Locus L.6K89.026

General Information

Locus Type:

Earth

Supervisor:

R. Kent

Designation:

Beaten-earth surface

Reason:

Firmer; flat-lying pottery; surface laminations

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Arbitrary

Start Date:

12 Jul, 2004

End Date:

13 Jul, 2004

Interpretation

Function:

Poss exposure surface between LIR2 and Hel consatruction

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than Hel structures

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 6/3

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

20

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

30

Consistence

Hardness:

S. Hard

Compactness Description 1:

Loose

Compactness Degree 1:

moderately

Compactness Description 2:

Firm

Compactness Degree 2:

somewhat

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

2.55

Width:

1.58

Upper Depth:

0.08

Lower Depth:

0.03

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Beaten Earth

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

630

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

1

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

0.05

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):

0.33

Ash Size (in m):

0.08

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:

Patterned

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:

Cobbles & boulders mostly in apparent tumble along W balk; large collection of flat lying pottery including unfired sherds of pithos; level at Loca 32 was a flat rock and so has same top & bottom levels

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
19 910.23 910.15
21 910.17 910.14
26 910.2 910.16
32 910.19 910.19

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K89:025
Over Earth layer L6K89:027
Seals against Wall L6K89:010
Seals against Wall L6K89:023
Cut by Pit L6K89:030

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
62 12 Jul, 2004 6 5 1 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
63 13 Jul, 2004 14 54 2 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Hellenistic bods
0 Iron 2 bods
0 Iron 1 bods
64 13 Jul, 2004 9 28 7 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
13 Jul, 2004 04L89158 Progress
13 Jul, 2004 04L89159 Tabun frags