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Daily Trench Summary
Area D, Trench 9
July 10, 2004
M. Eppihimer
Four new loci were defined to start the day.
- Locus 4 is an area in the NW of the trench. Its N and W borders are the baulks, its S border is where an erosion layer of pebbles from the D5 baulk reaces the surface, its E border is an arbitrary line dividing subsoil from context soil. It contains mudbrick debris.
- Locus 5 is an area in the SW. Its E border is also set to separate it from the mixed subsoil to the E.
- Locus 6 is a swath of mixed subsoil in the E.
- Locus 7 is the oven/pit in the SW.
We are digging Locus 4 using the baulk of D5 as a guideline to estimate any
slope. Locus 7 is being dug from the inside out in order to determine the extent of the ash pit. The pit seems to spread outwards the deeper we dig, suggesting perhaps a domed oven. While digging the pit, the soil changed from a solid gray ash to a mottled ash, charcoal, and orange brick. At this point, I closed Locus 7 and started Locus 8 in the pit. The ashy soil continues W into the baulk so much that it weakens the support of the baulk.
We have opened Locus 6 and completed its removal.
We are leaving a 25 cm baulk between D9 and D5.
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Date | 2004-07-10 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Has note | The purpose of the daily journal was to record the activities taking place in a trench each day. This included which loci were excavated, how and why loci were excavated and the ongoing impressions of the relationships among loci. It should be noted that journals record the actions, impressions and ideas of trench supervisors during the excavations. They are not, therefore, the final interpretations or syntheses of the emerging data. |
Suggested Citation
Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb. (2012) "D-9-2004-07-10 from Asia/Turkey/Kenan Tepe/Area D/Trench 9". In Kenan Tepe. Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Ed). Released: 2012-03-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/125fbe61-91f3-47c5-5c5b-b1f21177fe1b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2hh6hn9s
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