Kenantepe 2005        Page 1

Datum: 587.95

Trench: D.5

Date: June 07, 2005

Work continued in L.5228 until the level of 585.77 m. Since the suggestion that this locus is a living surface associated with the hearth surfaces L.5225 and L.5227 is not unreasonable and the level we are right now is below this context, I closed this locus and gave a new locus number 5233 to the entire 4x4 area. The soil in this locus seems to be soft and ashy in the S half while the N half is much harder, a little crumbly and orange-buff color. Perhaps, we are reaching to another surface layer during which the activities were related to firing caused to have ashy soil texture.

Work in SW sounding went on with L.5233 for about 25cm. Soil was soft and buff color at top but in the last 10 cm within this locus, the soil became dark brown, ashy, and soft. However, it is important that all these observations were made while the soil was very moist in this deep trench. L.5232 has dropped at 583.74m towards the end of the day, and the new locus L.5234 has given to next arbitrary level below.