Locus H.7K11.031

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

D. Mook

Designation:

Earth surrounding Pit 30

Reason:

Earth obviously not in pit

Top Separation:

Average

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

07 Jul, 2004

End Date:

28 Jul, 2004

Interpretation

Function:

Fill closing out and IR2 phase

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than Pit 30

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/3

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

25

Particle Shape AS %:

25

Particle Shape SR %:

25

Particle Shape R %:

25

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Firm

Compactness Degree 2:

very

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

1

Width:

1

Upper Depth:

0.44

Lower Depth:

0.06

Downslope Direction:

200

Degree of Slope:

5

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

578

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

8

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.6

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

0

Nari Size (in m):

0

Brick Frequency (per m2):

1

Brick Size (in m):

0.5

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

0

Ash Size (in m):

0

Earth Distribution:

Random

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

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:

Organic Inclusions

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

Remarks:

Collected some earth baskets in N separately in case there was a FT

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
4 912.7 912.5
5 912.61 912.34
11 912.63 912.47
12 912.43 912.37
18 912.73 912.39
18 912.35 912.59

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer H7K11:002
Under Pit H7K11:030
Under FT H7K11:033
Over Earth layer H7K11:046
Over Earth layer H7K11:048
Equals Earth layer H7K12:032
Cut by Pit H7K11:030
Cut by FT H7K11:033

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
85 08 Jul, 2004 10 32 9 6

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Cooking pot Iron 2
3 Bowl Iron 2
2 Plate Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
0 Middle Bronze 2
86 09 Jul, 2004 37 36 8 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
0 Early Iron 2
0 Iron 1
87 12 Jul, 2004 6 4 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron bods
90 14 Jul, 2004 11 93 10 5

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Early Iron 2
91 15 Jul, 2004 16 80 8 4

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
106 28 Jul, 2004 31 73 11 6

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Body Hellenistic 1 poss
4 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 1

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
07 Jul, 2004 04H11106 Progress
14 Jul, 2004 04H11172 Progress
15 Jul, 2004 04H11193 Progress
08 Jul, 2004 04H11119 Progress
09 Jul, 2004 04H11132 Progress
12 Jul, 2004 04H11146 Progress