Locus: F6L98:009 Supervisor: D. Herr
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Fill in Pit 10
Start date: 06 Jul, 1987
End date: 06 Jul, 1987
Rationale
Reason: Found in balk; high incidence of pottery
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Average

Interpretation:
Function: Pit fill or just colluvial deposits; not certain that this is an actual cut pit, or if its just an accumulation of junk
Stratigraphy remarks: Cut from L 2
Locus Date: Islamic

Draw Balks: N

Description

Munsel:
Verbal: Pale brown
Number: 10YR 6/3

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 0
As: 46
Sr: 54
R: 0

Consistence:
Hardness: S. Loose
Compactness: moderately. Rubbly
Wetness: somewhat. Dry
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 2.5
Width: 0.0
Lower Depth: 0.025
Upper Depth: 0.5
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 195.0
Cobbles: 44.0
Boulders: 2.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Artifact Distribution: Layered

Remarks: Consists of pottery & cobbles near the bottom with small boulders (lying somewhat flat) at the surface


Levels

location top level bottom level
7 909.35 909.25
8 908.85 908.55
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 F6L98:001
Seals against Pit F6L98:010



Photos - Slideshow

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Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
06 Jul, 1987 24 1 0 0 15

Objects

There are no objects for this locus