Locus: H7K21:053 Supervisor: J. DelColle
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Rock tumble near W balk
Start date: 05 Jul, 2006
End date: 14 Jul, 2008
Rationale
Reason: More stones
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Very Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Fill layer of rock tumble; prob post-abandonment debris
Stratigraphy remarks: Earlier than L 27; earlier than Walls 23 & 48
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian

Description

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

Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape:
A: 40
As: 30
Sr: 20
R: 10

Consistence:
Hardness: Loose
Compactness: moderately. Loose
Wetness: moderately. Dry
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 3.2
Width: 3.07
Lower Depth: 0.21
Upper Depth: 0.31
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 100.0
Stone Distribution: Random


Levels

location top level bottom level
2 913.60 (Legacy Level: 912.15) 913.30 (Legacy Level: 911.85)
7 913.35 (Legacy Level: 911.90) 913.04 (Legacy Level: 911.59)
8 913.37 (Legacy Level: 911.92) 913.09 (Legacy Level: 911.64)
21 913.44 (Legacy Level: 911.99) no level
26 913.33 (Legacy Level: 911.88) 913.11 (Legacy Level: 911.66)
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 H7K21:027
Over Earth layer H7K21:061
Seals against Wall H7K21:023
Seals against Wall H7K21:048


Photos - Slideshow

06h21088 06H21088
Progress
06 Jul, 2006
06h21128 06H21128
Progress
10 Jul, 2006
08h21209 08H21209
N balk
09 Jul, 2008

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
05 Jul, 2006 171 29 0 0 21
diagnostic date form
Iron 1
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
06 Jul, 2006 174 37 0 6 62
diagnostic date form
Iron 1 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 2 cooking pots
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
07 Jul, 2006 178 6 0 2 8
diagnostic date form
Iron 1
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
11 Jul, 2008 227 44 0 4 54
diagnostic date form
Classical bods
Iron 1 2 Kraters
Late Bronze 1 Goblet

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A06091 Grinding stone 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Amorphic
Material: Basalt
Other Information:
  Lower
  Vesicular

Object Dimensions

Weight: 967.0cm
Height/Length: 14.704cm
Width: 9.073cm
Thickness: 5.123cm
A080138 not available 2 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Limestone

Object Dimensions

Weight: 430.0cm
Height/Length: 17.5cm
Width: 11.0cm
Thickness: 2.6cm
Diameter: 25.0cm
Perforation Diameter: 3.5cm