Locus B.7J87.004

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

L. Willis

Designation:

Brick detritus; sheet wash below town wall; poss in use with LIR2 rampart repair

Reason:

Harder

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

13 Jul, 1984

End Date:

01 Aug, 1984

Interpretation

Function:

Apparently sheetwash and/or brick detritus, prob including tumble, thus consisting of a wedge of hard bricky material which became thicker toward the W; the brick detritus was not consistent , containing pockets of softer soil & rocks up to small boulders in size forming a distinguishable layer over the regular brick detritus of L 5

Stratigraphy remarks:

Irregular in thickness but seems to have originated from washed out material of L 5 higher up the slope; enclosed by the materials of L 3 & 5

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 3/6

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

30

Particle Shape AS %:

30

Particle Shape SR %:

20

Particle Shape R %:

20

Consistence

Hardness:

Very Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Firm

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Channeling

Measurements

Length:

5

Width:

4

Upper Depth:

0.52

Lower Depth:

0

Downslope Direction:

310

Degree of Slope:

25

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

500

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

2

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

1.5

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:

10

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:

Burned brick fragments at top in Loca 15 & also a [few?] a little higher in L 4 Loca 9; direction of slope varies from about 300 to 310 degrees

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 907.1 906.85
10 908.56 908.34
13 907.57 907.13
25 907.65 906.78
26 0 907.74
31 907.92 907.352
32 0 907.72
35 909.27 908.97

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B7J87:003
Over Earth layer B7J87:005

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
27 13 Jul, 1984 32 32 3 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 1
0 Early Bronze Bods
28 16 Jul, 1984 106 308 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Undetermined
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cookpot Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
1 Bowl Middle Bronze
1 Jar Early Bronze
1 Bowl Early Bronze
29 17 Jul, 1984 155 345 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 1
2 Jug Iron 1
3 Bowl Iron 1
1 Jar Middle Bronze
30 18 Jul, 1984 131 289 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron 2 1 poss
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Krater Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
1 Krater Middle Bronze
3 Bowl Middle Bronze
0 Early Bronze Bods
31 18 Jul, 1994 38 127 7 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron 1
1 Cookpot Middle Bronze
32 19 Jul, 1984 71 234 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
48 26 Jul, 1984 68 280 30 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
7 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Tripod cup Late Iron 2
0 Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
2 Cookpot Iron 1
49 27 Jul, 1984 70 235 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
0 Early Iron 2
2 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
3 Bowl Iron 1
2 Jar Middle Bronze
1 Jar Early Bronze
50 27 Jul, 1984 70 249 23 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Basin Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
0 Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cookpot Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
0 Few Middle Bronze Bods
0 Few Early Bronze
55 31 Jul, 1984 95 142 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
0 Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
3 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cookpot Iron 1
1 Jug Middle Bronze
0 Early Bronze
56 01 Aug, 1984 39 219 30 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Jug Middle Bronze
0 Early Bronze Bods
57 01 Aug, 1984 67 219 17 0
58 01 Aug, 1984 18 38 5 0

Pottery Readings

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

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
27 Jul, 1984 84B87457 Progress
01 Aug, 1984 84B87541 Progress
12 Jul, 1984 84B87206 Progress
13 Jul, 1984 84B87227 Progress
13 Jul, 1984 84B87228 Progress
16 Jul, 1984 84B87254 Progress
17 Jul, 1984 84B87270 Progress
18 Jul, 1984 84B87293 Progress
19 Jul, 1984 84B87319 Progress
06 Aug, 1984 84B87708 N balk, R half