Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
B. Gamble
Designation:
Beaten-earth surface
Reason:
Harder
Top Separation:
Average
Bottom Separation:
Arbitrary
Start Date:
12 Jul, 1989
End Date:
20 Jul, 1989
Function:
Occupational exposure surface
Stratigraphy remarks:
Later than Wall 44
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 6/4
Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape A %:
0
Particle Shape AS %:
50
Particle Shape SR %:
50
Particle Shape R %:
0
Hardness:
S. Hard
Compactness Description 1:
Firm
Compactness Degree 1:
moderately
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Moist
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Random
Length:
4.2
Width:
3.1
Upper Depth:
0
Lower Depth:
0.19
Downslope Direction:
0
Degree of Slope:
0
Surface Material:
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
200
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
1
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Random
Nari Frequency (per m2):
2
Nari Size (in m):
0.3
Brick Frequency (per m2):
5
Brick Size (in m):
0.03
Pebble Frequency (per m2):
0
Pebble Size (in m):
0
Ash Frequency (per m2):
3
Ash Size (in m):
0.1
Earth Distribution:
Random
Pottery Frequency:
0
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:
Random
Bone Frequency:
0
Olive Pits per basket:
0
Burned Wood per basket:
5
Burnt Wood Avg Size in cm:
UD per basket:
0
UD SAvg Size in cm:
0
Distribution:
Random
Remarks:
Areas of mudbrick enriched soil, plaster-like installations & ash; in Loca 29, a small bowl-shaped hearth-like structure in which sherds of large storejar were found; sherds, bones, pottery & rock show signs of fire; high concentration of sherds & bones E of hearth-like area; mudbrick frags tagged for location & sent to geology
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 906.6 | 0 |
| 11 | 906.73 | 906.54 |
| 14 | 906.66 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 906.62 |
| 22 | 0 | 906.51 |
| 29 | 90673 | 0 |
| 33 | 0 | 907.79 |
| Under | Earth layer | F6L98:050 |
| Over | Surface | F6L98:059 |
| Equals | Surface | F6L98:052 |
| Equals | Surface | F6L98:059 |
| Cut by | Earth layer | F6L98:049 |
| Cut by | FT | F6L98:062 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | 12 Jul, 1989 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 0 |
| 234 | 12 Jul, 1989 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 0 |
| 236 | 14 Jul, 1989 | 50 | 117 | 13 | 0 |
| 237 | 13 Jul, 1989 | 39 | 161 | 21 | 0 |
| 238 | 17 Jul, 1989 | 85 | 176 | 14 | 5 |
| 239 | 18 Jul, 1989 | 30 | 167 | 16 | 0 |
| 248 | 18 Jul, 1989 | 45 | 187 | 11 | 3 |
| 241 | 18 Jul, 1989 | 35 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| 242 | 19 Jul, 1989 | 45 | 175 | 25 | 0 |
| 243 | 19 Jul, 1989 | 40 | 219 | 17 | 0 |
| 244 | 19 Jul, 1989 | 25 | 288 | 24 | 0 |
| 245 | 20 Jul, 1989 | 35 | 165 | 15 | 0 |
| 246 | 20 Jul, 1989 | 20 | 310 | 29 | 0 |
| 247 | 20 Jul, 1989 | 20 | 180 | 30 | 0 |