# ArchDesc

Remarks:
Conclusion: rocks are random, no wall exists


Remarks:
once a wall was discovered no further excavation took place


Remarks:
southern most wall of room running east/west.  2 rows wide


Remarks:
terrarosa found in between stones (7.5YR 4/6)  Wall in balk so it was never actually excavated.


Remarks:
Some evidence of plaster on North side either from wall or floor


Remarks:
The wall is the border of the square so we can't measure it as part of the square

StratRemarks:
We have 3 phases for this locus and phase A is above phase B and phase B is above phase C


Remarks:
The wall is the border of the square so we can't mesure it as part of the square

StratRemarks:
We have 3 phases for this wall and phase A is over phase B that is over Phase C.


Remarks:
the wall is the border of the square so we can't measure it as part of the square

StratRemarks:
built in 1996 by the Dept of antiquities


Remarks:
The wall is the border of the square so we can't measure it as part of the square.


StratRemarks:
We have two phases for this wall and phase A is above phase B.


Remarks:
it seems a new wall made by reused pieces.


Remarks:
it seems a new wall made by reused material


Remarks:
Reused byzantine block with mason's mark fallen on this wall.  Perhaps forms a room with loci 5, 6, 7


Remarks:
Not clear yet if locus 5 is equal to locus 8


Remarks:
unclear whether this wall is just top course of locus 8 seems to form a room with loci 4, 5, and 6.


Remarks:
seems to form a room with loci 4,5, and 6; not clear if this wall only top course of locus 9.


Remarks:
Does this "wall" block a room?  Not sure if locus 6 is a top course


Remarks:
wall supports anteroom barrel vault (locus 2) in doorway flanked by a monolithic roughly hewn stone; forms a room with loci 2 and 9 and filled by locus 15


Remarks:
seems to form a room with loci 12, 13, and 14


Remarks:
seems to form a room with 11, 13, and 14


Remarks:
seems to form a room with loci 11, 12, and 14; where exactly is it's uppermost course?


Remarks:
seems to form a room with loci 11, 12, and 13; single line of stones in front this room (secondary? Squatter?)


Remarks:
it seems  to be new and made by reused material


Remarks:
Bottom of stairs, probably just fall ana fill in E balk


# BurialDesc

RemRemarks:
partial skull no articulation with related bones (loose).  Teeth found near skull along with various unknown bones - completely unarticulated - found next to UD metal object #28.  Correlation unknown.


Context:
Found in South balk during morning pictures, removed only skull and left rest of body.


# EarthDesc

ERemarks:
40 by 48 by 28 cm stone basin piece.  Cup depth 12 cm.


ERemarks:
The soil color on the north end of the square is slightly darker than the soil on the south end (7.5YR 4/2)


ERemarks:
suspected wall in center of south end of square.  That area was dug separately and a subsidiary balk will most likely be designated.


ERemarks:
North munsell reading: 10YR 5/3  Color change moves south for about 2 or 2.5 meters


ERemarks:
excavation restricted to SE corner from the SE wall out 40 cm and from the east balk out 1 m.


ERemarks:
excavation restricted to SE corner, from the SE wall out 40 cm, and the east balk out 1 meter.  A lot of cobbles and huwar found in this area.


ERemarks:
excavation of this loci left a portion of the locus surrounding the south side of the plaster/bedrock section.  No cobbles and very few pebbles found in the south end of the locus.  One piece of marble found.


ERemarks:
Soil incased within Installation 12 for some reason


ERemarks:
Surface where therosa was first discovered.  Randome pockets of this valley floor soil would continue to appear while excatating.  Reventment discovered below this locus.  Resting on top Earth Locus 15.


ERemarks:
This a plaster surface so we haven't earth description enters

StratRemarks:
This plaster should be new because we found a plastic box in it.


ERemarks:
The plaster is different from the one in loco 4 and it presents strong evidences of fire.


ERemarks:
it's a small area of plaster near locus 002 but it's very important for the stratigraphy.


ERemarks:
This locus is cut by a floor of flagstones and by a water chanel.Evidences of fire


ERemarks:
We found 3 pieces of a basin probably from the bath house.Evidence of fire.Strong evidences of contamination.


ERemarks:
We found pieces of plaster and the stones were patterned to form a plain.Maybe there was a pavement


ERemarks:
Small evidenes of fire.We found at level -1.20 a doorjamb.Strong evidences of contamination:Seven up can (mid 80's),Razor,Bic pen,Pocket of chips (1986),top of a plastic box.


ERemarks:
we have an empty space under this locus but we weren't able to reach it.


ERemarks:
excavation restricted to the NE corner. 2 by 2 m square.


ERemarks:
chunks found in SE corner by SE wall.  The huwar in the corner is pink while the rest of the huwar is white with a gray top.


