Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
J. Ogot
Designation:
Hard plaster surface
Reason:
Hard plaster
Top Separation:
Clear
Bottom Separation:
Average
Start Date:
03 Jul, 1996
End Date:
05 Jul, 1996
Function:
Plaster floor; could be in a room used as office or living; the jar embedded in the floor could have been for water or food storage
Stratigraphy remarks:
The floor is thicker in the W & N sides & very thin on the E where its level also rises towards the top of a Wall 5
Balk:
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
2.5Y 8/2
Texture:
Sand-Sandy loam
Particle Shape A %:
25
Particle Shape AS %:
25
Particle Shape SR %:
25
Particle Shape R %:
25
Hardness:
Hard
Compactness Description 1:
Firm
Compactness Degree 1:
very
Compactness Description 2:
Compactness Degree 2:
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Random
Length:
5
Width:
4
Upper Depth:
12
Lower Depth:
5
Downslope Direction:
280
Degree of Slope:
4
Surface Material:
Plaster
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
450
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
3
Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:
0
Stone Distribution:
Random
Nari Frequency (per m2):
0
Nari Size (in m):
0
Brick Frequency (per m2):
0
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:
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:
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:
Very hard plastered white surface; not at same level all through; rises in level from W to E; on the W, the hard floor goes all the way to the balk; on the S, the floor seems to break or stop about 5-8 cms before the stone wall, while on the N, the floor goes right into the balk; this suggests that it is poss joining another wall still covered under the N balk
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 913.16 | 912.58 |
| 15 | 913.2 | 913.1 |
| 23 | 913 | 912.95 |
| 27 | 913.1 | 912.98 |
| Seals against | Wall | H7K22:003 |
| Seals against | Wall | H7K22:005 |
| Seals against | Wall | H7K22:015 |
| Seals against | Installation | H7K22:008 |
| Over | Earth layer | H7K22:009 |
| Under | Earth layer | H7K22:004 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45 | 16 Jul, 1996 | 45 | 63 | 35 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 23 | 04 Jul, 1996 | 65 | 177 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 24 | 05 Jul, 1996 | 17 | 118 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 25 | 05 Jul, 1996 | 26 | 144 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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