Reconstruction

Today I’ve nearly finished looking at all the clay balls from the South area that were excavated in 2004. It is amazing how few clay balls there are in the upper levels. I can’t believe that all the clay balls excavated in 2004 fit into one case! That is unbelievable. Compared to other years where there are 5-6 or more crates filled with balls and that is only from the South area. It is a clear change that we can see on the site.

Burcu helped me with the clay balls today for a brief time. She walked by my desk and saw that I was working on fitting several broken pieces of a large clay ball from one unit back together. I was getting a bit frustrated and she said she’d take over. We worked on the ball for about an hour and it is nearly completely refit now. That is all thanks to Burcu – I was far too impatient for refitting today. Some days are good for refitting, but not today. Today is a recording day. I need to feel particularly patient to work on refitting pieces.

Here’s the reconstructed clay ball – from unit 10518. It’s piece number is 10518m1. And here’s Burcu – she had the magic fingers today!