Area D Trench 4 July 4, 2002

 We started to our day by taking the photos of the locus 4048 (the pit being located to the south side of the sounding D3). We started to excavate the west baulk of D3, it has the locus number as 4050. While we were excavating here, a row of rock began to show up, so I have closed the L4050, and the rocks that began to show up here have their new locus number as 4051. We are able to see some ceramic and potsherds here in between the stones. The potsherds between the stones will help us in dating the rocks.

During the cleaning process of L4051 we began to take the pit out (L4048). It took much more time to get rid off the pit then being supposed, because the weather conditions have caused the soil to become harder. Because of this we can say that the mud-bricks got very fast tied with the soil. But we were able to find nicely preserved bone pieces, their KT number is 4. There is another KT bag that should be mentioned too and it is from L4050 (the west baulk of D3) and it is the 9th KT bag of this locus. It is shell, but I think that it is a part of an actual mother of pearl, because it very hard to be a normal shell. It is bright pink and bit thick.

I have closed the pit and I have opened a new locus that includes almost the whole south baulk of D3. This new locus is 4052, but it does not have the pit in it, so it is only the east side of the south baulk of D3. L4052 is at the same level with my last year locias 4041 and 4042. These two locias were sealed, so I think that the new locus will be sealed too (L4052), but L4042 was unsealed, it was only equal with L4041. Before closing for today I have taken a few photos of L4051 (the rocks) and L4052.

Our aim for tomorrow is to set up the spider for L4051, and then taking them out. After then I will be excavating on my locias from last year but I will be giving new locias to them.