Daily Trench Journal

Area C

Trench 1

August 1, 2002

Down to one week left (five work days). Yikes! Today I’m taking out the last bits of 1094 and continuing with 1093 to articulate to the base of 1092. Yesterday 1093 was clearly defined by a line surrounding 1092. I will explore this today. See plan for July 31, 2002.

1087 – The small bricks extend from the original parameters of 1087 north and down for another approximately 75cm with the two rows of grayish bricks matching. The small bricks however do not continue east into 1095. Below that fill is found larger mudbricks as elsewhere in the trench. The bricks also do not continue in front of the possible oven 1098 or under the ashy fill 1097 in front of it. To the south, the small bricks end abruptly at the mudbrick architecture of 1086 and possibly pit 1100. The western border is currently being examined as 1099. The northern boundary is a relatively straight line as drawn on the plan for August 1, 2002.

1100 – The pit to the sought of 1087 and 1095 and to the west of 1086. This went down about 5cm with very soft dirt. Here we found one flatlying piece of ground stone (KT1100.4). Dirt below is still soft, therefore I am continuing down. The stone might mark a difference between the levels. Mudbrick with the western half was followed by more soft dirt. I will cut the brick smooth for good cross-section and then stop this locus for today.

1093 – Today has brought up a good deal more of highly concentrated broken pottery. This is sticking out at all angles though, so probably not a surface. Also large pieces of possible limestone are coming out. 1092 seems to continue down.

1094 – This locus allowed for delineating the small brick collapse areas as described above in 1087. Also interesting pottery found.

1096 – This locus seems to contain a good deal of very compact and dry earth. 1089 wall seems to continue.