Locus D.5K97.009
General Information
Locus Type:
Installation
Supervisor:
K. Rounsefell
Designation:
Oven
Reason:
Pot sherds found cut into several earth layers with rims inside facing outward
Top Separation:
Clear
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
06 Jul, 1987
End Date:
14 Jul, 1987
Interpretation
Function:
Served as a cooking area (as seen by charcoal & flints); earth directly beneath baked hard 1-2 cm
Stratigraphy remarks:
Cut through L 11 & 3 prob from later surface (L 8) too close to topsoil--stone slab on top was showing through L 1
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Installation Description
Type
Certain:
Probable:
Tabun
Possible 1:
Possible 2:
Material
Limestone Qualifier 1:
Limestone Qualifier 2:
Limestone Percent:
Bedrock Qualifier 1:
Bedrock Qualifier 2:
Bedrock Percent:
0
Ceramic Qualifier 1:
Reused
Ceramic Qualifier 2:
Ceramic Percent:
50
Mud Qualifier 1:
Mud Qualifier 2:
Mud Percent:
Mudbrick Qualifier 1:
Mudbrick Qualifier 2:
Mudbrick Percent:
Nari Qualifier 1:
Nari Qualifier 2:
Nari Percent:
0
Plaster Qualifier 1:
Plaster Qualifier 2:
Plaster Percent:
0
Earth Qualifier 1:
Earth Qualifier 2:
Earth Percent:
0
Stone Qualifier 1:
Hard
Stone Qualifier 2:
Stone Percent:
50
Plan
Type:
Circular
Quality 1:
Nearly
Quality 2:
Remarks:
Lining
Lining:
Ceramic
Measurements
Greatest Length in meters:
0.42
Greatest width in meters:
0.38
Smallest width in meters:
0.32
Greatest Height in meters:
0.27
Lowest Height in meters:
0.25
Orientation (degrees):
194
Remarks
Remarks:
Poss tabun lined with pot sherds--from storage jar?--outside lined with small to medium cobbles; ashes, flints, & charcoal in center; pollen sample taken from directly beneath tabun & baked earth
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 898.5 | 898.28 |
Stratigraphy
| Under | Earth layer | D5K97:008 |
| Over | Earth layer | D5K97:018 |
| Cuts | Earth layer | D5K97:003 |
| Cuts | Surface | D5K97:011 |
| Cuts | Earth layer | D5K97:016 |
Pails
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 06 Jul, 1987 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 14 Jul, 1987 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 0 |
Photos
| Date | Photo Number | Subject | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul, 1987 | 87D97628 | Progress |
|
| 13 Jul, 1987 | 87D97640 | Progress |
|
| 14 Jul, 1987 | 87D97641 | Progress |
|
| 07 Jul, 1987 | 87D97634 | Progress |
|
| 08 Jul, 1987 | 87D97635 | Progress |
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| 09 Jul, 1987 | 87D97636 | Progress |
|
| 10 Jul, 1987 | 87D97637 | Progress |
|
| 06 Jul, 1987 | 87D97630 | Progress |
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| 06 Jul, 1987 | 87D97631 | Tabun? With pot sherds |
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| 06 Jul, 1987 | 87D97632 | Tabun |
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