The Excavation Diary

The excavation diaries are a daily log kept by the excavators on site during each season. They record the day to day activity of the team and their observations on their work.
 
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Name: Craig Cessford 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 9/3/1997 
Entry: As I am hopefully escaping for a few days I suppose that I should record a few thoughts about space 113/150/151. Southern Wall 75 - removed the eastern half as [2367] - bricks and [2368] - mortar plus [2369] - accumulation behind. This wall is definite... click here for more... 
 
Name: Craig Cessford 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 9/8/1997 
Entry: Diary Craig 8-9-97 Here goes my second attempt to write a diary of August as the first was kindly wiped by some person who obviously has less working knowledge of computers than an amoebae. This is basically an attempt to summarize most of what has gon... click here for more... 
 
Name: Craig Cessford 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 9/24/1997 
Entry: Finished working in spaces 150/151 several days ago and have been busy knocking down various walls and doing paperwork since then. This diary is basically a note for whoever digs the area next year whether it is me or someone else. Spaces 150/151 were ... click here for more... 
 
Name: Shahina Farid 
Team: Field Director 
Date: 8/18/1997 
Entry: It is quite clear I have a lot of catching up to do, I might not get the time to write my diary but things keep going in the trenches and of late some very exciting things. Conveniently I'm still describing space 113 and over the last couple of days thats... click here for more... 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 7/19/1998 
Entry: 19/7/98 (Not full day on site.) familiarising with spaces 150/151. Cleaning-checked with WM about half sectioning oven F87 collapse and fill.Entered By: Richard Turnbull 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 7/21/1998 
Entry: 21/7/98 Began to excavate oven F.87.- however excavated part of [ 2843 ] out of sequence in error, had not identified as in situ lining roof material rather than collapse. Half-sectioned collapsed roof lining material [ 2848 ] and [ 2851 ].Entered By: Ri... click here for more... 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 7/23/1998 
Entry: 23/7/98 Photographed oven F87 and drew section. WM decided would sample part of oven where ash deposit [2859] on floor, rather than sample on section through mid-line of oven. Removed remainder of [2848] and [2851] on S. side of oven. Can see line of col... click here for more... 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 7/28/1998 
Entry: 28/7/98 Removed floor [2865] up to section line. Planned and excavated ashy deposit [2891] up to section line. Excavated part of layer beneath [2891] - but realised that stratigraphically under some other apparent floor layer(s), that could see in sectio... click here for more... 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 8/1/1998 
Entry: 1/8/98 Finished planning and excavated ashy deposit [2891]. Planned and excavated possible structural part of F.87 or earlier phase [3116] also general layer - skim of brown silt [3118] . Planned / excavated another possible structural element of F.87 or... click here for more... 
 
Name: Richard Turnbull 
Team: Çatal 
Date: 8/2/1998 
Entry: 2/8/98 Cleaning to establish what stratigraphically next to excavate. Defined small patch of material between the ovens F.87 and F252. - [3127] - planned/excavated then planned/excavated layer [3130], this further exposed cut for the oven F.87 - possibl... click here for more... 
 

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