Locus D.5K97.009

Installation · Oven

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 6 July, 1987
End Date 14 July, 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

Relationship Related to Related locus
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 6 July, 1987 1 90 3 0
39 14 July, 1987 1 54 11 0

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
2 July, 1987 87D97628 Progress
13 July, 1987 87D97640 Progress
14 July, 1987 87D97641 Progress
7 July, 1987 87D97634 Progress
8 July, 1987 87D97635 Progress
9 July, 1987 87D97636 Progress
10 July, 1987 87D97637 Progress
6 July, 1987 87D97630 Progress
6 July, 1987 87D97631 Tabun? With pot sherds
6 July, 1987 87D97632 Tabun