Locus: F6L98:015 Supervisor: D. Herr
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Compact exposure surface under L 3
Start date: 13 Jul, 1987
End date: 24 Jul, 1987
Rationale
Reason: Had gone down c 30 cm below L 3
Top separation: Arbitrary / Bottom separation: Average

Interpretation:
Function: Exposure surface used with terrace system
Stratigraphy remarks: Seals against Walls 14 & 16
Locus Date: Persian

Draw Balks: SW

Description

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

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 0
As: 43
Sr: 52
R: 5

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

Measurements:
Length: 2.5
Width: 3.0
Lower Depth: 0.17
Upper Depth: 0.32
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 330.0
Cobbles: 1.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Earth Inclusions:
Earth Other Name: Plaster
Earth Other Frequency: 5.0
Earth Other Size: 0.05
Earth Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Flint: 91.0
Artifact Distribution: Random

Remarks: No slope given because this was dug arbitrarily; coming down to a harder surface


Levels

location top level bottom level
14 no level 907.51
21 907.64 907.32
26 907.65 no level
31 907.75 907.57
33 907.60 907.43
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 F6L98:003
Under Surface F6L98:017
Over Earth layer F6L98:030
Over Surface F6L98:036
Over Wall F6L98:044
Seals against Wall F6L98:014
Seals against Pit F6L98:016
Cut by Pit F6L98:035



Photos - Slideshow

Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B070905
Progress
09 Jul, 1987
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B071504
Progress
15 Jul, 1987
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B072104
Progress
21 Jul, 1987
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B072204
Progress
22 Jul, 1987
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B071404
Progress
14 Jul, 1987
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 87B072304
Progress
23 Jul, 1987

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 80 33 0 24 214
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jug, 4 Kraters, 9 Bowls, 1 Cookpot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 87 38 0 26 141
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Pithos, 3 Jugs, 5 Kraters, 7 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 92 11 0 17 88
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jug, 3 Kraters, 4 Bowls, 1 Cookpot
Early Iron 2 1 Pithos, 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
22 Jul, 1987 111 5 0 14 76
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 6 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 1987 113 21 0 33 194
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 4 Kraters, 7 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 1987 114 15 0 2 18
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 2 Kraters, 5 Bowls, 2 Cookpots, 1 Lamp
Iron 2 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
24 Jul, 1987 115 13 0 2 18

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
B871231 Mortar 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Limestone

Object Dimensions

Diameter: 19.0cm
B871247 Hand grinder 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Cylindrical
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 8.0cm
B871254 Spindle whorl 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Reworked

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 7.3cm
B871514 Lamp 1 Certain Reconstructed

Object Information

Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 12.5cm