Locus: H7K21:040 Supervisor: a. dEgAGNE
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Beaten-earth Surface
Start date: 02 Jul, 2004
End date: 23 Jul, 2004
Rationale
Reason: Harder earth with ash flecks and plaster inclusions
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Very Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Beaten-earth surface with cultural debris on top; used with cobble floor
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than Wall 42
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian


Description

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

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 10
As: 20
Sr: 30
R: 40

Consistence:
Hardness: Hard
Compactness: moderately. Firm
Compactness: moderately. Gravelly
Wetness: moderately. Dry
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 5.2
Width: 3.1
Lower Depth: 0.03
Upper Depth: 0.0
Direction: 0
Slope: 0

Surface Material:
Beaten Earth
Greates number observable: 0

Inclusions:
Pebbles: 400.0
Cobbles: 3.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Remarks: Many variations, including plaster frags, charcoal flecks, minerals in bright tan; seems to contact the cobble floor from U02


Levels

location top level bottom level
22 913.81 (Legacy Level: 912.36) 913.73 (Legacy Level: 912.28)
23 913.74 (Legacy Level: 912.29) 913.61 (Legacy Level: 912.16)
25 913.93 (Legacy Level: 912.48) 913.90 (Legacy Level: 912.45)
27 914.00 (Legacy Level: 912.55) 913.97 (Legacy Level: 912.52)
30 913.76 (Legacy Level: 912.31) 913.68 (Legacy Level: 912.23)
35 913.98 (Legacy Level: 912.53) 913.98 (Legacy Level: 912.53)
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 H7K21:039
Over Wall H7K21:042
Over Wall H7K21:043
Over Earth layer H7K21:046
Over Earth layer H7K21:047



Photos - Slideshow

04h21147 04H21147
Progress
12 Jul, 2004
04h21120 04H21120
Progress
04 Jul, 2004
04h21025 04H21025
Progress
30 Jun, 2004
04h21078 04H21078
Progress
05 Jul, 2004
04h21092 04H21092
Progress
06 Jul, 2004
04h21107 04H21107
Progress
07 Jul, 2004
04h21042 04H21042
Progress
01 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
02 Jul, 2004 144 13 4 8 59
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jug, 5 Bowls, 1 Plate
Early Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
05 Jul, 2004 146 9 1 2 24
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 1 Cooking bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
06 Jul, 2004 148 24 1 4 74 Trefoil jug with spout
diagnostic date form
Roman 1 poss
Iron 2 3 Jugs
Late Bronze 1 Jug
Early Bronze 1 bod
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
07 Jul, 2004 151 5 0 4 25
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 poss
Iron 1 1 Pithos, 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
08 Jul, 2004 152 5 0 2 23
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian poss
Iron 2 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
23 Jul, 2004 157 4 2 3 14
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 1 1 Pithos, 1 Krater
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
26 Jul, 2004 158 11 0 3 20
diagnostic date form
Iron 1
Late Bronze
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
27 Jul, 2004 162 4 0 0 14
diagnostic date form
Early Iron 2 2 bods
Iron bods

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
B040009 Figurine 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Slightly Conical
Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Head
  Anthropomorphic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 19.1cm
Height/Length: 3.6cm
Width: 2.7cm
Thickness: 1.9cm