Locus A.7K70.011

Installation · Ritual pool

General Information

Locus Type Installation
Supervisor N. Kronwall
Designation Ritual pool
Reason Plastered stones in situ
Top Separation Very Clear
Bottom Separation Very Clear
Start Date 13 July, 1987
End Date 5 August, 1987

Interpretation

Function Ritual pool from a Roman period villa; most likely Jewish
Stratigraphy remarks The presence of butressing walls most likely for a silo (7K71:11) suggests that several of the sides of the pool reused walls from the LIR2 period
Balk —
Phase —
Stratum —

Installation Description

Type

Certain:

Probable:

Pool

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:

Ceramic Qualifier 2:

Ceramic Percent:

0

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:

None

Plaster Qualifier 2:

Plaster Percent:

0

Earth Qualifier 1:

Earth Qualifier 2:

Earth Percent:

0

Stone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Stone Qualifier 2:

Stone Percent:

100

Plan

Type:

Rectangular

Quality 1:

Nearly

Quality 2:

Remarks:

Lining

Lining:

Plaster

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.35

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

1.8

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1.76

Orientation (degrees):

0

Remarks

Remarks:

Plaster pool

Supplements

Additional descriptions recorded later as the locus was further excavated.

Supplement 1

Supplement 2

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
0 0
12 914.15 0
12 914.09 912.35
12 914.05 912.35

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer A7K70:006
Equals Installation A7K71:004
Equals Installation B7K81:006
Equals Installation B7K80:024
FT FT A7K70:022
Fill Loci Earth layer A7K70:016

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 June, 1994 94A70001 Pre-excavation
17 June, 1994 94A70002 Progress
20 June, 1994 94A70003 Progress
21 June, 1994 94A70004 Progress
22 June, 1994 94A70005 Progress
23 June, 1994 94A70006 Progress
24 June, 1994 94A70007 Progress
30 July, 1987 87A70105 Pool
31 July, 1987 87A70106 Progress
3 August, 1987 87A70107 Progress