General Information

Locus Type Installation

Supervisor D. Herr

Designation Tabun

Reason Circular oven plan

Top Separation Very Clear

Bottom Separation Very Clear

Start Date 2 August, 1989

End Date 2 August, 1989

Interpretation

Function For food prepatation; baking

Stratigraphy remarks Above Surf 6; thus is EPer or later

Balk —

Phase —

Stratum —

Installation Description

Type

Certain:

Tabun

Probable:

Possible 1:

Possible 2:

Material

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limestone Percent:

Bedrock Qualifier 1:

Bedrock Qualifier 2:

Bedrock Percent:

0

Ceramic Qualifier 1:

Oven-baked

Ceramic Qualifier 2:

Ceramic Percent:

100

Mud Qualifier 1:

Mud Qualifier 2:

Mud Percent:

Mudbrick Qualifier 1:

Mudbrick Qualifier 2:

Mudbrick Percent:

Nari Qualifier 1:

Nari Qualifier 2:

Nari Percent:

0

Plaster Qualifier 1:

Plaster Qualifier 2:

Plaster Percent:

0

Earth Qualifier 1:

Earth Qualifier 2:

Earth Percent:

0

Stone Qualifier 1:

Stone Qualifier 2:

Stone Percent:

0

Plan

Type:

Circular

Quality 1:

Nearly

Quality 2:

Remarks:

Lining

Lining:

None

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.4

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.4

Greatest Height in meters:

0.6

Lowest Height in meters:

0.4

Orientation (degrees):

0

Remarks

Remarks:

Supplements

Additional descriptions recorded later as the locus was further excavated.

Supplement 1

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
3	912.81	912.76

Stratigraphy

Relationship	Related to	Related locus
Under	Earth layer	A7K42:005
Over	Surface	A7K42:006
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	A7K42:026

Pails

Number	Date	Baskets	Total	Diagnostic	Published

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject	Photo
2 August, 1989	89A42028	Tabun

Locus A.7K42.025