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Trench D6 Daily Journal     August 17, 2002

Please note: Dayplans C, D, E and F for today show views of the furnace removal, with labels for each KT

Our goals for today were to remove and document as much of furnace L20 as possible. Note that L20 is defined as the structure of the furnace itself, and that L24-28 refer to the contents of their respective chamber. This means all KT will be classified under L20, although we used the 20/XX caption when possible to provide more accessible explanation.

L20/28 extreme N wall

Next we proceeded to dismantle the north wall of L20/28. It followed much the same pattern as above. Again we noted brick lines in the abutting structure (Kts 43, 44, 45) although the bottom brick (45) was much less coherent than the other two and gave the impression of being bonded to the surface below. We later removed the hard baked lining of L28 which was extremely similar in nature to that in L24. Low on this wall we noted an ash course under KT52. Also note there is a mudbrick extension of L14 that abuts L20, and that this extension joins cleanly, and that the areas to the East and West of this joint are distinctly different (East- mixed debri-ish, West- hard mudbricky with little variation)

L20/28 South wall

The south wall of L20/28 (North wall of 27) was partially destroyed on th 15th, and what remained was of much less distinct character (less organized and well formed bricks than found elsewhere). The bottom brick of this wall extension rested directly on the crossbeam brick (KTs 72 and 73), which we removed to finally expose the crackle slag (73)on the ceiling of the cubbyhole/chamber in L27. It is interesting to note that we found no sign of any channel for this slag. It is possible that it leaked through cracks between the m.b.s or that it splashed up from below. We did not get a chance to thoroughly examine this brick in the field to discern further evidence for these theories.

L20/27 South wall

The South wall of L20/27 (North wall L20/L26) consisted of very hard bricks, the uppermost being of well defined rectangular shape and those underneath of random shape. This pattern seems to be consistent with what we are discovering about the furnace. Ie, that certain areas are very carefully constructed from regular defines pieces, and that other, generally supporting elements consist of mixed and irregular material, or even fill (as we’ll get to with the Western wall of L20, but I’m getting ahead of myself).

L20/26 South wall

We removed a large, non consolidated piece from this area today. It is my belief that more well formed upper bricks were missing or previously removed.

L20/24- extreme S wall

The South came apart as large solid bricks. They were primarily bonded by the slag on their face, and did not appear to have any significant mortar. The bricks ranged dramatically insize and shape, and appear to be custom built for their position. There did not appear to be a continuation of fired bricks in the back (West) wall of L20, but rather that the bricks (KTs22, 26, 29, etc) abutted mixed/hard soil. In the interior of L24 there was a very definite ~3 cm hard fired lining (orangish in color) which also abutted the soil matrix of this West wall. As we were continuing down we removed the large stone sitting on the support buttress KT 27 (really part of L23-oops) and then removed the buttress itself, noting very well defined brick lines and a clean join between these bricks and the South wall of L20. We also noted that the pottery just to the East of this pillar (above KT33) continued through the South wall of L20, extending out to the South about 6 cm, providing further evidence for some abutting structure to the south. Finally we noted a direct foundation and connecting bricks (with a clean joint) between L20 and L14.

L20 West (back) wall

We removed the upper portions of this all the way across L20. It consisted of hard but mixed material (not bricks0 and previously had a solid regular mb cap above this material. We worked down to the level where the pottery lined slopes in chambers 25 and 27 begin, noting continued mixed material and evidence of more rocks.

L6

We started removing the wall portion of L6 today, finding extremely friable hard brittle material that broke into bricklike pieces (although only a few cm thick).This area as clearly been exposed to fire. This removal revealed that wall Lb30 continues under a portion of the wall of L6. Also to be noted is an area of very much ash near the bottom of the pit L6. It is becoming apparent that this pit extends further to the north than we have currently excavated it.

Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Date 2002-08-17
Year 2002
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.
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Dayplan-D-6-2002-08-17-E
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Suggested Citation

Drew McGaraghan. (2012) "D-6-2002-08-17 from Asia/Turkey/Kenan Tepe/Area D/Trench 6/Locus 4". In Kenan Tepe. Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Ed). Released: 2012-03-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/238e00ed-036c-44f7-78cd-81bf41040da6> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21r6sh20

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