July 14, 2001

Trench F6 is a 3m E-W by 5m N-S sounding / hillside cut (2X4m excavated area) in the southern hillside of area F. The trench is designed to obtain a profile of area F to see if the site continues to the west. The excavated area of F6 is 2X4m, although we may need to extend the trench down the hill as necessary.

We intended to excavate the trench in two 2m steps but the workman misunderstood and excavated 3 steps of varying sizes: 1m, 1.20m and 1.80. We decided to work with these steps but to return to 2 steps as soon as possible.

L6000 is topsoil in the uphill/Northern 2.20m of the trench. This soil is moderately compacted grey silt loam with mudbrick detritus.

L6001 is the topsoil from 1m - 4m at the south end of the trench. L6001 is below L6000 in the middle 1.20m of the trench but begins at ground surface in the southern 1.80m of the trench. The soil is loose silt loam with compact mudbrick detritus.

L6002 is the southern 1.80m of the trench below L6001. The soil is very loose silt loam with little to no mudbrick detritus.

An Uruk (?) drooping spout was recovered today in one of the topsoil loci. It is identical to one found in other area F trenches.