Locus A.7J49.001

Earth · Topsoil

General Information

Locus Type Earth
Supervisor A. Shaffer
Designation Topsoil
Reason Begin excavation
Top Separation Very Clear
Bottom Separation Very Unclear
Start Date 30 June, 2006
End Date 13 July, 2006

Interpretation

Function Topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks Latest element in the square
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 6/3

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

25

Particle Shape AS %:

25

Particle Shape SR %:

25

Particle Shape R %:

25

Consistence

Hardness:

Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Loose

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 2:

moderately

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

6

Width:

6

Upper Depth:

0.95

Lower Depth:

0.33

Downslope Direction:

120

Degree of Slope:

2

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

500

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

8

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.05

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

0

Nari Size (in m):

0

Brick Frequency (per m2):

0

Brick Size (in m):

0

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

0

Ash Size (in m):

0

Earth Distribution:

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

Flint Frequency:

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

0

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

0

Roof Tiles:

0

Worked Stones:

0

Burned Stones:

Unfired Clay:

Arch. Fragments:

Artifact Distribution:

Organic Inclusions

Bone Frequency:

Olive Pits per basket:

0

Burned Wood per basket:

0

Burnt Wood Avg Size in cm:

UD per basket:

0

UD SAvg Size in cm:

0

Distribution:

Remarks

Remarks:

Moderately friable; degree & direction of slope varied considerably; upper parts were more compact than lower due to human activity, then became moderately loose; N & E balks are included here

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
5 913.15 912.23
9 912.3 0
11 913.82 912.23
19 911.94 0
24 912.03 911.7
31 911.88 0
33 911.96 0
35 912.18 911.79

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Over Earth layer A7J49:002

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
1 30 June, 2006 15 75 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 One Pithos Byzantine
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Iron 2
1 Jar/Jug Iron 1
2 3 July, 2006 32 123 15 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 mortar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 1
1 Pithos Late Iron 1
3 3 July, 2006 27 214 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 vat Byzantine
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Basin Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
4 3 July, 2006 18 118 14 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
5 3 July, 2006 25 118 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
6 3 July, 2006 16 98 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 1
7 4 July, 2006 40 30 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
4 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Basin Late Iron 2/Persian
9 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Platter Middle Bronze
8 4 July, 2006 17 24 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
9 4 July, 2006 13 151 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
10 4 July, 2006 15 101 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Jar Late Bronze
11 4 July, 2006 17 84 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Late Iron 1
1 Krater Late Iron 1
1 Bowl Late Iron 1
1 cooking pot Early Iron 1
12 4 July, 2006 24 111 9 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Early Iron 1
1 Bowl Early Iron 1
24 10 July, 2006 37 140 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Bowl Iron 2
1 Pithos Late Iron 1
2 Jar Late Iron 1
27 11 July, 2006 18 81 20 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Undetermined
3 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Late Iron 1
4 Bowl Late Iron 1
1 cooking pot Early Iron 1
28 11 July, 2006 23 114 20 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Early Iron 1
29 11 July, 2006 35 110 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Basin Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Pithos Early Iron 1
0 Middle Bronze
30 11 July, 2006 23 96 14 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 cooking pot Early Roman
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Jar Late Bronze
31 11 July, 2006 12 56 6 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
32 12 July, 2006 13 74 10 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 vat Byzantine
1 Jar Hellenistic
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Iron 1
33 12 July, 2006 23 22 6 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
34 12 July, 2006 31 92 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
38 13 July, 2006 21 50 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
40 13 July, 2006 27 177 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Iron 1
41 13 July, 2006 39 245 28 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
5 cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Iron 2
0 Body Late Bronze

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
30 June, 2006 06A49007 Pre-excavation
3 July, 2006 06A49020 Locus 1 top
4 July, 2006 06A49037 locus 1 probe
5 July, 2006 06A49055 Progress
6 July, 2006 06A49074 Progress
7 July, 2006 06A49095 Progress
11 July, 2006 06A49133 Progress
12 July, 2006 06A49153 Progress