Locus L.6K68.004

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

S. Knoll

Designation:

Ephemeral beaten-earth surface

Reason:

Harder

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

30 Jun, 2000

End Date:

20 Jul, 2000

Interpretation

Function:

Fill layer used as a surface to build Wall 3

Stratigraphy remarks:

Later than Walls 5 & 8; earlier than Wall 3

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 5/4

Texture

Texture:

Sand clay loam-Silty clay loam

Particle Shape A %:

10

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

40

Consistence

Hardness:

Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Friable

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Compactness Degree 2:

Wetness Description:

Moist

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

2.7

Width:

2.55

Upper Depth:

0

Lower Depth:

0.52

Downslope Direction:

208

Degree of Slope:

7

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Beaten Earth

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

300

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

25

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0

Stone Distribution:

Random

Earth Inclusions

Nari Frequency (per m2):

200

Nari Size (in m):

0.02

Brick Frequency (per m2):

0

Brick Size (in m):

0

Pebble Frequency (per m2):

0

Pebble Size (in m):

0

Ash Frequency (per m2):

800

Ash Size (in m):

0.001

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:

Bioturbation against Wall 8

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
7	910.24	909.72
9	0	909.94
13	0	909.35
14	909.82	0
21	0	909.88

Stratigraphy

Under	Earth layer	L6K68:002
Under	Wall	L6K68:003
Over	Wall	L6K68:005
Seals against	Wall	L6K68:008

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

29

06 Jul, 2000

14

31

3

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
0			Iron 2		bods
0			Iron 1		bods

30

06 Jul, 2000

9

28

7

5

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Jar	Late Iron 1
1	Jug	Late Iron 1
1	Krater	Late Iron 1
2	Cooking pot	Late Iron 1

31

07 Jul, 2000

30

104

12

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Bowl	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Cooking pot	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Jar	Late Iron 1
2	Jug	Late Iron 1
2	Bowl	Late Iron 1
1	Cooking pot	Late Iron 1
1	Jug	Iron 1

32

07 Jul, 2000

58

116

20

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
2	Jug	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Bowl	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Cooking pot	Late Iron 2/Persian
3	Jug	Early Iron 2
1	Lamp	Early Iron 2
1	Pithos	Iron 1
1	Krater	Iron 1
1	Cooking pot	Iron 1

33

10 Jul, 2000

50

100

15

5

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Late Iron 1
2	Jar	Late Iron 1
1	Jug	Late Iron 1
2	Cooking pot	Late Iron 1
1	Bowl	Late Iron 1

34

10 Jul, 2000

43

44

7

5

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Late Iron 1
2	Jar	Late Iron 1
1	Jug	Late Iron 1
2	Cooking pot	Late Iron 1

56

20 Jul, 2000

31

60

8

0

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Late Iron 1
0	Bowl	Late Iron 1
2	Jug	LB-Iron 1 Trans
1	Krater	LB-Iron 1 Trans
2	Bowl	LB-Iron 1 Trans
2	Cooking pot	LB-Iron 1 Trans

35

0

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
03 Jul, 2000	00L68111	Progress
06 Jul, 2000	00L68171	Progress
10 Jul, 2000	00L68217	Progress
11 Jul, 2000	00L68236	Progress
12 Jul, 2000	00L68259	Progress
13 Jul, 2000	00L68280	Progress
18 Jul, 2000	00L68348	Progress
05 Jul, 2000	00L68158	Wall 3
07 Jul, 2000	00L68191	Progress
21 Jul, 2000	00L68413	Progress
20 Jul, 2000	00L68391	Progress
24 Jul, 2000	00L68436	Progress
03 Jul, 2000	00L68120	Pot in situ