Munsell Number:

10YR 4/3

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

0

Particle Shape AS %:

1

Particle Shape SR %:

4

Particle Shape R %:

95

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Crumbly

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

somewhat

Structure:

Random

Length:

6

Width:

4

Upper Depth:

0.36

Lower Depth:

0.3

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

400

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

4

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

Stone Distribution:

Random

Nari Frequency (per m2):

2

Nari Size (in m):

0

Brick Frequency (per m2):

1

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:

Patterned

Pottery Frequency:

Flint Frequency:

99

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

0

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

5

Roof Tiles:

0

Worked Stones:

0

Burned Stones:

Unfired Clay:

Arch. Fragments:

Artifact Distribution:

Patterned

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:

Ash layer running N-S with black & white burned pockets; mudbricks in SE corner; slopes down toward S in E balk to 905.82; this explains why we had IR2 sherds in L 75 & 76; the slope was not recognized while digging; thus 69 was deeper than numbers given in the measurements