Locus F.6L98.032

Installation · Garbage pit & fill

General Information

Locus Type Installation
Supervisor D. Herr
Designation Garbage pit & fill
Reason Soft, loose
Top Separation Average
Bottom Separation Average
Start Date 21 July, 1987
End Date 30 July, 1987

Interpretation

Function Garbage pit, but the top portion may be more of an area to dump garbage than an actual cut pit
Stratigraphy remarks Under Pit 25 & cut L 45; Sealed by P 29
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Installation Description

Type

Certain:

Probable:

Pit

Possible 1:

Possible 2:

Material

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limestone Percent:

0

Bedrock Qualifier 1:

Bedrock Qualifier 2:

Bedrock Percent:

0

Ceramic Qualifier 1:

Ceramic Qualifier 2:

Ceramic Percent:

0

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:

None

Earth Qualifier 2:

Earth Percent:

100

Stone Qualifier 1:

Stone Qualifier 2:

Stone Percent:

0

Plan

Type:

Irregular

Quality 1:

None

Quality 2:

Remarks:

See top plan

Lining

Lining:

None

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.25

Greatest width in meters:

2.7

Smallest width in meters:

0.25

Greatest Height in meters:

0.8

Lowest Height in meters:

0.06

Orientation (degrees):

0

Remarks

Remarks:

Ends along N balk at a smooth shelf that drops off about 50 cm from balk; shelf seems to be bottom of locus, but after the drop-off, there may be more pit

Supplements

Additional descriptions recorded later as the locus was further excavated.

Supplement 1

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
9 907.46 907.16
11 0 907.17
15 907.54 906.74
20 0 907.04
21 907.32 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Pit F6L98:025
Under Surface F6L98:031
Cuts Earth layer F6L98:045
Sealed agnst by Pit F6L98:029
Fill Loci Pit F6L98:029

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
28 July, 1987 87F98414 Progress
30 July, 1987 87F98416 Progress
31 July, 1987 87F98417 Progress
29 July, 1987 87F98415 Progress
3 August, 1987 87F98418 Progress
4 August, 1987 87F98420 Final