Locus A.7K70.011
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 Jul, 1987
End Date:
05 Aug, 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
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 914.15 | 0 |
| 12 | 914.09 | 912.35 |
| 12 | 914.05 | 912.35 |
Stratigraphy
| 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 Jun, 1994 | 94A70001 | Pre-excavation |
|
| 17 Jun, 1994 | 94A70002 | Progress |
|
| 20 Jun, 1994 | 94A70003 | Progress |
|
| 21 Jun, 1994 | 94A70004 | Progress |
|
| 22 Jun, 1994 | 94A70005 | Progress |
|
| 23 Jun, 1994 | 94A70006 | Progress |
|
| 24 Jun, 1994 | 94A70007 | Progress |
|
| 30 Jul, 1987 | 87A70105 | Pool |
|
| 31 Jul, 1987 | 87A70106 | Progress |
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| 03 Aug, 1987 | 87A70107 | Progress |
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