ERemarks:
restricted to SE corner (same dimensions as locus 13)  A lot of cobbles and huwar found in this area.  The huwar in this corner is pink and in clumps.  It isn't continuous like foundation fill.  The levels are by e and west respectively (the first two are east and the last two are west)


ERemarks:
Pebbles in this locus seemed to be localized to around location 20.  Although there were no ash pockets to speak of there was a triangular area which seemed to contain ash in it but the soil remained the same.  It was located between 22 and 9 and defined by loci 2 and 8.  Dr. Walker and Dr. Herr said not to change the locus.


ERemarks:
On 13 June we decided to excavate the doorway in locus 13 and therefore decided to excavate 1/2 of the doorway and part of what was previously designated earth locus 6 as earth locus 5, the same as what was on the inside of the room defined by loci 2 and 3.  Digging subprobe of doorway.


ERemarks:
This locus has been merged with 5 because the soil inside and outside the room is the same.  Dr. Walker's orders: 18 June.


ERemarks:
boulders indicate destruction indicative of an earthquake.


ERemarks:
Excavation below ash layer, althoughcm of excavaion below ash layer was done as locus 3b.  Ash layer: 926.84 m.  Ash lens corresponds to locus 12 in square L02 which was a wholesale destructio of the square also corresponds to ash layer of probe A in 1009 at 926.59.


ERemarks:
Locus 3 for N vault/balk.  Locus below S vault/balk may not be same as 3.  Removing stones of structure for reconstruction in locus 3 N-S vault.


ERemarks:
Removed mostely loose dirt related to cleanup.


ERemarks:
change in soil color - many ash deposits with charred bone and wood - large pottery shards - possible floor.  Evidence of fire - possibly caused by earthquake - ash lens in east balk corresponds with locus 12 and ash lens in locus 1.


ERemarks:
top soil, start of excavation for the square


ERemarks:
ash layer, traces of mudbrick and plaster.


ERemarks:
Possible room, sink holes.  Turned out to be stairs.


ERemarks:
Bottom area of stairs, E balk.  Ash mixed in with dirt deposit.


ERemarks:
SW corner lots of gravel - possible debris from square M03


ERemarks:
18 June: made subsidiary balk that bisected door jam to look for a foundaiton trench.  Begun excavation on 18 June.  Changed pottery pails at 17 cm peals.  Kept this locus.


ERemarks:
speculation of a floor due to high degree of beaten earth.  Sand is very tough and upon first look appeared to be rock but was actually dirt.  Theory may also be a collapsed roof top (vault ceiling) located between new architectural loci 3, 4, 8, 9.


ERemarks:
For seasons to come one may note that directly below this earth locus is a finished stone running north and south directly off architecture locus 2.  The stone continues into soil that we have stopped excavating. (22 June)


ERemarks:
within this soil is a thersora substance distinguished by its orange/red coloring.  Brought up from the valley floor perhaps?  Very minute portion of yellow clay substance.


ERemarks:
in upper right corner next to hellenistic wall found a deposit (large) of 10YR 7/1 (light gray) or 6/1 (light brownish gray).  Isolated ash lens, denoted on top plan of 15 June.


ERemarks:
marble cancul screen transplanted from church ceiling for wainscoffing on floor.


ERemarks:
marble cancul ceiling transplanted from church to Ottoman floor used as wain-scotting.


ERemarks:
alteration in soil color from red layers to gray layers.

StratRemarks:
first locus change down from sub-balk of earth locus 4


ERemarks:
continue search for foundaiton trench by sub-balk bisecting middle of door jam.


# EarthSupp

ERemarks:
beaten clay surface covering loci 4-7, perhaps a clay plaster


ERemarks:
soil within foundation trench.  So clear cut that it resembles a river flowing through my sub-balk.


# InstallDesc

StratRemarks:
Lots of flint from tha tesserae and pieces of plaster.Maybe the outside was completely plastered.Evidences of fire.Lots of seeds.


Remarks:
we didn't measure it. Only we went inside for a brief exploration.We refer to the old report of 1974 season from where we got also the locus number.


Remarks:
Middle Islamic or later because fill associated with locus 9 seems to date at least to Middle Islamic


Remarks:
Excavation of pit could have begun while excavating locus 5 without us realizing it because of the similarity between the soils of loci 5 and 15.  However we remember large amounts of debris may be lined with medium sized boulders.


Remarks:
excavation of pit could have begun while excavating locus 5 without us realizing it because of the similarity between the soils of loci 5 and 15.  However we remember large amounts of debris may be lined with medium sized boulders.


Remarks:
a basin of some sort either for watering horses or holding water for human consumption.  Settling basin for installation holding material for grinding sugar.  15 June: basin for holding water for humans.  Found a drain in the lower left corner upon facing the basin.


Remarks:
foundation trench found by sub-balk bisecting door jam


# PotteryPail

Bone Comments:
Evidence of contamination.Near a possible tabun


Pottery Comments:
no pottery or bones (earth sample taken)


Pottery Comments:
object 10 found under 2nd course of locus 13


