Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
B. Cole
Designation:
Topsoil/road surface
Reason:
Topsoil
Top Separation:
Very Clear
Bottom Separation:
Arbitrary
Start Date:
29 Jun, 1987
End Date:
07 Jul, 1987
Function:
Topsoil; top is very compact from road, obviously driven over for the past few years
Stratigraphy remarks:
Prob all deposited during the 20th c
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
5YR 4/3
Texture:
Sand-Sandy loam
Particle Shape A %:
10
Particle Shape AS %:
35
Particle Shape SR %:
45
Particle Shape R %:
10
Hardness:
Hard
Compactness Description 1:
Firm
Compactness Degree 1:
very
Compactness Description 2:
Gravelly
Compactness Degree 2:
moderately
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Random
Length:
5
Width:
5
Upper Depth:
0.5
Lower Depth:
0
Downslope Direction:
62
Degree of Slope:
3
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
365
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
19
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
2
Stone Distribution:
Random
Nari Frequency (per m2):
1
Nari Size (in m):
0.2
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:
3
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
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:
Topsoil layer varied from soft silty sand near well for first 10 cm to crushed rock & cobble surface throughout the square for the remainder of the 50 cm
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 868.99 | 868.58 |
| 23 | 869.07 | 868.53 |
| 25 | 869.13 | 868.48 |
| 35 | 869.07 | 868.46 |
| Over | FT | E0002:004 |
| Seals against | Installation | E0002:002 |
| Seals against | Wall | E0002:003 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06 Jul, 1987 | 365 | 168 | 47 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 07 Jul, 1987 | 33 | 331 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 07 Jul, 1987 | 27 | 159 | 39 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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