Locus B.8K01.017

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

G. Huffaker

Designation:

Destruction Layer

Reason:

Beneath L 15

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

23 Jul, 1996

End Date:

22 Jul, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Destruction layer full of roofing & brick frags under post bases; LIr2 pottery is from pit fill in the E balk and spilling into the square

Stratigraphy remarks:

Under L 15; seals against Walls 6, 21, & 22

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 4/2

Texture

Texture:

Clay

Particle Shape A %:

0

Particle Shape AS %:

10

Particle Shape SR %:

20

Particle Shape R %:

70

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Loose

Compactness Degree 1:

somewhat

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

5

Width:

5

Upper Depth:

0

Lower Depth:

0.5

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

20

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

10

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.05

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:

0

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:

Several pockets of mudbrick, pure ash, & a couple of beam fragments in locations 13 & 19; they measured 42 x 26 & 28 x 8 cm

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
7	912.3	911.82
10	0	911.87
11	912.19	0
14	912.15	0
20	912.1	0
21	912.24	0
25	0	911.63
28	912.14	911.76
35	912.19	911.74

Stratigraphy

Under	Earth layer	B8K01:031
Over	Earth layer	B8K01:026
Contiguous to	Earth layer	B8K01:025
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:006
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:014
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:019
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:020
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:021
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:030
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:034
Under	Earth layer	B8K01:015
Seals against	Wall	B8K01:022

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

56

20 Jul, 1998

21

39

3

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
1	Pithos	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Pithos	Late Iron 2/Persian
0		Early Iron 1	bods
1	Bowl	Middle Bronze 2

58

21 Jul, 1998

110

158

19

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
3	Jar	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Jug	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Krater	Late Iron 2/Persian
4	Bowl	Late Iron 2/Persian
2	Plate	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Cookpot	Iron 1
0	Base	Late Bronze	bods

59

22 Jul, 1998

17

13

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Undetermined		bods

66

27 Jul, 1998

5

14

4

2

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Jar	Late Bronze
1		Bowl	Late Bronze

68

28 Jul, 1998

63

28

4

2

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Jar	Late Bronze
1		Bowl	Late Bronze

72

29 Jul, 1998

3

6

4

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Krater	Late Iron 2/Persian
2		Bowl	Late Iron 2/Persian

74

30 Jul, 1998

22

46

1

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
0		Iron 2	bods
0		Middle Bronze 2	bods
1	Cookpot	Early Bronze

31

23 Jul, 1996

91

34

10

3

32

24 Jul, 1996

70

41

6

1

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Bowl	Late Bronze

33

25 Jul, 1996

82

24

2

1

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Bowl	Iron 1

36

26 Jul, 1996

13

1

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Iron		bods

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
01 Jul, 1998	98B01041	Wall 4 from NW
01 Jul, 1998	98B01042	Wall 4 from N
01 Jul, 1998	98B01043	Wall 4 from E
02 Jul, 1998	98B01065	Progress
30 Jun, 1998	98B01013	Progress
30 Jun, 1998	98B01033	Progress
06 Jul, 1998	98B01093	Progress
07 Jul, 1998	98B01104	Earth L 27
08 Jul, 1998	98B01137	Progress
30 Jul, 1998	98B01420	Progress
22 Jul, 1998	98B01305	Progress
28 Jul, 1998	98B01384	E balk removal #2
17 Jul, 1998	98B01252	Balk removal
20 Jul, 1998	98B01267	Balk removal
21 Jul, 1998	98B01283	E balk removal
23 Jul, 1996	96B01182	Beam frag from destruction layer
23 Jul, 1996	96B01180	Progress, beam from destruction
23 Jul, 1996	96B01181	Progress, beam from destruction
23 Jul, 1996	96B01183	Progress, beam from destruction
26 Jul, 1996	96B01187	Progress
26 Jul, 1996	96B01186	Progress
24 Jul, 1996	96B01185	Progress
23 Jul, 1996	96B01184	Progress
29 Jul, 1996	96B01188	Progress
29 Jul, 1996	96B01189	Walls
31 Jul, 1996	96B01190	Wall 4 above Wall 19
31 Jul, 1996	96B01191	Wall 4 above Wall 19
31 Jul, 1996	96B01192	Progress