Locus B.7J87.001

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

L. Willis

Designation:

Topsoil

Reason:

Begin excavation

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Unclear

Start Date:

28 Jun, 1984

End Date:

03 Jul, 1984

Interpretation

Function:

Topsoil

Stratigraphy remarks:

Above & surrounding the rockfall of L 2

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 3/3

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

100

Particle Shape AS %:

0

Particle Shape SR %:

0

Particle Shape R %:

0

Consistence

Hardness:

Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Rubbly

Compactness Degree 2:

moderately

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

5

Width:

5

Upper Depth:

0.41

Lower Depth:

0.2

Downslope Direction:

301

Degree of Slope:

24

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

304

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

6

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:

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
7	908.3	908.15
11	909.92	909.48
21	909.72	909.31
31	908.67	908.47
35	910.49	910.22

Stratigraphy

Over

Earth layer

B7J87:002

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

1

28 Jun, 1984

78

223

12

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
0		Undetermined
1	Krater	Late Iron 2
2	Bowl	Late Iron 2
1	Cookpot	Late Iron 2
1	Jar	Iron 1
1	Jug	Iron 1
1	Bowl	Iron 1
2	Bowl	Middle Bronze

2

29 Jun, 1984

113

241

26

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
3	Jug	Late Iron 2
1	Krater	Late Iron 2
4	Bowl	Late Iron 2
1	Lamp	Late Iron 2
1	Bowl	Early Iron 2
1	Cookpot	Early Iron 2
2	Pithos	Iron 1
1	Jar	Iron 1
1	Bowl	Middle Bronze

3

03 Jul, 1984

170

428

29

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
2		Undetermined
1	Pithos	Late Iron 2
1	Jar	Late Iron 2
1	Jug	Late Iron 2
3	Bowl	Late Iron 2
1	Cookpot	Late Iron 2
1	Jar	Iron 1
2	Cookpot	Iron 1
2	Bowl	Middle Bronze
0		Early Bronze	Bods

4

02 Jul, 1984

29

44

2

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
1		Undetermined
0		Iron 1	Bods
1	Pithos	Iron 1
0		Early Bronze	Bods

5

03 Jul, 1984

35

99

4

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
1	Jar	Iron 1
1	Cookpot	Iron 1
0		Early Bronze	Bods

62

03 Aug, 1984

43

41

5

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
0		Late Iron 2
1	Pithos	Early Iron 2
1	Jug	Early Iron 2
0		Iron 1

63

06 Aug, 1984

36

44

2

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Iron 1
0			Middle Bronze		Bods

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
03 Aug, 1984	84B87625	Progress
28 Jun, 1984	84B87008	Pre-excavation
29 Jun, 1984	84B87024	Progress
02 Jul, 1984	84B87043	Progress
03 Jul, 1984	84B87064	Progress
03 Jul, 1984	84B87066	Rock tumble before removal
03 Jul, 1984	84B87067	Progress
04 Jul, 1984	84B87088	Progress
03 Aug, 1984	84B87626	E balk
03 Aug, 1984	84B87627	E balk
06 Aug, 1984	84B87705	W balk, L half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87706	W balk, R half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87707	N balk, L half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87708	N balk, R half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87709	S balk, L half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87710	S balk, R half
06 Aug, 1984	84B87711	Final
06 Aug, 1984	84B87712	Final