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Unit Book J3

The Terrace Edge, Center (Version 1a)

Volumetric data (“topography”) for unit J3

: Daily Sketches

James L. Walker – February 2021

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Introduction

Keeping track of ecavation activities in a large unit can be difficult, particularly with a small number of supervisory archaeologists. Careful sketches documenting daily progress are useful in writing summaries and keeping track of ceramics and objects found in the course of the day.

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Sample sketch

Sketches are made on a stylized form that represents active unit loci. Features being excavated, including soil and structures, are recorded along with items and q-lots recovered. An example from 3 September 2006 (Sk 48 Q903) is shown below. Illustrated are the aproximate locations of features, q-lots, and items excavated that day. A few sketches made, usually at the beginning or at the end of the season, show the location of the numerous relays and markers used to define the coordinates of features.

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List of Sketches by date

The following table lists the sketches by date of excavation. Some details of the activities can be found in the daily journals:

Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch      Date     Sketch     
P802     Sk1 P803     Sk2 P804     Sk3 P806     Sk4 P807     Sk5 P808     Sk6 P811     Sk7 P813     Sk8 P814     Sk09 P815     Sk10
P816     Sk11 P817     Sk12 P818     Sk13 P820     Sk14 P822     Sk15 P823     Sk16 P824     Sk17 P825     Sk18 P827     Sk19 P828     Sk20
P829     Sk21 P831     Sk22 P901     Sk23 P903     Sk24 P904     Sk25 P905     Sk26 P810     Sk27 P809     Sk28 Q812     Sk29 Q813     Sk30
Q814     Sk31 Q815     Sk32 Q816     Sk33 Q817     Sk34 Q819     Sk35 Q820     Sk36 Q821     Sk37 Q822     Sk38 Q823     Sk39 Q824     Sk40
Q826     Sk41 Q827     Sk42 Q828     Sk43 Q829     Sk44 Q830     Sk45 Q831     Sk46 Q902     Sk47 Q903     Sk48 Q904     Sk49 Q905     Sk50
Q906     Sk51 Q909     Sk52 Q910     Sk53 Q911     Sk54 Q912     Sk55 Q913     Sk56 Q914     Sk57 Q915     Sk58 Q916     Sk59 U913     Sk60
U914     Sk61 U915     Sk62 U916     Sk63 U918     Sk64 U921     Sk65 U922     Sk66 U923     Sk67 U924     Sk68 U925     Sk69


     The following sketches documented locations of relays and views: Sk70, and Sk71.

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