Locus: A7J59:014 Supervisor: C. Shaw
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Earth layer (sub-topsoil) N of Wall 3
Start date: 23 Jul, 2004
End date: 27 Jul, 2004
Rationale
Reason: Below topsoil
Top separation: Arbitrary / Bottom separation: Average

Interpretation:
Function: Subtopsoil that gradually became in-situ LIR1 destruction debris; may be associated with LIR1 pillared room in 7J69 to N
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than Walls 3 & 19
Locus Date: Iron 2

Draw Balks: E

Description

Munsel:
Verbal: Brown
Number: 10YR 5/3

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 10
As: 20
Sr: 30
R: 40

Consistence:
Hardness: S. Loose
Compactness: very. Loose
Wetness: very. Dry
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 2.62
Width: 1.82
Lower Depth: 0.25
Upper Depth: 0.45
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 500.0
Cobbles: 7.0
Boulders: 1.0
Stone Distribution: Random


Levels

location top level bottom level
10 914.32 (Legacy Level: 913.58) 913.87 (Legacy Level: 913.13)
12 914.17 (Legacy Level: 913.43) 913.92 (Legacy Level: 913.18)
17 913.83 (Legacy Level: 913.09) no level
18 no level 913.99 (Legacy Level: 913.25)
24 914.14 (Legacy Level: 913.40) no level
location grid
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36


Stratigraphy

type description related locus
Under Earth layer A7J59:001
Over Earth layer A7J59:015
Seals against Wall A7J59:003
Seals against Wall A7J59:019
Equals Earth layer A7K50:003


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Progress
26 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 2004 66 16 1 8 51
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2
Iron 1 1 Pithos, 2 Jars, 1 Jug, 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
26 Jul, 2004 67 4 0 1 19
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 2004 69 17 4 9 61
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 2 Kraters
Late Iron 1 1 Pithos, 1 Jug, 2 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 2004 71 5 3 4 33
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 bod
Late Iron 1 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 2004 72 4 1 2 16 Pithos has potter's mark; mends with pithos in Pail 69
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 1 1 Krater, 1 Pithos
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 2004 73 7 1 2 30
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 1 1 Krater

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A040247 Pounder 1 Probable

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Spherical
Material: Chert

Object Dimensions

Weight: 108.2cm
Diameter: 5.7cm
A040264 Spatula 1 Certain Slight curved,

Object Information

Shape: Exactly Oblong
Material: Bone
Other Information:
  Weaving

Object Dimensions

Weight: 2.9cm
Height/Length: 6.7cm
Width: 1.8cm