Locus B.7K90.015

Installation · Pit in Destruction 5

General Information

Locus Type Installation
Supervisor H. Dates
Designation Pit in Destruction 5
Reason Line of earth change in Destruction 5
Top Separation Clear
Bottom Separation Clear
Start Date 24 July, 1984
End Date 25 July, 1994

Interpretation

Function Garbage & rubbish pit
Stratigraphy remarks Pit 15 cuts Destruction 5; undercuts Surf 13 & Desstruction 5; was sealed by Surf 13; also cut older Pit 17 & overlies it; Floor of Pit 15 is mudbrick Destruction 5
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Installation Description

Type

Certain:

Pit

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:

Stone Qualifier 2:

Stone Percent:

0

Plan

Type:

Circular

Quality 1:

Quality 2:

Remarks:

Lining

Lining:

None

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.65

Greatest width in meters:

1.45

Smallest width in meters:

0

Greatest Height in meters:

1.15

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

0

Remarks

Remarks:

Placement of several cobbles suggest pit might have been lined, but lack of cohension between mudbrick & cobble makes verification imposs; Pit 15 cuts Destruction 5 & was sealed by Surf 13; interesting phenomenon: evidently Pit 15 utilized site of older Pit 17, expanding it but not extending so deeply (note levels); Pit 15 not only cuts Destruction 5, but it undercuts both Surf 13 & Deatruction 5 to a distance of at least 45 cm; to the N pit fill & mudbrick easily separated, revealing mudbrick in Destruction 5 placed at an angle; (one whole brick in NW pit line measures 36 x 24 x 15 cm); mudbrick forms floor of Pit 15 & is visible in both E & S balks; pit fill included freq animal bones, ashy materials, a few visible olive pits & seeds etc; Ii also contained large amounts of mudbrick detritus & cobbles; Munsell readings: 10YR 4/4 (dark yellowish brown); 10YR 2/2 (very dark brown); 10YR 5/2 (grayish brown); S & E balks reveal another pit--now designated Pit 18--which was in juxtapostion with Pit 17; Pit 18 cut Destruction 5 & was immediately above Pit 17; Pit 15 cut both Pits 17 & 18, absorbing Pit 18

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
29 913.94 912.5
35 913.94 912.5

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Surface B7K90:013
Over Earth layer B7K90:005
Over Pit B7K90:017
Cuts Earth layer B7K90:005
Cuts Pit B7K90:018

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
75 25 July, 1984 23 216 16 0
76 25 July, 1984 3 50 3 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Jar Early Bronze
79 26 July, 1984 14 153 32 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Iron 2
4 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cookpot Iron 2
1 Lamp Iron 2
80 26 July, 1984 26 232 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cookpot Iron 2
81 27 July, 1984 23 2262 27 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
4 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
4 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
2 Cookpot Early Iron 2
83 27 July, 1984 28 169 21 0
85 27 July, 1984 15 85 14 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
2 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 1
86 30 July, 1984 53 213 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Early Iron 2
2 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Krater Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cookpot Iron 1
138 25 July, 1994 0 10 4 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
25 July, 1984 84B90405 Progress
26 July, 1984 84B90433 Progress
27 July, 1984 84B90452 Progress
30 July, 1984 84B90490 Progress
31 July, 1984 84B90522 Progress
1 August, 1984 84B90545 Progress
2 August, 1984 84B90562 Progress
27 July, 1994 94B90197 Final - color
7 July, 1994 94B90198 Progress
11 July, 1994 94B90199 Progress
30 June, 1994 94B90193 Progress
24 June, 1994 94B90189 Progress
27 June, 1994 94B90190 Progress
28 June, 1994 94B90191 Progress
29 June, 1994 94B90192 Progress
4 July, 1994 94B90195 Progress
5 July, 1994 94B90196 Progress
1 July, 1994 94B90194 Progress
31 July, 1984 84B90523 Close up of Pits 15 & 17
31 July, 1984 84B90524 Close up of Pits 15 & 17
31 July, 1984 84B90525 Close up of Pits 15 & 17
2 August, 1984 84B90570 E S balk
2 August, 1984 84B90568 S E balk