Locus A.7K41.034

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

D. Berge

Designation:

Fill layer

Reason:

Careful excavation

Top Separation:

Arbitrary

Bottom Separation:

Unclear

Start Date:

15 Jul, 1992

End Date:

17 Jul, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

Fill or destruction debris

Stratigraphy remarks:

Poss destruction of Ir1 building

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 4/3

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

15

Particle Shape AS %:

60

Particle Shape SR %:

40

Particle Shape R %:

10

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Firm

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

1.8

Width:

1.5

Upper Depth:

0.91

Lower Depth:

0.87

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

15

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

2

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

0

Nari Size (in m):

0

Brick Frequency (per m2):

4

Brick Size (in m):

3

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

17

Ash Size (in m):

2

Earth Distribution:

Random

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

Flint Frequency:

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

0

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

3

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:

7

Burnt Wood Avg Size in cm:

UD per basket:

0

UD SAvg Size in cm:

0

Distribution:

Random

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels & all other locations are in 7K40

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
30	910.45	909.58
36	910.45	909.54

Stratigraphy

Under	Earth layer	A7K41:033
Over	Earth layer	A7K41:036
Seals against	Wall	A7K41:031
Seals against	Wall	A7K41:035

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

184

15 Jul, 1992

28

4

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Iron 1
1	Jug	Iron 1
1	Pithos	Late Bronze
1	Bowl	Middle Bronze

185

16 Jul, 1992

73

54

13

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Iron 1
1	Cookpot	Late Bronze
1	Jar	Early Bronze

187

17 Jul, 1992

57

75

4

2

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
			Iron 1
0			Late Bronze

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject	Photo
16 Jul, 1992	92A41022	Progress
17 Jul, 1992	92A41023	Progress