Locus C.8L72.016
General Information
Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
C. Peachey
Designation:
Beaten-earth surface between E balk & Wall 8
Reason:
Harder
Top Separation:
Very Clear
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
23 Jul, 1984
End Date:
24 Jul, 1984
Interpretation
Function:
Occupation surface, prob outdoors (since Walls 7, 8 & 5 prob enclosed an indoor space)
Stratigraphy remarks:
Seals against Wall 8, so contemporary with it & Installation 15 & prob with the building formed by Walls 5, 7 & 8; prob contemporary with Surf 6 also; it may have been continuous with it; may have been continuous with Surf 10 at one time, but later cut by L 17; the material directly above the bedrock below Surf 16 contains MB2 & EB pottery, so Surf 16 must postdate MB2; cut at N end by L 19
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Earth Description
Color
Munsell Number:
2.5Y 7/2
Texture
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
10
Particle Shape AS %:
40
Particle Shape SR %:
30
Particle Shape R %:
20
Consistence
Hardness:
Hard
Compactness Description 1:
Friable
Compactness Degree 1:
moderately
Compactness Description 2:
Firm
Compactness Degree 2:
very
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Random
Measurements
Length:
1.15
Width:
1.05
Upper Depth:
0.15
Lower Depth:
0.04
Downslope Direction:
0
Degree of Slope:
8
Surface Material
Surface Material:
Beaten Earth
Laminated Surface:
0
Stone Inclusions
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
2020
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
20
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Random
Earth Inclusions
Nari Frequency (per m2):
15
Nari Size (in m):
0.02
Brick Frequency (per m2):
0
Brick Size (in m):
0
Pebble Frequency (per m2):
4
Pebble Size (in m):
0.2
Ash Frequency (per m2):
0
Ash Size (in m):
0
Earth Distribution:
Patterned
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:
100
Burnt Wood Avg Size in cm:
UD per basket:
0
UD SAvg Size in cm:
0
Distribution:
Random
Remarks
Remarks:
A lower surface protruded beneath the upper at the S end, but tracing this lower surface showed that only the S half had been resurfaced; installation 15 sealed against the upper surface
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 892.79 | 892.75 |
| 29 | 892.88 | 892.76 |
Stratigraphy
| Under | Earth layer | C8L72:004 |
| Over | Earth layer | C8L72:018 |
| Over | Earth layer | C8L72:022 |
| Sealed agnst by | Surface | C8L72:015 |
| Cut by | Earth layer | C8L72:017 |
| Cut by | Earth layer | C8L72:019 |
Pails
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 25 Jul, 1984 | 7 | 73 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 47 | 25 Jul, 1984 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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Photos
| Date | Photo Number | Subject | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul, 1984 | 84C72363 | Progress |
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| 24 Jul, 1984 | 84C72388 | Progress |
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| 24 Jul, 1984 | 84C72390 | Installation 15 & Surf 16 |
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| 01 Aug, 1984 | 84C72555 | Progress |
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