Locus A.7K70.069

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

N. Castanon

Designation:

Earth layer; part of Iron I destruction debris

Reason:

Begin excavating in this area

Top Separation:

Arbitrary

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

22 Jul, 2008

End Date:

06 Jul, 2010

Interpretation

Function:

Prob destruction debris in EIR1 House C, the NE part

Stratigraphy remarks:

Later than the walls of EIR1 House C

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/3

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

25

Particle Shape AS %:

25

Particle Shape SR %:

25

Particle Shape R %:

25

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

4.3

Width:

3.6

Upper Depth:

0.7

Lower Depth:

0.56

Downslope Direction:

270 W

Degree of Slope:

10

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

300

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

3

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

1

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):

0

Ash Size (in m):

0

Earth Distribution:

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:

Remarks

Remarks:

Incompletely excavated in U08. In 2010 the locus consisted of mostly brown dirt with pockets of ash. There were a lot of tumbled rocks; very little mud brick. As we got closer to 7J79 there was more ash. The destruction did not seem as dynamic as in squares 7J79 and 7J69.

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
20 912.45 912.01
22 912.41 912.09
25 913.4 912.88
26 913.22 912.96
32 912.48 912.01
34 912.4 912.06

Stratigraphy

Equals Earth layer A7K70:070
Under Wall A7K70:066
Over Earth layer A7K70:071
Over Earth layer A7K70:072
Over Earth layer A7K70:076
Over Earth layer A7K70:080
Over Installation A7K70:081
Over Earth layer A7K70:077
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K70:070
Seals against Wall A7K70:047
Seals against Wall A7K70:066
Seals against Wall A7K70:073

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
231 22 Jul, 2008 133 87 5 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Early Iron 1
1 Jug Early Iron 1
1 Bowl Early Iron 1
1 Bowl Late Bronze
232 22 Jul, 2008 1 18 6 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Early Iron 1
233 23 Jul, 2008 103 74 6 3

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Late Bronze
234 24 Jul, 2008 108 48 8 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Early Iron 1
1 Jug Late Bronze
1 Bowl Late Bronze
1 Cooking pot Late Bronze
1 Jar,holemouth Early Bronze
236 25 Jul, 2008 20 15 2 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Early Iron 1
0 Late Bronze bods
238 28 Jun, 2010 37
239 29 Jun, 2010 21
240 30 Jun, 2010 28
241 01 Jul, 2010 38
242 02 Jul, 2010 56
243 05 Jul, 2010 38
244 06 Jul, 2010 17

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
28 Jul, 2008 08A60581 Final: 7K60 Ir2 house
22 Jul, 2008 08A70436 Progress
23 Jul, 2008 08A70471 Progress
24 Jul, 2008 08A70499 Progress
25 Jul, 2008 08A70525 Progress
25 Jun, 2010 10A70014 Pre-existing
28 Jun, 2010 10A70027 Progress
29 Jun, 2010 10A70043 Progress
30 Jun, 2010 10A70053 Progress
01 Jul, 2010 10A70066 Progress
02 Jul, 2010 10A70078 Progress
05 Jul, 2010 10A70093 Progress
06 Jul, 2010 10A70113 Progress
07 Jul, 2010 10A70127 Progress