Locus H.7K30.002

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

I. LaBianca

Designation:

Debris layer of large pebbles & pottery

Reason:

Some change in color; preponderance of pebbles in random order

Top Separation:

Average

Bottom Separation:

Arbitrary

Start Date:

24 Jun, 1994

End Date:

10 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Debris layer from field clearanceon site top

Stratigraphy remarks:

Under thin topsoil layer, this layer lay in front of retaining Wall 3

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/4

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

5

Particle Shape AS %:

15

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

50

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Loose

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

very

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

5

Width:

5

Upper Depth:

0.01

Lower Depth:

1.09

Downslope Direction:

232

Degree of Slope:

20

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

1800

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

20

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.25

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

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:

Artifact Inclusions

Pottery Frequency:

0

Flint Frequency:

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

2

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

0

Roof Tiles:

0

Worked Stones:

0

Burned Stones:

Unfired Clay:

Arch. Fragments:

Artifact Distribution:

Random

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:

Material in front of Wall 3 is very dense with pottery & pebbles while material in SE corner is mostly dirt

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 911.11 910.65
13 911.01 910.39
21 912.55 0
23 913.5 912.64
25 910.91 910.25
31 910.8 910.34
33 912.62 912.61
35 913.17 912.08

Stratigraphy

Under Wall H7K30:017
Over Wall H7K30:004
Over Earth layer H7K30:009
Over Wall H7K30:011
Over Wall H7K30:013
Under Earth layer H7K30:001
Over Wall H7K30:003
Seals against Wall H7K30:003
Over Earth layer H7K30:005
Seals against Wall H7K30:014

