Locus: M7K34:002 Supervisor: A. Whiteway
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Original topsoil with some sift debris on top
Start date: 03 Jul, 2008
End date: 18 Jul, 2008
Rationale
Reason: Slight darkening color
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Average

Interpretation:
Function: Original topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks: Later than any architectural features
Locus Date: Islamic

Description

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

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

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

Measurements:
Length: 5.0
Width: 5.0
Lower Depth: 0.12
Upper Depth: 0.87
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 120.0
Cobbles: 24.0
Boulders: 1.0
Stone Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Tesserae: 6.0
Brick Fragments: 9.0
Artifact Distribution: Random

Organic Inclusions:
Shells: 5.0
Organic Distribution: Random


Remarks: Lots of rubble; top levels may be incorrect due to total station problems; corrected in balk drawings

Levels

location top level bottom level
7 914.98 (Legacy Level: 914.24) 914.69 (Legacy Level: 913.95)
11 915.27 (Legacy Level: 914.53) 914.40 (Legacy Level: 913.66)
31 915.45 (Legacy Level: 914.71) 914.54 (Legacy Level: 913.80)
35 915.20 (Legacy Level: 914.46) 914.64 (Legacy Level: 913.90)
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 M7K34:001
Over Surface M7K34:003
Over Earth layer M7K34:004
Over Earth layer M7K34:005
Over Surface M7K34:006


Photos - Slideshow

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03 Jul, 2008
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04 Jul, 2008
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07 Jul, 2008
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08 Jul, 2008
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09 Jul, 2008
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10 Jul, 2008
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11 Jul, 2008
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14 Jul, 2008
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15 Jul, 2008
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16 Jul, 2008
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17 Jul, 2008
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18 Jul, 2008
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21 Jul, 2008
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22 Jul, 2008
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Cobble Surface 3
22 Jul, 2008
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Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
03 Jul, 2008 5 63 0 24 109
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 4 Jars, 3 Jugs, 2 Kraters, 7 Bowls
Iron 1 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
04 Jul, 2008 6 103 0 38 120
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 3 Jars, 3 Jugs, 2 Kraters, 6 Bowls, 2 Mortars
Iron 2 1 Jug
Iron 1 2 Jars, 1 Krater, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
07 Jul, 2008 7 87 0 43 168
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Pithoi, 2 Jars, 1 Krater, 5 Bowls, 1 Plate, 3 Cooking pots
Iron 1 2 Jars, 1 Krater, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
07 Jul, 2008 8 62 0 34 82
diagnostic date form
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Pithoi, 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 2 Kraters, 10 Bowls, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 1 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
08 Jul, 2008 9 122 0 35 160
diagnostic date form
Undetermined 1 Bowl
Hellenistic 1 Bowl
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 3 Jugs, 2 Kraters, 7 Bowls, 1 Plate
Iron 2 1 Cooking pot
Iron 1 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
09 Jul, 2008 10 100 0 35 160
diagnostic date form
Modern 1 Zir
Early Islamic 1 bod
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 6 Kraters, 9 Bowls, 2 Plates, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 1 1 Jar/Jug
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
09 Jul, 2008 11 60 0 39 148
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 5 Jugs, 5 Kraters, 15 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
10 Jul, 2008 12 55 0 43 118
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 5 Jugs, 6 Kraters, 7 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 2 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
10 Jul, 2008 13 33 0 53 168
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 5 Jugs, 1 Juglet, 3 Kraters, 7 Bowls, 1 Plate
Iron 2 7 Bowls, 1 Lamp, 2 Jars, 2 Jugs
Iron 1 1 Jar, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
14 Jul, 2008 16 82 0 43 173 Lis is a pipe frag, no rim
diagnostic date form
Undetermined 1 Bowl
Late Islamic 1 bod
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 4 Jugs, 5 Kraters, 6 Bowls, 1 Plate, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 1 1 Pithos
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 17 40 0 45 151
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 2 Jugs, 10 Kraters, 10 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 4 Bowls, 2 Cooking pots
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 18 39 1 34 143
diagnostic date form
Undetermined 1 Bowl
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 2 Jugs, 4 Kraters, 8 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 1 Pithos
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 19 44 0 22 137
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jug, 2 Kraters, 5 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 2 Bowls, 3 Cooking pots
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 20 34 0 19 132
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Kraters, 1 Bowl
Iron 2 1 Pithos, 2 Jar/Jugs, 5 Bowls
Iron 1 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 21 44 0 41 196
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 5 Kraters, 8 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 1 Jar, 5 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 22 33 0 28 118
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 2 Kraters, 16 Bowls, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 2 1 Pithos, 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 23 60 0 18 158
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 3 Jars, 3 Kraters, 3 Bowls, 1 Plate, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 1
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 24 38 0 25 124
diagnostic date form
Undetermined 1 UD
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jugs, 2 Kraters, 7 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 2008 25 28 0 17 89
diagnostic date form
Modern 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Krater, 10 Bowls
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 2008 26 56 0 51 143
diagnostic date form
Modern 1 Ibreek
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 3 Jars, 1 Jug, 5 Kraters, 7 Bowls, 2 Plates, 1 Cooking pot, 1 Lamp
Iron 2 4 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 2008 27 55 0 47 132
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 /, 1 Jar, 6 Jugs, 2 Juglets, 5 Kraters, 5 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 3 Pithoi, 1 Juglet, 3 Bowls
Iron 1 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 2008 28 56 0 37 110
diagnostic date form
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Pithoi, 2 Jugs, 5 Kraters, 5 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 1 Jar, 2 Jugs, 2 Kraters, 2 Bowls
Iron 1 1 Jar/Jug
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 2008 29 77 0 38 140
diagnostic date form
Hellenistic 1 Bowl
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 2 Jugs, 5 Kraters, 5 Bowls
Iron 2 1 Jug, 5 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Late Bronze 1 Bowl
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 2008 30 67 0 43 143
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 8 Kraters, 10 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 2 1 Jar, 3 Bowls, 1 Plate
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 2008 31 60 0 49 102
diagnostic date form
Modern 1 bod
Byzantine 2 bods
Late Iron 2/Persian 4 Pithoi, 2 Jugs, 3 Kraters, 11 Bowls, 1 Plate, 1 Cooking pot, 1 Lamp
Iron 2 1 Pithos, 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
17 Jul, 2008 32 59 0 56 144
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 3 Pithoi, 1 Jar, 3 Jugs, 6 Kraters, 8 Bowls, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 2 3 Jars, 1 Krater, 3 Bowls, 1 Plate, 2 Cooking pots
Iron 1 1 Pithos, 1 Jug, 1 Bowl, 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
18 Jul, 2008 33 75 0 70 160
diagnostic date form
Undetermined 1 Bowl, 1 UD
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Pithos, 3 Jars, 4 Jugs, 1 Juglet, 7 Kraters, 21 Bowls, 1 Plate, 4 Cooking pots
Iron 2 2 Pithoi, 6 Bowls, 1 Cooking pot
Iron 1 1 Bowl
Late Bronze 1 Bowl

