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July 10, 2004
Area F, Trench 1
C. Painter
Today I decided it would be best to begin by articulating the cobbled surfaces in the northeast corner of the trench that were initially excavated at the end of the 2002 season. First a locus (1111) was opened between the two surfaces which was composed of a light gray (5YR 7/1) fine poorly-sorted silt/clay fill. Next the suprasurface fill (1112) on top of the elliptical-shaped cobble surface (1115) was removed and contained 2-3 large 50cm stones in a coarse sub-angular clay matrix. Notable find here was a grinder or pestle (KT3) resting on the cobble surface.
The northeast baulk was cut further back and cleaned (1114) as to better articulate the cobble surface below. This surface, L1113, is a white (10YR 8/1) highly coarse compacted clay matrix composed of 5-10cm cobbles and <5cm rounded pebbles. Based on the elevation data as well as composition, it seems that surface 1115 and 1113 are the same entity some how cut by the L1111 fill layer.
L1115, the white (10YR 8/1) elliptical cobble surface composed of 10-15cm cobbles and 25-50cm large stones in a coarse sub-angular matrix was partially removed in order to follow a soil change occurring 50cm to the west of L1115 within L1106 and continuing east below the cobble surface. Notable finds from with the cobble surface of L1115 are a stone grinder fragment (KT4) and a shell bead (KT3).
Articulation of L1117, a cobbled and crushed pottery surface set in a coarse compacted clay matrix, continued with objects on top of the surface composing L1116, the suprasurface fill. At this time it is very difficult to surmise exactly how extensive this surface is as the tight pebble and pottery composition seems to taper off at both the east and west ends. Further articulation is certainly needed in this area.
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Date | 2004-07-10 |
| Year | 2004 |
| 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. |
Suggested Citation
Catherine P. Foster. (2012) "F-1-2004-07-10 from Asia/Turkey/Kenan Tepe/Area F/Trench 1/Locus 1106". In Kenan Tepe. Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Ed). Released: 2012-03-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/b44e2f08-d6a7-4410-30c3-ee13fcb4b2e7> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27w6cn9f
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