18th
Measuring mud bricks and mill stones
Initially this morning we worked on the top of the mound containing the large brick wall, defining its upper courses and measuring the well-preserved bricks, then, after our break, we returned to the southern end of the site where we suspect from the surface sherds and red bricks, that any intact deposits will be later in date than in the northern part. We started recording and photographing the red granite mill-stones that we had first noted during the survey.
Jeff and Mohammed measuring one of the mill-stones.
The mill-stones vary in their states of preservation, with some being more eroded than others. Several have wedge-slots left by their initial quarrying or re-use.
Wedge slots along the edge of one of the mill-stones.
This afternoon – at last – the weather cooled down quite dramatically so we’re hopeful that our last day of work on site tomorrow will be more pleasant – unless it pours with rain, of course!
