Munsell Number:

10YR 4/3

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

25

Particle Shape AS %:

30

Particle Shape SR %:

25

Particle Shape R %:

20

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Length:

2.5

Width:

2

Upper Depth:

0.23

Lower Depth:

0.12

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

90

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

13

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

2

Stone Distribution:

Random

Nari Frequency (per m2):

5

Nari Size (in m):

3

Brick Frequency (per m2):

2

Brick Size (in m):

25

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

1

Ash Size (in m):

50

Earth Distribution:

Random

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:

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:

Ash-pocket situated at Loca 20 of (see levels); the earth inclusions have not been established as indeed bricks (see also L 13 remarks); contains a lot of stones and some hard clay lumps; a sub balk was left between the N balk and Wall 17; after removing the sub balk a poss N-S wall-line was found; excavation ceased before the wall could be examined; clay material seems concentrated against N face of Wall 17; some big flat lying sherds were found placed on a stone covered by clay; top of sherds were covered by a stone