Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
M. Murray
Designation:
Debris layer with erosional fill
Reason:
Making a sub balk & wanted to differentiate from L 13
Top Separation:
Arbitrary
Bottom Separation:
Average
Start Date:
20 Jul, 1984
End Date:
27 Jul, 1984
Function:
This was made a separate locus because of the large stone in the N balk by Wall 3; a sub-balk was then left perpendicular to Wall 3 extending into the NW corner
Stratigraphy remarks:
Late pottery is from fill in the erosional channel
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 5/3
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
0
Particle Shape AS %:
0
Particle Shape SR %:
0
Particle Shape R %:
100
Hardness:
S. Loose
Compactness Description 1:
Rubbly
Compactness Degree 1:
moderately
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
very
Structure:
Random
Length:
1.3
Width:
1.2
Upper Depth:
0.21
Lower Depth:
0.13
Downslope Direction:
0
Degree of Slope:
0
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
275
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
12
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Random
Nari Frequency (per m2):
1
Nari Size (in m):
0.02
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:
Random
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:
Sub balk left in NW corner perpendicular to Wall 3 to the NW corner; very soft by Wall 3 & with no rubble there; dug out this soft soil but it was irregular & not like a trench; late pottery suggests it was part of the fill in an erosional channel
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 896.29 | 896.09 |
| 8 | 896.29 | 896.08 |
| 13 | 896.21 | 896.08 |
| 14 | 896.27 | 896.1 |
| Under | Earth layer | D5K76:013 |
| Over | Earth layer | D5K76:015 |
| Seals against | Wall | D5K76:017 |
| Equals | Earth layer | D5K76:015 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 20 Jul, 1984 | 16 | 85 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 35 | 24 Jul, 1984 | 31 | 120 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 47 | 27 Jul, 1984 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||