Weekly Journal #1

Area D, Trench 6

June 17, 2005

Baris UZEL

        I worked at the trench in 2002 excavation season. After three non work seasons at the trench, It needed a lot of cleaning. First of all, we were cleaning the trench and baulks. Then we took opening elevations and pictures. We started to excavate with new locus number 57.

        During the second week of excavation, we focused pebble surfaces and places at the trench. In sequence, we found L58, L64 and L72 pebbles surface during the week. I believe they were street and people replaced the street couple time in 2nd millennium with pebble. We took HAP sample from L58 and L64 in the week. The surface L58 was from 2002 excavation season. We found the other pebble surface L64 under surface L58.

On the other hand, we found some structures east of L64 surface (street) area. L66 and L68 could be room and we found a door way (L67) with in situ door socket between these two rooms (L66-L68).

Under L64 pebble surface, we found a sub floor area (L71). When we excavated L71, we found another pebble surface L72.

We found many rock groups on east of the surface (street) L72. But we didn’t understand the area yet. It is possibly, they could be some structure walls. We found second in situ door socket under the door way L67. Possibly, people used to replace the door way area couple times in 2nd millennium. On the other hand, we found mudbrick walls L60, L62 and a rock wall L61 NW corner of the trench. These walls were almost under surface L58. They could be modern with the pebble surface L64. But possibly, they used to support the furnace.