Munsell Number:

2.5YR 4/6

Texture:

Loamy Sand

Particle Shape A %:

20

Particle Shape AS %:

30

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

20

Hardness:

Somewhat Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

Moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

Moderately

Structure:

Random

Length:

2

Width:

1.3

Upper Depth:

0.64

Lower Depth:

0.46

Downslope Direction:

240

Degree of Slope:

6

Surface Material:

true

Laminated Surface:

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

20

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

0.1

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.1

Stone Distribution:

Random

Nari Frequency (per m2):

100

Nari Size (in m):

0.02

Brick Frequency (per m2):

40

Brick Size (in m):

0.2

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

125

Pebble Size (in m):

0.03

Ash Frequency (per m2):

5

Ash Size (in m):

0.03

Earth Distribution:

Random

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Remarks:

43 looks to be a destruction layer full of rocks, mud bricks, plaster,ash, and pottery. Mudbrick colors were gray, yellow, and vibrant orange. Mudbrick mortar lines visible in the Balks sloping away from wall 2. Compared with 45, which had only a few pebbles, 43 had more rocks of assorted sizes. Most of them were closer to the top of 43. Locus 44 was created because after having excavated 43 we thought there might be a need to separate the thin later under 42 from 43. The first pails from 43 (137, 138) had a few Ir bods in them, which most likely came from that thin layer, were not enough to warrant splitting the locus.