Locus A.7K51.001

Earth · Topsoil

General Information

Locus Type Earth
Supervisor M. Steratore
Designation Topsoil
Reason Begin excavation
Top Separation Very Clear
Bottom Separation Very Clear
Start Date 28 June, 1984
End Date 24 July, 1989

Interpretation

Function Topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks —
Balk —
Phase —
Stratum —

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/4

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

10

Particle Shape AS %:

30

Particle Shape SR %:

35

Particle Shape R %:

25

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Wind

Measurements

Length:

6

Width:

5

Upper Depth:

0.61

Lower Depth:

0.44

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

577

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

6

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

4

Nari Size (in m):

3

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:

Random

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

0

Flint Frequency:

21

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:

Random

Organic Inclusions

Bone Frequency:

0

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:

Random

Remarks

Remarks:

Nari pockets begin in the second m strip, Loca 17, 23, 29 & 35; one round flat basalt stone prob used as a stopper; U89 Remarks: balk removal; a very large boulder, probably a pillar, was found; it is continuing down in L 2

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 913.87 0
11 913.86 0
12 914.05 913.44
19 0 913.52
21 913.72 0
27 0 913.5
31 913.82 913.47
33 0 913.43
35 913.84 0
36 913.95 913.51

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Over Earth layer A7K51:002
Over Wall A7K51:005
Equals Earth layer A7K52:001
Equals Earth layer A7K52:002
Equals Earth layer A7K52:009
Equals Earth layer A7K52:010
Equals Earth layer A7K52:021
Seals against Wall A7K51:005
Seals against Wall A7K52:003

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
111 19 July, 1989 45 155 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
4 Cookpot Late Iron 2
112 19 July, 1989 21 44 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
113 19 July, 1989 4 19 8 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
114 20 July, 1989 31 92 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
115 20 July, 1989 9 26 4 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
116 24 July, 1989 27 169 27 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Juglet Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
7 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
117 24 July, 1989 15 113 17 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
100 28 July, 1987 54 236 36 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
14 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Moratarium Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
3 Jar Early Iron 2
101 28 July, 1987 41 172 42 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
11 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
2 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
102 28 July, 1987 25 166 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
103 28 July, 1987 25 202 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
104 28 July, 1987 16 128 18 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Lamp Early Iron 2
105 29 July, 1987 30 173 33 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Early Iron 2
106 29 July, 1987 19 156 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 28 June, 1984 59 482 54 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
6 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
12 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
2 28 June, 1984 42 272 35 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Jar Late Iron 2
4 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
10 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
3 29 June, 1984 63 359 54 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Juglet Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
14 Bowl Late Iron 2
4 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Middle Bronze 2
4 29 June, 1984 43 388 40 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
5 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Base Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
13 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
5 29 June, 1984 57 346 53 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
14 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
6 29 June, 1984 74 298 7 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
7 2 July, 1984 60 283 37 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Base Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
6 Bowl Iron 2
1 Lamp Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
8 2 July, 1984 31 122 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Base Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Krater Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
9 2 July, 1984 26 166 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
10 2 July, 1984 25 233 41 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
11 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Jar Middle Bronze
11 2 July, 1984 33 387 32 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
5 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
12 3 July, 1984 23 203 28 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cookpot Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
22 3 July, 1984 19 152 29 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
7 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
5 Krater Late Iron 2
10 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Moratarium Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
14 3 July, 1984 13 236 39 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
2 Krater Iron 2
15 3 July, 1984 33 90 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
16 3 July, 1984 27 212 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
3 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
17 3 July, 1984 23 336 47 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
12 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
4 Jug Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Middle Bronze
18 3 July, 1984 24 241 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 2
19 3 July, 1984 11 212 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Base Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
20 3 July, 1984 16 295 29 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
21 3 July, 1984 14 189 35 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Juglet Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
13 3 July, 1984 16 179 39 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
11 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Iron 2
23 4 July, 1984 31 187 20 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
24 4 July, 1984 21 129 20 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
25 4 July, 1984 16 160 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Base Late Iron 2
2 Pithos Early Iron 2
26 4 July, 1984 10 68 9 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
28 June, 1984 84A51004 Pre-excavation
29 June, 1984 84A51022 Progress
4 July, 1984 84A51037 Progress
4 July, 1984 84A51084 Progress
30 July, 1984 84A51472 W balk
30 July, 1984 84A51474 W balk
30 July, 1984 84A51473 W balk
30 July, 1984 84A51475 S balk
30 July, 1984 84A51476 S balk
4 July, 1984 84A51080 Progress
24 July, 1989 89A51035 Progress
2 July, 1984 8403-0802 Progress
3 July, 1984 84A51059 Progress
5 August, 1984 84A51684 N balk
5 August, 1984 84A51682 E balk
29 July, 1987 87A51004 Progress N balk