Daily Trench Journal

Area C

Trench 1

July 18, 2002

Yesterday evening the wind was very strong and we were not able to draw sections. We will try again possibly on Saturday. This morning the trench was filthy and took longer to clean than usual.

The wall loci are closed and two new loci have been opened for the matrix below. L1083 is the loci below what was 1069 and 1077. This may be some sort of mud brick architecture or surface that the walls were built on. Further excavation will hopefully make this more clear. The dirt is still very hard and compact, but moist giving it a clay-like texture. The color is a dark brown, but not burnt.

L1082 – This locus is under what was 1075 and 1081. A large piece of charcoal was found under a piece of pottery in the center of this locus. The pottery and concentration of charcoal continues downward. Also a large piece of slag is in situ. To the north this meets up with L1068 and it will be interesting to see the relationship between the two.

L1068 – The pit seems to overlap with 1082. 1068, though, has dried to the extent that color differentiations are difficult to see. I will take this down further on Saturday.