Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
K. Rounsefell
Designation:
Beaten-earth surface
Reason:
Flat-lying sherds, etc
Top Separation:
Clear
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
29 Jul, 1987
End Date:
31 Jul, 1987
Function:
Beaten-earth surface; burned or discolored
Stratigraphy remarks:
Below 26 & above Surf 34; may have been contemp with Surf 34, as suggested by the store jars Installation 15, lying on both these surfaces; sherds on this surface were burned; burned "seeds" found in jar on this surface; see stratigraphy interpretation for Surf 34
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 6/3
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
0
Particle Shape AS %:
0
Particle Shape SR %:
60
Particle Shape R %:
40
Hardness:
Loose
Compactness Description 1:
Crumbly
Compactness Degree 1:
moderately
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Moist
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Puddling
Length:
4.53
Width:
2.3
Upper Depth:
0.15
Lower Depth:
0.1
Downslope Direction:
180
Degree of Slope:
1
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
8
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
190
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
7
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Patterned
Nari Frequency (per m2):
1
Nari Size (in m):
13
Brick Frequency (per m2):
1
Brick Size (in m):
7
Pebble Frequency (per m2):
0
Pebble Size (in m):
0
Ash Frequency (per m2):
1
Ash Size (in m):
17
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:
Mottled by burning above it; 10Yr 3/3 (dark brown), 10YR 5/3 (brown), 10YR 8/2 (white); Installation 15 also found on this surface; large areas of burned mudbrick (very hard) found on this surface also; in Loca 35/28, 12 small cobbles form a circle touching Wall 27
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 898.1 | 897.94 |
| 11 | 898.26 | 897.94 |
| 16 | 898.13 | 897.95 |
| 23 | 898.12 | 898.02 |
| 23 | 898.13 | 898.02 |
| 35 | 898.07 | 897.99 |
| Under | Installation | D5K97:015 |
| Under | Earth layer | D5K97:026 |
| Under | Earth layer | D5K97:022 |
| Over | Surface | D5K97:034 |
| Contiguous to | Earth layer | D5K97:032 |
| Seals against | Wall | D5K97:027 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 30 Jul, 1987 | 50 | 173 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 116 | 31 Jul, 1987 | 50 | 173 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||