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A080002 Spindle whorl 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 9.3cm
Height/Length: 3.0cm
Width: 2.7cm
Thickness: 1.2cm
Perforation Diameter: 0.4cm
A080245 Model shrine 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Various
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 41.0cm
Height/Length: 5.9cm
Width: 3.5cm
Thickness: 2.3cm
A080253 Spindle whorl 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Reworked

Object Dimensions

Weight: 27.1cm
Height/Length: 5.7cm
Width: 3.4cm
Thickness: 1.1cm
A080256 Stopper 1 Certain Found with A080498

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 32.8cm
Height/Length: 6.1cm
Width: 5.3cm
Thickness: 1.2cm
A080498 Stopper 1 Certain Found with A080256

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 24.2cm
Height/Length: 4.0cm
Width: 3.9cm
Thickness: 1.5cm
A080333 Mortar 1 Certain Vesicular

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 330.0cm
Height/Length: 8.0cm
Width: 5.0cm
Thickness: 3.3cm
A080202 Stopper 1 Certain Found with A080499

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 10.2cm
Height/Length: 2.9cm
Width: 3.2cm
Thickness: 1.0cm
Diameter: 3.0cm
A080499 Stopper 1 Certain Found with A080202

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 13.0cm
Height/Length: 3.7cm
Width: 3.6cm
Thickness: 1.0cm
Diameter: 3.5cm
A080217 Pumice 1

Object Information

Shape: Various
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 34.0cm
Height/Length: 6.1cm
Width: 4.0cm
Thickness: 2.0cm
A080230 not available 1 Certain Perforation well-rorn and smoth

Object Information

Shape: UD
Material: Basalt
Other Information:
  perforated

Object Dimensions

Weight: 45.0cm
Height/Length: 4.0cm
Width: 3.5cm
Thickness: 3.5cm
Diameter: 0.5cm
A080234 Milling stone 1 Vesicular

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 391.0cm
Height/Length: 11.3cm
Width: 7.7cm
Thickness: 4.1cm
A080044 Pendant 1 Certain Faience Coating Fragmentary

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Conical
Material: Faience

Object Dimensions

Weight: 2.2cm
Height/Length: 1.75cm
Width: 1.25cm
Thickness: 1.3cm
Perforation Diameter: 0.25cm
A080053 Bangle 1 Certain Multi colored: second side 5YR 7/3 pale yellow

Object Information

Shape: Circular

Object Dimensions

Weight: 4.5cm
Height/Length: 4.4cm
Width: 0.8cm
Thickness: 0.6cm
A080083 Milling stone 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 616.0cm
Height/Length: 10.0cm
Width: 8.5cm
Thickness: 2.5cm
Diameter: 8.5cm
A080092 Pestle 1 Probable

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Circular
Material: Limestone

Object Dimensions

Weight: 65.0cm
Height/Length: 4.0cm
Width: 3.8cm
Thickness: 3.7cm
Diameter: 3.7cm
A080123 Milling stone 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Oblong
Material: Basalt

Object Dimensions

Weight: 1500.0cm
Height/Length: 15.0cm
Width: 4.0cm
Thickness: 5.1cm
Diameter: 4.0cm
A080131 Mortar 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Limestone

Object Dimensions

Weight: 49.0cm
Height/Length: 23.5cm
Width: 14.0cm
Thickness: 10.0cm
Perforation Diameter: 14.0cm
A080153 Eyelet 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Tear drop
Material: Bronze

Object Dimensions

Weight: 2.8cm
Height/Length: 2.0cm
Width: 1.2cm
Thickness: 0.4cm
Perforation Diameter: 0.5cm