Locus B.7K80.022

General Information

Locus Type:

Installation

Supervisor:

G. Geraty

Designation:

Hearth

Reason:

Presence of ashy debris & rock perimeter

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

22 Jul, 1987

End Date:

31 Jul, 1987

Interpretation

Function:

Hearth

Stratigraphy remarks:

In use with Surf 18 & Pit 35 & poss Surf 27 cobbles

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Installation Description

Type

Certain:

Fire Hearth

Probable:

Possible 1:

Possible 2:

Material

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limestone Percent:

Bedrock Qualifier 1:

Bedrock Qualifier 2:

Bedrock Percent:

0

Ceramic Qualifier 1:

Ceramic Qualifier 2:

Ceramic Percent:

0

Mud Qualifier 1:

Mud Qualifier 2:

Mud Percent:

Mudbrick Qualifier 1:

Mudbrick Qualifier 2:

Mudbrick Percent:

Nari Qualifier 1:

Nari Qualifier 2:

Nari Percent:

0

Plaster Qualifier 1:

Plaster Qualifier 2:

Plaster Percent:

0

Earth Qualifier 1:

Earth Qualifier 2:

Earth Percent:

0

Stone Qualifier 1:

Burned

Stone Qualifier 2:

Stone Percent:

100

Plan

Type:

Circular

Quality 1:

Nearly

Quality 2:

Remarks:

Lining

Lining:

Stone

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.48

Greatest width in meters:

0.9

Smallest width in meters:

0

Greatest Height in meters:

0.26

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

0

Remarks

Remarks:

The lowest stones were part of Surf 27

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
22	913.96	913.7

Stratigraphy

Under	Earth layer	B7K80:021
Contiguous to	Surface	B7K80:027
Abuts	Wall	B7K80:025
Sealed agnst by	Surface	B7K80:018
Bonded to	Pit	B7K80:035
Fill Loci	Earth layer	B7K80:021

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

126

31 Jul, 1987

6

4

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Krater	Late Iron 2
1	Bowl	Early Iron 2
1	Cookpot	Early Iron 2
1	Cookpot	Late Bronze

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
22 Jul, 1987	87B80228	Locus 21, 22
22 Jul, 1987	87B172218	NW View of Wall 4
30 Jul, 1987	87A0730	Progress
28 Jul, 1987	87B80235	Progress