During week 3 work continued in area A inside chamber 4 and on the outside of the city gates both in the southeast and northeast areas.  Dirt and rocks were carefully taken out of chamber floor in 2 loci.  The work will continue to find the earliest foundations of the city.

The base of the southeast outer wall was uncovered.  The wall is "stepped" at the bottom, leading Dr. Arav to conclude it may have been a sitting area for the town elders to welcome visitors (see the picture below).  Excavating continued on the area just to the west of the wall, taking out much dirt with little finds.

Large amounts of dirt and rocks were taken out of the area southeast of the city gate where the Roman tower had collapsed.  The continuation of the cobblestone pavement was discovered and lying on top was the handle from a quite large iron age vessel.  See Craig Congdon from Topeka, Kansas carefully taking it out of the earth for the "find of the week"