Locus: H7K11:041
Supervisor:
J. Cormack
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Hard plaster floor of Pit 35
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Hard plaster floor of Pit 35
Start date:
26 Jul, 2004
End date: 12 Jul, 2006
End date: 12 Jul, 2006
Rationale
Reason: Very hard plaster layer at bottom of Pit 35
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Clear
Interpretation:
Function: Floor of Pit 35; Poss intended to drain toward center
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than Walls 4 & 36
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian
Reason: Very hard plaster layer at bottom of Pit 35
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Clear
Interpretation:
Function: Floor of Pit 35; Poss intended to drain toward center
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than Walls 4 & 36
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian
Draw Balks: N
Description
Munsel:
Verbal: White
Number: 2.5Y 8/2
Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 50
As: 40
Sr: 5
R: 5
Consistence:
Hardness: Hard
Compactness: somewhat. Firm
Wetness: moderately. Dry
Structure: Random
Measurements:
Length: 1.23
Width: 0.91
Lower Depth: 0.06
Upper Depth: 0.08
Direction: 78
Slope: 12
Surface Material:
Plaster
Greates number observable: 0
Verbal: White
Number: 2.5Y 8/2
Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 50
As: 40
Sr: 5
R: 5
Consistence:
Hardness: Hard
Compactness: somewhat. Firm
Wetness: moderately. Dry
Structure: Random
Measurements:
Length: 1.23
Width: 0.91
Lower Depth: 0.06
Upper Depth: 0.08
Direction: 78
Slope: 12
Surface Material:
Plaster
Greates number observable: 0
Inclusions:
Pebbles: 222.0
Cobbles: 57.0
Boulders: 0.25
Stone Distribution: Random
Remarks: Very hard plaster, almost cement; slope is greater SW-NE, but the whole floor slopes inward toward the center: SE-center: 10; SW-center: 8; NW-center: 7; NE-center: 8; very pure plaster, no inclusionsPebbles: 222.0
Cobbles: 57.0
Boulders: 0.25
Stone Distribution: Random
Levels
| location | top level | bottom level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913.37 (Legacy Level: 911.92) | no level |
| 1 | 913.39 (Legacy Level: 911.94) | no level |
| 1 | 913.36 (Legacy Level: 911.91) | no level |
| 2 | 913.41 (Legacy Level: 911.96) | 913.29 (Legacy Level: 911.84) |
| 2 | 913.36 (Legacy Level: 911.91) | 913.30 (Legacy Level: 911.85) |
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 | H7K11:040 |
| Over | Pit | H7K11:035 |
| Seals against | Pit | H7K11:035 |
| Over | Earth layer | H7K11:064 |
| Equals | Surface | H7K11:065 |
| Seals against | Wall | H7K11:004 |
| Seals against | Wall | H7K11:036 |
Photos - Slideshow
04H11288Progress
26 Jul, 2004
04H11300Pit 35 from W
26 Jul, 2004
04H11301Pit 35 from E
26 Jul, 2004
04H11303Progress
27 Jul, 2004
04H11372Final from N
30 Jul, 2004
Pottery Readings
| date | pail | baskets | publish | diagnostics | total count | location | comments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul, 2004 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No pottery | date | pail | baskets | publish | diagnostics | total count | location | comments | |
| 27 Jul, 2004 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
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date | pail | baskets | publish | diagnostics | total count | location | comments | |||||||
| 12 Jul, 2006 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
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