Locus: F6L98:023 Supervisor: D. Herr
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Beaten-earth surface
Start date: 16 Jul, 1987
End date: 24 Jul, 1987
Rationale
Reason: Not as compacted & also had gone down 20 to 30 cm
Top separation: Very Unclear / Bottom separation: Very Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Beaten-earth exposure surface
Stratigraphy remarks: May be a place where trash was dumped; seals against Pit 25; Wall 19 is sealed against by it; contamination from bioturbation
Locus Date: Persian

Draw Balks: N

Description

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

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 0
As: 31
Sr: 69
R: 0

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

Measurements:
Length: 3.0
Width: 1.5
Lower Depth: 0.36
Upper Depth: 0.0
Direction: 0
Slope: 0

Surface Material:
Beaten Earth
Greates number observable: 0

Inclusions:
Pebbles: 94.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Earth Inclusions:
Brick Frequency: 5.0
Brick Size: 0.03
Earth Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Flint: 38.0
Artifact Distribution: Random

Organic Inclusions:
Olive: 1.0
Organic Distribution: Random


Remarks: Clayey patches of hardness 4 appear occasionally; many large bones from large animals appear consistently throughout, as do large pottery sherds; dug much farther E than it actually occurred

Levels

location top level bottom level
10 907.61 907.25
11 no level 907.46
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 Surface F6L98:012
Under Surface F6L98:017
Under Earth layer F6L98:008
Over Pit F6L98:025
Equals Earth layer F6L98:024
Seals against Pit F6L98:025
Seals against Wall F6L98:019


Photos - Slideshow

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Progress
17 Jul, 1987

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 1987 66 7 0 26 126
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Pithos, 1 Base, 1 Krater, 4 Bowls, 1 Lamp
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 1987 65 7 0 27 145
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 2 Jugs, 3 Kraters, 9 Bowls, 2 Cookpots
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 1987 67 11 0 33 118
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 2 Pithoi, 2 Jars, 1 Juglet, 1 Krater, 1 Base, 10 Bowls, 2 Cookpots
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 1987 68 12 0 35 100
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 2 Kraters, 16 Bowls, 2 Lamps
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 1987 71 36 0 20 51
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Krater, 6 Bowls, 2 Cookpots, 3 Lamps
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 1987 72 10 0 47 151
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 1 Krater, 17 Bowls, 2 Cookpots, 2 Lamps
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 1987 76 11 0 41 237
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Pithos, 1 Jug, 14 Bowls, 12 Pithoi
Iron 1 1 Cookpot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 81 1 0 26 127
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 3 Jars, 1 Jug, 1 Krater, 8 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 83 3 0 16 81
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 3 Jars, 3 Kraters, 2 Bowls, 1 Cookpot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 82 6 0 32 145
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 2 Jars, 1 Jug, 3 Kraters, 6 Bowls, 1 Lamp
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 79 6 0 33 136
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 2 Jars, 3 Jugs, 1 Krater, 11 Bowls, 1 Cookpot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 1987 78 4 0 26 135
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 1 Krater, 11 Bowls, 1 Cookpot, 1 Lamp
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 91 2 0 5 29
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Plate
Early Iron 2 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 97 1 0 1 17
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 98 5 0 38 216
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jug, 1 Base, 1 Krater, 10 Bowls, 1 Moratarium, 1 Cookpot
Middle Bronze 1 Jar
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 1987 99 5 0 14 100
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Base, 2 Kraters, 3 Bowls, 11 Pithoi, 1 Cookpot, 1 Lamp
Iron 1 1 Krater
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
22 Jul, 1987 112 3 0 16 48
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 3 Bowls, 1 Mug
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
24 Jul, 1987 123 1 0 25 99
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2 1 Jar, 1 Krater, 9 Bowls, 1 Plate, 1 Cookpot

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
B871149 Mortar 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Oval
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 12.0cm
B871203 Plaque 1 Possible Dushara or Edomite god; LTD

Object Information

Shape: Rectilinear
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions
B871204 Seal impression 1 Certain

Object Information

Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Stamped
  155

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 5.2cm
B871233 Figurine 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Amorphic
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 6.5cm
B871372 Mace 1 Probable

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Oval
Material: Stone
Time/Level: 907.49
Other Information:
  Head

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 5.9cm
B871222 Spindle whorl 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Stone

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 4.2cm
Width: 2.4cm
B871515 Lamp 1 Certain Reconstructed

Object Information

Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 13.0cm
B871234 Milling stone 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt
Other Information:
  Upper

Object Dimensions

Height/Length: 16.5cm