Locus A.7K61.038

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

A. Weiss

Designation:

Beaten-earth surface

Reason:

Harder

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Arbitrary

Start Date:

11 Jul, 2008

End Date:

16 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Floor in the N room of the Ir2 house

Stratigraphy remarks:

Same stratigraphy as the equivalent floor in 7K60:54

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/3

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

10

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

40

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Firm

Compactness Degree 2:

moderately

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

5.33

Width:

1.48

Upper Depth:

0.47

Lower Depth:

0.23

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Beaten Earth

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

250

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

4

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

0

Nari Size (in m):

0

Brick Frequency (per m2):

0

Brick Size (in m):

0

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

1

Ash Size (in m):

0.3

Earth Distribution:

Random

Artifact Inclusions

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:

Organic Inclusions

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:

Random

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
13 912.73 912.32
19 912.76 912.29
29 912.52 912.28
35 912.47 912.24

Stratigraphy

Equals Surface A7K60:054

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
111 11 Jul, 2008 48 113 7 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
112 11 Jul, 2008 78 61 9 4

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Iron 2
2 Krater Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Bronze
113 14 Jul, 2008 51 117 22 5

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 2
1 Juglet Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
114 14 Jul, 2008 30 41 3 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
115 15 Jul, 2008 64 43 9 3

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
11 Jul, 2008 08A61255 Progress
14 Jul, 2008 08A61270 Progress
15 Jul, 2008 08A61297 Progress
16 Jul, 2008 08A61325 Progress