Locus: H7K22:055 Supervisor: J. Cormack; M. Murdoch
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Earth layer
Start date: 20 Jul, 2006
End date: 29 Jun, 2010
Rationale
Reason: More compact; slight texture change
Top separation: Unclear / Bottom separation: Unclear

Interpretation:
Function: Leveling material for surface of courtyard sanctuary
Stratigraphy remarks: Earlier than Surf 33; later than L 56
Locus Date: Late Iron 1

Sample Reason:
Cron Type:
Sample Remarks:
Top Plan:
Draw Balks:

Description

Munsel:
Verbal: Light brownish gray
Number: 10YR 6/2

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

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

Measurements:
Length: 5.63
Width: 4.07
Lower Depth: 0.02
Upper Depth: 0.12
Direction: 0
Slope: 0

Surface Material:

Greates number observable: 0

Inclusions:
Pebbles: 200.0
Cobbles: 5.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Earth Inclusions:
Earth Other Name:
Earth Distribution:

Artifact Inclusions:
Artifact Other Name: Plaster
Architectural Fragments Description:
Artifact Distribution: Random

Organic Inclusions:
Carbonized Other Name:
Organic Other Name:
Organic Distribution:


Remarks: Less gray in color in E
Stratigraphy Remarks:

Levels

location top level bottom level
1 913.21 913.21
3 913.33 913.30
4 913.47 913.47
9 no level 913.35 (Legacy Level: 911.90)
19 913.37 (Legacy Level: 911.92) 913.25 (Legacy Level: 911.80)
27 no level 913.39 (Legacy Level: 911.94)
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 H7K22:033
Over Earth layer H7K22:056
Cut by FT H7K22:061


Photos - Slideshow

06h22276 06H22276
Progress
20 Jul, 2006

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 2006 157 38 3 7 113
diagnostic date form
Iron 1 1 Pithos, 1 Jar, 1 Krater, 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
20 Jul, 2006 158 22 1 1 32
diagnostic date form
Iron 1 1 Jar
Early Bronze
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 2006 159 7 0 2 18
diagnostic date form
Iron 1
Late Bronze 1 cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
26 Jul, 2006 170 3 1 1 11
diagnostic date form
Iron 1
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
29 Jun, 2010 203 6

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A06341 Mortar 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Basalt
Other Information:
  Shallow

Object Dimensions

Weight: 652.0cm
Height/Length: 10.935cm
Width: 10.473cm
Thickness: 4.268cm
A06332 Pounder 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Spherical
Material: Chert
Other Information:
  Small

Object Dimensions

Weight: 7.74cm
Diameter: 4.475cm