Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
D. Holloway
Designation:
Probe into destruction debris at W end of room, mud brick
Reason:
Begin excavation of burned bricky material
Top Separation:
Average
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
23 Jul, 1992
End Date:
24 Jul, 1992
Function:
Destruction layer of burned mud bricks
Stratigraphy remarks:
Encircles Tabun/Pithos 42 on the E, N, W
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
2.5YR 4/6
Texture:
Sand-Sandy loam
Particle Shape A %:
0
Particle Shape AS %:
75
Particle Shape SR %:
25
Particle Shape R %:
0
Hardness:
Loose
Compactness Description 1:
Loose
Compactness Degree 1:
very
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Moist
Wetness Degree:
somewhat
Structure:
Random
Length:
0
Width:
0
Upper Depth:
0
Lower Depth:
0
Downslope Direction:
0
Degree of Slope:
0
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
0
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
0
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Nari Frequency (per m2):
0
Nari Size (in m):
0
Brick Frequency (per m2):
1
Brick Size (in m):
30
Pebble Frequency (per m2):
0
Pebble Size (in m):
0
Ash Frequency (per m2):
0
Ash Size (in m):
0
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:
Interspersed in red soil are mud brick remains & pockets of black ash; some of the black is definitely remains of burnt bricks; in brick removed around the Tabun/Pithos 42, many complete bricks came out averaging .37 x .28 x .16; looks like destruction debris
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 910.92 | 910.5 |
| 7 | 910.92 | 910.5 |
| 9 | 911 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 910.28 |
| 12 | 910.92 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 910.32 |
| Under | Earth layer | A7K51:034 |
| Under | Earth layer | A7K51:035 |
| Over | Wall | A7K51:045 |
| Seals against | Installation | A7K51:042 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 23 Jul, 1992 | 70 | 46 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 168 | 24 Jul, 1992 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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