Locus A.7K71.005

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

D. Potts

Designation:

Soil in Pool 4

Reason:

Fill in pool

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

03 Jul, 1987

End Date:

09 Jul, 1987

Interpretation

Function:

Fill in pool; appears to have preserved the ashlars by hiding them from view

Stratigraphy remarks:

Post-dates the pool

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/3

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

0

Particle Shape AS %:

0

Particle Shape SR %:

20

Particle Shape R %:

80

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Wind

Measurements

Length:

1.2

Width:

1.3

Upper Depth:

1.4

Lower Depth:

0.25

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

405

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

4

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

2

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:

Random

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

0

Flint Frequency:

3

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

0

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

0

Roof Tiles:

0

Worked Stones:

11

Burned Stones:

Unfired Clay:

Arch. Fragments:

Artifact Distribution:

Random

Organic Inclusions

Bone Frequency:

0

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:

Appears sim to topsoil; worked ashlars with tool marks 2 cm wide: 43 x 35 x 20 cm

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
1	913.93	913.14
2	913.93	913.14
7	913.07	913.14
8	913.81	913.14
13	913.87	912.56
14	913.87	912.57

Stratigraphy

Under		A7K71:001
Under		A7K71:002
Equals		B7K81:009

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

15

06 Jul, 1987

28

280

31

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Persian
0			Late Iron 2
0			Early Iron 2

16

06 Jul, 1987

49

320

4

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Persian
0			Late Iron 2

18

07 Jul, 1987

21

98

13

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period
1		Jug	Late Iron 2
1		Jar	Late Iron 2
3		Bowl	Late Iron 2
0	Few		Early Iron 2

19

08 Jul, 1987

0

190

30

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Question
0			Persian	1 prob
1		Pithos	Late Iron 2
1		Jug	Late Iron 2
1		Krater	Late Iron 2
12		Bowl	Late Iron 2
3		Cookpot	Late Iron 2
1		Lamp	Late Iron 2
1		Jar	Iron 2
0	One		Early Iron 2

20

09 Jul, 1987

5

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Jug	Late Iron 2
1		Bowl	Late Iron 2

21

09 Jul, 1987

6

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Cookpot	Late Iron 2

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
07 Jul, 1987	87A71116	Progress
06 Jul, 1987	87A71114	Progress
07 Jul, 1987	87A71141	Ashlar stones removed from fill in pool
07 Jul, 1987	87A71142	Tooling of ashlar stones in pool