Locus Type:
Earth
Supervisor:
J. Cormack; M. Murdoch
Designation:
Cobble surface below Surfaces 31 & 32
Reason:
Solid layer of cobbles
Top Separation:
Bottom Separation:
Start Date:
19 Jul, 2002
End Date:
29 Jun, 2010
Function:
Cobble surf in courtyard
Stratigraphy remarks:
With Walls 3B, 5B & 35
Balk:
N
Phase:
Stratum :
Munsell Number:
10YR 4/3
Texture:
Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam
Particle Shape A %:
30
Particle Shape AS %:
30
Particle Shape SR %:
20
Particle Shape R %:
20
Hardness:
Loose
Compactness Description 1:
Loose
Compactness Degree 1:
moderately
Compactness Description 2:
Crumbly
Compactness Degree 2:
somewhat
Wetness Description:
Dry
Wetness Degree:
moderately
Structure:
Random
Length:
5.8
Width:
4.07
Upper Depth:
0
Lower Depth:
0.21
Downslope Direction:
0
Degree of Slope:
0
Surface Material:
Cobbles
Laminated Surface:
0
Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:
100
Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:
10
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:
The plaster covering the cobbles was L 50; these were combined in U06 as Surf 50; but best understood as Cobble Surf 33 & Plaster Surf 50 above; based on clarification for PillarBbase 34
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 913.33 | 913.21 |
| 3 | 913.39 | 913.33 |
| 4 | 913.48 | 913.47 |
| 10 | 912.03 | 911.82 |
| Under | Surface | H7K22:050 |
| Over | Earth layer | H7K22:055 |
| Over | Earth layer | H7K22:056 |
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | 25 Jul, 2006 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pottery Readings
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| 202 | 29 Jun, 2010 | 8 | |||||||||||||||