Locus: B8K21:002 Supervisor: E. Bedell
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Original topsoil
Start date: 29 Jun, 2004
End date: 07 Jul, 2008
Rationale
Reason: Darker color
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Arbitrary

Interpretation:
Function: Original topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than L 3
Locus Date: Byz/Early Islamic

Sample 1: Flint
Draw Balks: NSEW

Description

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

Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape:
A: 25
As: 25
Sr: 25
R: 25

Consistence:
Hardness: Loose
Compactness: moderately. Crumbly
Wetness: somewhat. Moist
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 5.0
Width: 3.0
Lower Depth: 0.2
Upper Depth: 0.58
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 300.0
Cobbles: 30.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Earth Inclusions:
Nari Frequency: 4.0
Nari Size: 10.0
Earth Distribution: Random

Remarks: No large stones or architecture visible; Wall 11, the north wall of the LB building, is visible when this locus is removed

Levels

location top level bottom level
25 911.33 911.02
26 911.40 911.02
29 911.56 911.36
30 911.24 909.91
31 911.70 911.20
32 911.72 911.14
35 912.03 911.79
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 B8K21:001
Over Earth layer B8K21:003
Over Wall B8K21:011


Photos - Slideshow

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04B21191
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15 Jul, 2004
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04B21179
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14 Jul, 2004
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04B21022
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29 Jun, 2004
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04B21034
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30 Jun, 2004
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04B21051
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01 Jul, 2004
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30 Jun, 2008
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01 Jul, 2008
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02 Jul, 2008
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03 Jul, 2008
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Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
29 Jun, 2004 4 11 0 8 24
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Bowl
Iron 1 1 Jar, 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
30 Jun, 2004 7 29 0 19 92
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Juglet, 4 Bowls, 1 Cup, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
30 Jun, 2004 8 45 0 14 76
diagnostic date form
Roman 1 Cooking pot
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Krater, 1 Jar, 1 Basin, 1 Jug, 7 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
01 Jul, 2004 9 38 0 16 124
diagnostic date form
Roman 1 Cooking pot
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 4 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
01 Jul, 2004 10 14 0 2 65
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Krater, 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
11 Jul, 2004 11 17 0 3 81 Balk trim
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
13 Jul, 2004 15 34 0 9 66
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 4 Bowls
Iron 1
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
13 Jul, 2004 16 51 0 12 68
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 3 Jars, 2 Bowls
Late Bronze 1 Platter, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 17 57 0 20 74
diagnostic date form
Roman 2 Cooking pots
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 3 Bowls, 3 Kraters, 1 Cooking pot, 4 Jars, 1 Jug
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 18 45 0 18 127
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Kraters, 1 Cooking pot, 7 Bowls
Early Iron 1 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 19 35 0 13 123
diagnostic date form
Roman 1 Cooking pot
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 1 Juglet, 1 Bowl, 2 Cooking pots, 1 Lamp
Late Iron 1 1 Pithos, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 20 48 0 18 149
diagnostic date form
Roman 2 bods
Late Iron 2/Persian 3 Jars, 2 Jugs, 7 Bowls
Early Iron 1 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
Late Bronze 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 21 20 0 20 132
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 1 Jug, 1 Basin, 6 Bowls, 2 Cooking pots
Early Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
Late Bronze 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
Middle Bronze 2 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 22 24 0 8 70
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Bowls
Iron 1 2 Jars
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2004 23 23 0 11 89
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Krater, 4 Bowls, 1 Plate
Early Bronze 1 Jar,holemouth
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jun, 2008 71 4 0 1 8
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar
Late Bronze bods
Middle Bronze 1 bod
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
30 Jun, 2008 72 79 0 22 103
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 3 Jars, 1 Jug, 1 Bowl, 1 Lamp
Late Bronze 1 Bowl
Bronze Age bods
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
01 Jul, 2008 73 75 0 9 55
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian bods
Late Bronze 1 Juglet, 1 Jug
Bronze Age 1 bod
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
02 Jul, 2008 74 60 0 6 30
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 1 Krater, 1 Bowl
Early Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
03 Jul, 2008 75 28 0 2 17
diagnostic date form
Iron bods
Early Bronze 1 Platter
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
04 Jul, 2008 76 1 0 0 0 One object; no pottery
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
07 Jul, 2008 77 15 0 0 0 Pottery lost

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A040019 Ring 1 Probable

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Bronze
Other Information:
  Corroded

Object Dimensions

Weight: 1.2cm
Height/Length: 1.9cm
Width: 1.4cm
A040024 not available 1 Possible Curved on inside.

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Oval
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 23.3cm
Height/Length: 5.4cm
Width: 3.8cm
Thickness: 1.58cm
B080010 Seal 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Cylindrical
Material: Tuff
Other Information:
  Cylinder
  Incense

Object Dimensions

Weight: 4.8cm
Height/Length: 3.0cm
Width: 1.1cm
Thickness: 1.1cm
Diameter: 1.1cm
Perforation Diameter: 0.2cm
A080075 Milling stone 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 1432.0cm
Height/Length: 13.0cm
Width: 10.0cm
Thickness: 5.5cm