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
9 24 Jun, 1994 15 112 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
Pithos
3 Jug
1 Basin
4 Krater
3 Bowl
2 Cookpot
10 24 Jun, 1994 19 144 11 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
11 24 Jun, 1994 4 110 10 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
4 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
1 Lamp Early Iron 2
12 24 Jun, 1994 9 118 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
4 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
2 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
13 24 Jun, 1994 8 97 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 UD Undetermined
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Plate Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
14 24 Jun, 1994 8 115 9 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Mortar Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
15 24 Jun, 1994 10 74 6 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug
1 Basin
1 Krater
1 Bowl
16 27 Jun, 1994 10 164 33 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
3 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
17 27 Jun, 1994 13 120 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos
2 Jar
3 Krater
5 Bowl
18 27 Jun, 1994 7 72 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos
1 Jar
4 Krater
1 Bowl
2 Cookpot
19 27 Jun, 1994 3 116 9 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar
2 Jug
1 Krater
1 Bowl
1 Cookpot
20 27 Jun, 1994 2 152 9 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
21 27 Jun, 1994 5 101 10 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos
2 Jar
2 Krater
2 Bowl
1 Cookpot
22 27 Jun, 1994 6 109 10 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
23 27 Jun, 1994 7 131 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos
3 Jar
6 Krater
3 Bowl
2 Cookpot
24 27 Jun, 1994 6 98 8 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
4 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
25 27 Jun, 1994 5 103 12 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar
1 Jug
4 Krater
2 Bowl
26 27 Jun, 1994 8 106 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos
1 Jug
2 Krater
2 Bowl
1 Cookpot
27 27 Jun, 1994 11 106 33 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
28 27 Jun, 1994 2 33 3 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Jug Middle Bronze
31 28 Jun, 1994 6 132 26 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
5 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
32 28 Jun, 1994 5 146 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Middle Bronze
33 28 Jun, 1994 1 129 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
4 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Basin Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
34 28 Jun, 1994 6 116 6 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
35 28 Jun, 1994 12 104 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
36 28 Jun, 1994 18 119 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
9 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Mortar Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
37 28 Jun, 1994 11 104 18 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
5 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
38 28 Jun, 1994 11 92 23 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
5 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
39 29 Jun, 1994 17 120 28 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
6 Jug Late Iron 2
5 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
2 Krater Early Iron 2
40 29 Jun, 1994 16 117 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
7 Krater Late Iron 2
6 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
41 29 Jun, 1994 11 114 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
6 Krater Late Iron 2
5 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 1
2 Bowl Iron 1
42 29 Jun, 1994 15 112 26 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
5 Krater Late Iron 2
7 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
43 29 Jun, 1994 15 112 32 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos
2 Jar
5 Jug
5 Krater
7 Bowl
3 Cookpot
44 29 Jun, 1994 22 119 38 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
6 Krater Late Iron 2
11 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
2 Pithos Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
45 29 Jun, 1994 41 112 58 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
11 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
11 Krater Late Iron 2
13 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Mortar Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
46 29 Jun, 1994 18 50 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
5 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
4 Krater Late Iron 2
10 Basin Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
47 30 Jun, 1994 72 94 60 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
5 Pithos Late Iron 2
3 Jar Late Iron 2
4 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Basin Late Iron 2
12 Krater Late Iron 2
7 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Mortar Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
2 Bowl Early Iron 2
1 Cookpot Early Iron 2
1 Lamp Early Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
2 Bowl Iron 1
1 Bowl Middle Bronze
48 30 Jun, 1994 78 113 82 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
11 Pithos Late Iron 2
3 Jar Late Iron 2
2 Jug Late Iron 2
12 Krater Late Iron 2
14 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
2 Jar Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
2 Jar Early Iron 2
4 Bowl Early Iron 2
49 30 Jun, 1994 7 11 7 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
2 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Jar Early Iron 2
50 01 Jul, 1994 25 54 33 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
10 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Mortar Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Pithos Early Iron 2
2 Jar Early Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
1 Bowl Early Iron 2
2 Jar Iron 1
2 Krater Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
5 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cookpot Iron 1
62 11 Jul, 1994 33 55 20 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
63 12 Jul, 1994 89 53 29 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2
5 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
1 Krater Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
73 18 Jul, 1994 59 78 50 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
5 Pithos Late Iron 2
2 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Basin Late Iron 2
10 Krater Late Iron 2
13 Bowl Late Iron 2
3 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
74 19 Jul, 1994 75 77 34 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
5 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
1 Basin Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
7 Bowl Late Iron 2
2 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Jug Early Iron 2
75 19 Jul, 1994 66 61 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
3 Jug Late Iron 2
3 Krater Late Iron 2
4 Bowl, carinated Late Iron 2
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
76 20 Jul, 1994 70 113 31 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos
1 Jar
5 Jug
4 Krater
4 Bowl
3 Cookpot
1 Lamp
77 20 Jul, 1994 40 56 10 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos
2 Jar
1 Jug
3 Bowl
1 Cookpot
2 Lamp
78 21 Jul, 1994 28 136 7 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
2 Cookpot Iron 1
199 04 Jul, 2008 30 124 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Iron 1
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
200 04 Jul, 2008 17 180 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Krater Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
3 Jug Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
201 04 Jul, 2008 20 131 11 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 1
2 Jar Iron 1
2 Krater Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
202 07 Jul, 2008 23 285 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Hellenistic poss 1 bod
1 Jug Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jar Iron 1
2 Jug Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
203 07 Jul, 2008 19 209 21 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Iron 2
1 Jug Iron 2
1 Pot Iron 2
3 Cooking pot Iron 2
2 Lamp Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
204 07 Jul, 2008 22 199 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Hellenistic poss 1 bod
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
5 Bowl Iron 1
205 07 Jul, 2008 6 215 18 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jar Iron 1
206 08 Jul, 2008 22 114 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Bowl Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
1 Plate Iron 2
3 Jar Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
207 08 Jul, 2008 39 94 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Basin Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Iron 2
2 Jar Iron 1
2 Jug Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
1 Pithos Iron 1
208 08 Jul, 2008 34 220 16 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Hellenistic poss 1 bod
1 Basin Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Iron 1
2 Bowl Iron 1
1 Jar Late Bronze
1 Jug Late Bronze
1 Bowl Late Bronze
209 10 Jul, 2008 23 42 13 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
2 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
211 10 Jul, 2008 20 45 5 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
210 11 Jul, 2008 34 99 14 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
2 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
1 Jar Early Iron 1
1 Jar Early Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Early Iron 1

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
24 Jun, 1994 94H30091 Progress
29 Jun, 1994 94H30121 Progress
27 Jun, 1994 94H30104 Progress
28 Jun, 1994 94H30108 Progress
30 Jun, 1994 94H30147 Progress
01 Jul, 1994 94H30150 Progress
15 Jul, 1994 94H30316 S balk
18 Jul, 1994 94H30320 Balk removal
19 Jul, 1994 94H30333 Balk removal
20 Jul, 1994 94H30346 Balk removal
21 Jul, 1994 94H30359 Progress
02 Jul, 2008 08H30063 Progress
03 Jul, 2008 08H30086 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08H30109 Progress
07 Jul, 2008 08H30139 Progress
08 Jul, 2008 08H30165 Progress
09 Jul, 2008 08H30192 Progress
11 Jul, 2008 08H30237 Progress
14 Jul, 2008 08H30264 Progress