Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
J. Ponder
Designation:
Plaster surface
Reason:
Hard, reasonably flat plaster; identified in 2000 season
Top Separation:
Bottom Separation:
Start Date:
05 Jul, 2000
End Date:
12 Jul, 2002
Function:
Floor of E room of S part of LB building; actually the top of the MB rampart
Stratigraphy remarks:
Covered by surface build up L 44; in use with LB walls; earlier than 52 & 51 & 44 & 19
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 8/2
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
60
Particle Shape AS %:
30
Particle Shape SR %:
5
Particle Shape R %:
5
Hardness:
Hard
Compactness Description 1:
Firm
Compactness Degree 1:
very
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
very
Structure:
Length:
2.96
Width:
3.24
Upper Depth:
0
Lower Depth:
0.45
Downslope Direction:
35
Degree of Slope:
6
Surface Material:
Plaster
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
600
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
0.4
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):
0
Ash Size (in m):
0
Earth Distribution:
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:
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:
Color is pinkish yellow; a probe was made on Jul 25 about 35 cm x 100 cm against Wall 19 in Loca 28 & went down 45 cm & still had not reached the bottom of a thick nari layer; digging was stopped at that point as it was determined that this was probably part of the MB rampart
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 909.59 | 0 |
| 18 | 909.57 | 0 |
| 28 | 909.71 | 0 |
| 28 | 909.71 | 909.26 |
| 29 | 909.66 | 0 |
| 30 | 909.72 | 0 |
| 34 | 909.76 | 0 |
| 34 | 909.71 | 0 |
| 36 | 909.71 | 0 |
| 36 | 909.71 | 0 |
| Under | Surface | B8K01:044 |
| Seals against | Wall | B8K01:014 |
| Seals against | Wall | B8K01:019 |
| Seals against | Wall | B8K01:032 |
| Seals against | Wall | B8K01:034 |
| Seals against | Wall | B8K01:036 |
| Under | Earth layer | B8K01:051 |
| Under | Surface | B8K01:052 |
| Cut by | FT | B8K01:053 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 25 Jul, 2002 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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