| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Trench Length (m) | 5.0 |
| Trench Width (m) | 5.0 |
| Year |
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| Description | Trench C1 is a 5 by 5 meter unit located on the western portion of Kenan Tepe’s main mound. This trench was excavated during the 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005 field seasons. C2 is characterized first by part of a round mud brick structure and associated outside surfaces dating to the Early Iron Age. These remains seal a well preserved domestic structure dated to the Middle Bronze Age by the so-called “Red Brown Wash Ware” corpus of ceramics. During the first two years of excavation at Kenan Tepe the Red Brown Wash Ware corpus was still not well understood. This trench was thus instrumental in defining that assemblage and the characteristics of domestic architecture in that period. During the final season of excavation in this trench (in 2005) UTARP team members excavated a 1 by 1 meter sounding in the south western corner of the trench. The sounding extended for approximately 3.5 meters. The sounding reached well preserved levels dating to the Early Bronze Age. |
| Tentative Dating | |
| Has note | A trench is the projection of a 2D square or rectangle onto some small portion of an Area. This projection is usually excavated vertically, leaving a one-half meter space between the vertically excavated space and the edge of the trench so that a standing section, or baulk, is left as a record of the trench stratigraphy. Generally speaking, trenches fit into the north-south grid established on the site. The exception is where the site topography does not allow a trench to be oriented to the cardinal points. Trench corners were located using a total station and secured with cement. The location of all excavated material within a trench was measured relative to the actual (cemented) corners of the trench. Various sized trenches were excavated at Kenan Tepe including 1 x 1 and 2 x 2 meter soundings and 3 x 5, 5 x 5, 5 x 10 and 10 x 10 meter trenches. One or two students were typically placed in control of a trench as "trench supervisors." Trenches also typically had between 1 and 4 local laborers. Area supervisors oversaw trenches in each area. Trench supervisors were responsible for recording the excavation and for directing the local laborers. This included keeping a daily journal that recorded observations and activities in each trench, drawing daily plans showing the location of excavated contexts, taking photographs and issuing loci and finds bag numbers. Area supervisors oversaw excavation and sampling strategies and guided trench supervisors in excavation procedures and interpretation. |
Suggested Citation
Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb. (2012) "Trench 2 from Asia/Turkey/Kenan Tepe/Area C". In Kenan Tepe. Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Ed). Released: 2012-03-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7080c9ee-10f9-43e0-0715-033e2ae4571e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26h4jr14
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