Locus: F6L89:001 Supervisor: K. Mantyneimi
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Topsoil
Start date: 21 Jul, 1987
End date: 27 Jul, 1987
Rationale
Reason: Begin excavation
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks: Above architectrual features
Locus Date:

Description

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

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 0
As: 60
Sr: 40
R: 0

Consistence:
Hardness: S. Loose
Compactness: somewhat. Loose
Wetness: very. Dry
Structure: Wind

Measurements:
Length: 5.0
Width: 2.0
Lower Depth: 0.0
Upper Depth: 0.0
Direction: 84
Slope: 18


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 110.0
Cobbles: 5.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Flint: 17.0
Artifact Distribution: Random

Organic Inclusions:
Organic Distribution: Random


Remarks: Dug too deep in Loca 19; partially L 2 in Pail 9

Levels

location top level bottom level
7 906.76 no level
8 906.27 no level
20 906.77 no level
31 906.98 no level
32 906.12 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
Over Earth layer F6L89:002


Photos - Slideshow

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87B072203
Pre-excavation
22 Jul, 1987
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87B072303
Progress
23 Jul, 1987
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87B072404
Progress
24 Jul, 1987
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87B072704
Progress
27 Jul, 1987

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 1 5 0 2 58
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
22 Jul, 1987 2 73 0 24 240
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 1987 3 26 0 18 346
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 1987 4 32 0 10 99
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 1987 8 43 0 15 175
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 1987 9 67 0 20 155
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
31 Jul, 1987 18 0 35 203
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
24 Jul, 1989 5 70 0 23 186
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
24 Jul, 1989 6 37 0 25 190
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
24 Jul, 1989 7 24 0 16 197

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
B871321 Grinder 1 Probable Diam taken at base

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Conical
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Diameter: 6.6cm
B871347 Palette 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Oval
Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Cosmetic

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 7.0cm