at 7:00. [Input: Q911JW1.j]
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2006-09-12 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported for the morning work period. A partial crew of 10 reported for work in the afternoon. [Input: Q912JW.j]
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2006-09-13 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. Hajad excused by jW in the absence of gB and fAB to attend to personal business at 1100. Twelve workmen reported for afternoon work. [Input: Q913JW.j]
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2006-09-14 |
jW |
All reported except Ramadan, who guarded the unit overnight at the site of the find of the pendant and beads. In the absence of gB and fAB, jW granted Ghandi permission to depart after breakfast to attend to business in Qamishli. Twelve workmen reported for work in the afternoon. [Input: Q914JW.j]
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2006-09-20 |
jW |
eI Finished processing logs from J3 East. eDB continued to process logs from J3 West. bL finished processing object data and will work on Harris Matrices and stratigraphic analyisis with jW. [Input: Q920JW.j]
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2006-09-21 |
jW |
jW was granted permission by gB to have Abd'el Hamid work on Saturday in the field with eI. [Input: Q921JW.j]
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2007-07-16 |
jW |
In the east section, mO and eI will review the features to see if any form aggregates (e.g. apron for revetment wall.) jW will examine the loci for the east and review the incidentals related to daily progress. [Input: R716JW.j]
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0000-00-00 |
MISSING |
gB announced that the excavation would begin after the Eid holiday, about U912 instead of U906. [Input: U905JW1.j]
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2010-09-13 |
jW |
Pickman Su'ar Muhammad, shovelman Mizar, and removalman Shadi abdel-Rahman reported for work. [Input: U914JW.j]
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2010-09-14 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. We rearranged the tent to provide better coverage as the excavation proceeds westward. We also removed the railing which protects the excavation during the off-season. However, for the purposes of excavation, the fence makes work along the baulk-line dangerous and limits access. [Input: U914JW2.j]
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2010-09-15 |
jW |
All workmen reported. Mizar transferred to A20 in exchange for Akram. Later, Akram transferred to A20 in exchange for Hamid Mahmood. Cleaned the horizontal surfaces above the baulks to prevent loose material from falling into the trench and injuring workmen. [Input: U915JW.j]
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2010-09-16 |
jW |
all assigned workmen reported. [Input: U917JW.j]
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2010-09-18 |
jW |
all assigned workmen reported. Su'ar and Mizar worked in the afternoon preparing for a major photograph and the excavation of jar, i31, on the morning of U919. [Input: U918JW.j]
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2010-09-19 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. After breakfast they worked in A20. [Input: U921JW.j]
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2010-09-20 |
jW |
Assigned workmen reported and were dispatched to work in A20 for the day. [Input: U921JW1.j]
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2010-09-21 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. [Input: U921JW2.j]
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2010-09-25 |
jW |
All assigned workmen reported. Released them to A20 after breakfast as all field work for them was completed. [Input: U925JW.j]
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2010-09-24 |
jW |
Because it was Friday, work began at 0700, with only Su'ar Muhammad on scene to assist. [Input: U925JW1.j]
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