Locus B.8K01.026

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

G. Huffaker

Designation:

Debris in LB rooms after cleanup

Reason:

Completed cleanup & began excavation in U98

Top Separation:

Arbitrary

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

06 Jul, 1998

End Date:

30 Jul, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Destruction layer with ash/brick frags in both rooms of LB building

Stratigraphy remarks:

Inside LB room; pottery contamination came from pit in E balk

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 4/3

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

20

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

30

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

3.2

Width:

3.18

Upper Depth:

0.31

Lower Depth:

0.04

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

100

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

0.3

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

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):

5

Ash Size (in m):

0.1

Earth Distribution:

Random

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:

Variable color from brown to gray/black in ash pockets; yellow clay

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 911.77 911.63
10 912.19 911.56
25 911.63 911.59

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K01:017
Over Earth layer B8K01:027
Seals against Wall B8K01:006
Seals against Wall B8K01:014
Seals against Wall B8K01:019
Seals against Wall B8K01:021

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
42 06 Jul, 1998 96 174 11 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Bronze
1 Cooking pot Late Bronze
1 Bowl Middle Bronze 2
1 Platter Middle Bronze 2
43 07 Jul, 1998 41 66 6 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Byzantine 1 bod
1 Bowl Hellenistic
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Bronze
1 Bowl Late Bronze
53 15 Jul, 1998 11 14 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 MB2 through LB bods
61 22 Jul, 1998 70 73 5 3

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Bronze
1 Krater Late Bronze
1 cooking pot Late Bronze
1 Jar Early Bronze
69 28 Jul, 1998 24 19 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Pre-Classical bods
73 29 Jul, 1998 1 1 1 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Late Bronze
75 30 Jul, 1998 10 19 2 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Undetermined
0 Middle Bronze 2 bods
1 Jug Early Bronze

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 Jul, 1998 98B01232 Surf 29
06 Jul, 1998 98B01093 Progress
07 Jul, 1998 98B01104 Earth L 27
16 Jul, 1998 98B01233 Earth 26 & 29