Locus B.8K02.048

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

L. Hill

Designation:

Earth deposit around E Walls 46 & 47

Reason:

Begin the U08 season

Top Separation:

Arbitrary

Bottom Separation:

Arbitrary

Start Date:

30 Jun, 2008

End Date:

03 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Debris fallen around Walls 46 & 47; prob cleanup

Stratigraphy remarks:

Later than Walls 46 & 47

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 6/2

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

10

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

40

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Loose

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

3.64

Width:

3.25

Upper Depth:

0.4

Lower Depth:

0.1

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

450

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

6

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):

0

Ash Size (in m):

0

Earth Distribution:

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

0

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:

Random

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:

May include some cleanup; difficult to separate cleanup from in situ debris

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
5 911.17 911.07
9 910.87 910.47

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K02:045
Over Wall B8K02:046
Over Wall B8K02:047

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
172 01 Jul, 2008 30 5 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron bods
0
173 02 Jul, 2008 37 14 3 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar/Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar,holemouth Early Bronze
174 03 Jul, 2008 31 9 1 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
175 04 Jul, 2008 8 4 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Late Bronze bods

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo