Locus A.7K51.042
General Information
Locus Type:
Installation
Supervisor:
D. Holloway
Designation:
Poss oven or a pot in burnt destruction debris
Reason:
Upside-down collared pithos top poss used as an oven
Top Separation:
Very Clear
Bottom Separation:
Very Clear
Start Date:
21 Jul, 1992
End Date:
24 Jul, 1992
Interpretation
Function:
A collared pithos reused as a tabun; the pottery shows heat stress; the lack of an associated surface suggests it is part of the burnt destruction of the early Iron 1 town
Stratigraphy remarks:
How this relates to the mud brick on the N, W, & E sides is uncertain; perhaps this served as insulation; prob just a fallen pithos in the destruction
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Installation Description
Type
Certain:
Probable:
Possible 1:
Pithos
Possible 2:
Tabun
Material
Limestone Qualifier 1:
Limestone Qualifier 2:
Limestone Percent:
Bedrock Qualifier 1:
Bedrock Qualifier 2:
Bedrock Percent:
0
Ceramic Qualifier 1:
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:
Quality 2:
Remarks:
Lining
Lining:
None
Measurements
Greatest Length in meters:
0
Greatest width in meters:
0.49
Smallest width in meters:
0.58
Greatest Height in meters:
0.3
Lowest Height in meters:
0.46
Orientation (degrees):
0
Remarks
Remarks:
An upside down collared pithos; color of the interior of the pithos has been altered by firing; some of it is white ash color (5YR 7/1 light gray); base & collar broken off, poss so that it could be used as a tabun; no associated surface
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 910.92 | 0 |
| 10 | 911 | 0 |
Stratigraphy
| Under | Earth layer | A7K51:034 |
| Contiguous to | Earth layer | A7K51:043 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | A7K51:044 |
Pails
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 22 Jul, 1992 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Photos
| Date | Photo Number | Subject | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51082 | Progress |
|
| 23 Jul, 1992 | 92A51085 | N room |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51-25C | Tabun/Pithos 42 |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51081 | Progress |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51-30C | Tabun/Pithos 42 |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51083 | Tabun/Pithos 42 |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51084 | Tabun/Pithos 42 |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92A51-31C | Tabun/Pithos 42 |
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