Munsell Number:

10YR 6/3

Texture:

Clay

Particle Shape A %:

30

Particle Shape AS %:

30

Particle Shape SR %:

20

Particle Shape R %:

20

Hardness:

Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Firm

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Length:

3.25

Width:

4

Upper Depth:

0.15

Lower Depth:

0.1

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

400

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

4

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

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):

3

Ash Size (in m):

0

Earth Distribution:

Random

Pottery Frequency:

0

Flint Frequency:

0

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:

Random

Bone Frequency:

Olive Pits per basket:

0

Burned Wood per basket:

20

Burnt Wood Avg Size in cm:

UD per basket:

0

UD SAvg Size in cm:

0

Distribution:

Random

Remarks:

Compacted, mottled layer of soil, ash & mudbrick detritus under brick Destruction 22; ashy lenses atop flagstone pavement 39 in N; in W balk, thick layer of vessels smashed & lying flat atop it; very dense below & to W of stacked bricks & W end of Wall 30; appears to have been soil compacted by fall of large bricks, stone, & roofing material of the destruction, overlaying surfaces; a thick burn layer, perhaps of roofing material, at the bottom in W of square; some bits of carbonized wood; many contain a disturbed layer of cobbles above lower surfaces; lower millstone (40 x 36 x 10 cm) not in situ in N room--fell from upper story