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.
 
Displaying Diary Entries for Unit: 15391

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Name: JFB 
Team:  
Date: 7/31/2011 
Entry: Today I continued work on F. 3347 Sk. 15390, where I was not sure if I had a truncated skeleton, or a whole skeleton, as the other skeleton (F. 3340, Sk. 15346) was found approximately 15 centimeters above this skeleton. It seems that the sequence of even... click here for more... 
 
Name: CMB 
Team:  
Date: 7/31/2011 
Entry: Unit 15379 is similar to unit 15357 and belongs probably to the same “fill”. The layer is very disturbed both by animal burrows and a lot of pits. Walls seem to be present but it’s difficult to say if there are in situ or if it’s a result of destruction;... click here for more... 
 
Name: JFB 
Team:  
Date: 8/1/2011 
Entry: Today I continued work on F. 3342 and found 3 iron nails in the burial fill 15385. Thus far, it has been very compact up until I reached this iron nail level, possibly indicating that the initial mudbrick upper layer is discontinued, and this is the layer... click here for more... 
 
Name: RHB 
Team:  
Date: 8/1/2011 
Entry: Today I finally closed unit 15174 after working on it over the past week by first drawing and then removing the final finds on the base of the unit. In the process of removing the finds two more artefacts worthy of X find status, another lump of ground st... click here for more... 
 
Name: JFB 
Team:  
Date: 8/2/2011 
Entry: Today I continued work on leveling burial fill 15391 from Sk. 15390, and then started to continue work on burial F. 3342 unit 15385. RHB assisted with the excavation of this unit, and we located a number of iron nails (6 so far), as well as isolated human... click here for more... 
 

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