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
Function:
Prob destruction debris in EIR1 House C, the NE part
Stratigraphy remarks:
Later than the walls of EIR1 House C
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 5/3
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
25
Particle Shape AS %:
25
Particle Shape SR %:
25
Particle Shape R %:
25
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
Length:
4.3
Width:
3.6
Upper Depth:
0.7
Lower Depth:
0.56
Downslope Direction:
270 W
Degree of Slope:
10
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
300
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
3
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
1
Stone Distribution:
Random
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:
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:
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | 22 Jul, 2008 | 133 | 87 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 232 | 22 Jul, 2008 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 233 | 23 Jul, 2008 | 103 | 74 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 234 | 24 Jul, 2008 | 108 | 48 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 236 | 25 Jul, 2008 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||