.bk J01
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.fd initial notes J01
.fn edited Q310 by mS

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--i This year we are going to reopen unit J01, opened during the MZ16 season. In this unit part of the southwestern primary wall of the Terrace was exposed. There are basically 2 aims in this  work. First, we need to have a better view of the face of the wall, trying, if it is possible, to find the floor level of the original structure, floor that could be not flat but sloping. It seems that the original structure must be third millennium, not only for its importance but also because it must be of the same period as the Temple on top. Second, if possible, we want to check if the Terrace is really oval or polygonal, as one of the squares showed a fraction of the wall that seems to be straight, not curved, and with a sharp change of direction than the section looking south.

-sg For reasons explained elsewhere, the original strategy prepared for this season here (the use of backhoe) is cancelled, so we are going to dig it by hand. As there are no more people with experience, I am appointed to be in charge for the unit, even if I have just 1 season of experience with the recording system. That is why gB and fAB are going to be always at hand to help and counsel. The rest of my field team would be vS, jS and pC. The trenches are not going to follow the old direction, it is going to be changed in order to match with the general grid of the J area. To have a complete seriation of the pottery from top to bottom, we are going to open a small locus, more or less 1.5 x 4 m, where the pottery is going to be more carefully recorded by mKB and studied for publication. As the soil here seems to be very hard and compact, we are going to dig it using artificial layers 5-10 cm deep, even if the system would change if we find clear real layers.