Locus Type:
Installation
Supervisor:
H. Dates
Designation:
Hearth
Reason:
Circular row of stones; ashy soil within
Top Separation:
Clear
Bottom Separation:
Average
Start Date:
17 Jul, 1984
End Date:
20 Jul, 1984
Function:
Apparantly constitutes a brief re-use of the upper 2 courses of Silo 12 as a hearth
Stratigraphy remarks:
Apparantly filled, then sealed by Surf 13; later Surf 6 was put down as a surface between Walls 3 & 4, poss because Surf13 was deteriorating.
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Certain:
Probable:
Hearth
Possible 1:
Possible 2:
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:
None
Stone Qualifier 2:
Stone Percent:
100
Type:
Circular
Quality 1:
Nearly
Quality 2:
Remarks:
Lining:
None
Greatest Length in meters:
1.44
Greatest width in meters:
0
Smallest width in meters:
1.23
Greatest Height in meters:
0
Lowest Height in meters:
0.22
Orientation (degrees):
0
Remarks:
Soil color of Pit 8 was 2.5Y 3/2 (very dark grayish brown); two courses of stone delineating Hearth 8 also comprise the top two courses of earlier storage Pit 12; stones were in use with, but show little indication of being burned; apparently, it was not in use very long; appears to have been filled with large pebbles, small cobbles & sealed by Surf 13; top course of stones is adjoined by & overlaid with hard beaten-earth Surf 13; superimposed top plans indicated Surf 6 overlay Pits 8 & 12 as it spanned the distance between Walls 3 & 4; inner diameter measured 1.08 m N to S & .87 m E to W
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 913.99 | 0 |
| 17 | 913.99 | 0 |
| 17 | 913.95 | 0 |
| 17 | 913.94 | 0 |
| 17 | 913.96 | 0 |
| 17 | 913.98 | 0 |
| 23 | 913.96 | 0 |
| 23 | 913.9 | 0 |
| 23 | 913.97 | 0 |
| 23 | 913.99 | 0 |
| Under | Surface | B7K90:006 |
| Over | Installation | B7K90:012 |
| Sealed agnst by | Surface | B7K90:013 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 19 Jul, 1984 | 7 | 147 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 20 Jul, 1984 | 6 | 126 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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