Turkey has a strict set of rules for the management of all archaeological finds – and rightly so. From the tiniest teaspoon of phytolith archive sample to the most elaborate decorated groundstone, each item is carefully catalogued, stored and then diligently kept under lock and key. As such, life in […]
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6 AUGUST 2013: A few words from Lab Minion Christine Schepens
6 AUGUST 2013: A few words from Lab Minion Christine Schepens
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4 AUGUST 2013: FIGURINE FRAGMENT
4 AUGUST 2013: FIGURINE FRAGMENT
As is the way when we play catch up on Heavy Residue sorting from other years, that we discover great finds such as this fragment of figurine with three protrusions on it. One interpretation is that this may be a three breasted female therefore this may potentially be a representation […]
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3 AUGUST 2013: SHELL BEAD CONCENTRATION
3 AUGUST 2013: SHELL BEAD CONCENTRATION
In Trench P, a number of beads have been found concentrated in a small area within building collapse inside one of the buildings. We will be exploring how this apparent deposit appears to be included in a mud brick collapse. The beads, numbering well over twenty, are all the same […]
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1 AUGUST 2013: WEEKLY TRENCH UPDATE
1 AUGUST 2013: WEEKLY TRENCH UPDATE
In Trench H we are still slowly removing plaster floors and have exposed the edges of a burial. This pit feature in Trench H is the last burial in the sequence of Building 12. Earlier in the week red paint was revealed on two different floors in the same general […]
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30 July 2013: FIND OF THE WEEK
30 July 2013: FIND OF THE WEEK
The Find of the Week from Trench M is a large bead found in the remains of collapsed building material. Oval in shape, it has two circular perforations one at each, end used to tie the object to twine or string as a pendant or bracelet. This object may have […]
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25 JULY 2013: SMALL FINDS
25 JULY 2013: SMALL FINDS
Archaeology is well known for the slow and time consuming processes which can take days, weeks or even months to produce results. Documentation procedures such as writing out context sheets, labelling removed contexts and planning the squares can take up many hours of the day. Our finds are carefully studied […]
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23 JULY 2013 P TRENCH WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
23 JULY 2013 P TRENCH WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
The team in Trench P this week as made leaps and bounds towards understanding the stratigraphic relationship of an intriguing wall. The trench has been expanded and the volunteers spend many hours removing topsoil with pickaxes and shovels to reveal the Neolithic contexts beneath. Many features have emerged from the […]
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22 JULY 2013: EXCAVATION BEGINS, PHOTOS OF NEW AREAS, FLOTATION UP AND RUNNING!
22 JULY 2013: EXCAVATION BEGINS, PHOTOS OF NEW AREAS, FLOTATION UP AND RUNNING!
Cleaning the trenches is an important beginning to any season but today the dig team was very excited to start formal excavation. Trench P expanded to the north in order to investigate a distinctive building which may be rectangular, and therefore exceptional, or an unusually large curvilinear structure. In Trench […]
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21 JULY 2013: LEARNING THE SYSTEM AND THE PRE-EXCAVATION SITE TOUR
21 JULY 2013: LEARNING THE SYSTEM AND THE PRE-EXCAVATION SITE TOUR
The trenches now have a shady covering for the dig teams, the geotextile has been removed and the trenches have been revealed and cleaned. So now it is down to the important task of learning the recording system used on site. A thorough explanation of the context sheets preceded the […]
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19 JULY 2013 UNBACKFILLING FINISHED AND THE REVEALING OF THE TRENCHES
19 JULY 2013 UNBACKFILLING FINISHED AND THE REVEALING OF THE TRENCHES
Equipped with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows the de-backfilling of trenches N, H, M and P have been completed. The dig crew have enjoyed the shrubbery removal and become accustomed to the silty-fine deposits as the geotextile is uncovered. The crew are excited to take back the protective layer and peer […]