10 August 2000

We began by cleaning and articulating L2045 and L2039, getting them ready for a photo, at same time we opened a new locus L2046, which is a cobblestone wall, beneath the fill, which consisted of the L2030, L2031 and L2040.

We then opened L2047, which is line of mudbrick running parallel to L2037, although on a lower level. It abuts L2037, L2041 and L2046.

After this we opened a third locus L2048, which is a stone wall below L2044, we can see 2 rows of large cobbles in 1 course along the north baulk, abutting L2041.

When we had done this, we agreed to remove L2022, very carefully, fearing that it could bring a large part of the south baulk down.

While searching for the precise border of L2038, CE found an area with burnt wood, you could almost see the grains in the wood/charcoal, this wood was below L2034.

Jakob suggests that the kiln / oven L2034 and L2036 the ash pit beside it are the same phase.

We think that the burnt wood in between them could have been used to feed the fires in the oven / kiln. We saved a great deal of the charcoal for a carbon sampling and we took a soil sample from the same area.

We are working on articulating mudbrick walls to the east of L2037. These are probably related or the same as L2047.

We closed L2039, because we have come down to a surface with a potsmash, cobbles and other pottery are lying flat. This surface is located south of L2046 a stone alignment.

By noon we uncovered another row of cobbles parallel to L2048 and we decided to extend L2048 to cover these stones, as they seem to be part of the same structure.