Locus M.7K34.002

Earth · Original topsoil with some sift debris on top

General Information

Locus Type Earth
Supervisor A. Whiteway
Designation Original topsoil with some sift debris on top
Reason Slight darkening color
Top Separation Clear
Bottom Separation Average
Start Date 3 July, 2008
End Date 18 July, 2008

Interpretation

Function Original topsoil
Stratigraphy remarks Later than any architectural features
Balk —
Phase —
Stratum —

Earth Description

Color

Munsell Number:

10YR 6/3

Texture

Texture:

Loam-Silt loam

Particle Shape A %:

10

Particle Shape AS %:

20

Particle Shape SR %:

30

Particle Shape R %:

40

Consistence

Hardness:

Loose

Compactness Description 1:

Gravelly

Compactness Degree 1:

very

Compactness Description 2:

Loose

Compactness Degree 2:

moderately

Wetness Description:

Dry

Wetness Degree:

moderately

Structure:

Random

Measurements

Length:

5

Width:

5

Upper Depth:

0.87

Lower Depth:

0.12

Downslope Direction:

0

Degree of Slope:

0

Surface Material

Surface Material:

Laminated Surface:

0

Stone Inclusions

Pebbles (2mm-6cm)/bskt:

120

Cobbles (6 - 25cm)/bskt:

24

Boulders (25 cm+)/bskt:

1

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:

Flint Frequency:

Glass Totals:

0

Tesserae Totals:

6

Tabun Fragments:

0

Brick Fragments:

9

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:

Random

Remarks

Remarks:

Lots of rubble; top levels may be incorrect due to total station problems; corrected in balk drawings

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 914.24 913.95
11 914.53 913.66
31 914.71 913.8
35 914.46 913.9

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer M7K34:001
Over Surface M7K34:003
Over Earth layer M7K34:004
Over Earth layer M7K34:005
Over Surface M7K34:006

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
5 3 July, 2008 63 109 24 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
4 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Iron 1
6 4 July, 2008 103 120 38 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Mortar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Iron 2
2 Jar Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
7 7 July, 2008 87 168 43 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jar Iron 1
1 Krater Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
8 7 July, 2008 62 82 34 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Byzantine 1 bod
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Iron 1
9 8 July, 2008 122 160 35 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Undetermined
1 Bowl Hellenistic
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
10 9 July, 2008 100 160 35 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Zir Modern
0 Early Islamic 1 bod
0 Byzantine 1 bod
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
9 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar/Jug Iron 1
11 9 July, 2008 60 148 39 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
15 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
12 10 July, 2008 55 118 43 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Iron 2
13 10 July, 2008 33 168 53 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Juglet Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Iron 2
1 Lamp Iron 2
2 Jar Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 2
1 Jar Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
16 14 July, 2008 82 173 43 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Undetermined
0 Late Islamic 1 bod
0 Byzantine 1 bod
4 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 1
17 15 July, 2008 40 151 45 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Iron 2
2 Cooking pot Iron 2
18 15 July, 2008 39 143 34 1

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Undetermined
0 Byzantine 1 bod
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 2
19 15 July, 2008 44 137 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Bowl Iron 2
3 Cooking pot Iron 2
20 15 July, 2008 34 132 19 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 2
2 Jar/Jug Iron 2
5 Bowl Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
21 15 July, 2008 44 196 41 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 2
5 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
22 15 July, 2008 33 118 28 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
16 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
23 15 July, 2008 60 158 18 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
0 Iron 1
24 15 July, 2008 38 124 25 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 UD Undetermined
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
25 15 July, 2008 28 89 17 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Modern 1 bod
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
26 16 July, 2008 56 143 51 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Ibreek Modern
0 Byzantine 1 bod
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
27 16 July, 2008 55 132 47 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 / Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Juglet Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Pithos Iron 2
1 Juglet Iron 2
3 Bowl Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
28 16 July, 2008 56 110 37 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Byzantine 1 bod
2 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 2
2 Jug Iron 2
2 Krater Iron 2
2 Bowl Iron 2
1 Jar/Jug Iron 1
29 16 July, 2008 77 140 38 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Hellenistic
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jug Iron 2
5 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Bronze
30 17 July, 2008 67 143 43 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
10 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Iron 2
3 Bowl Iron 2
1 Plate Iron 2
31 17 July, 2008 60 102 49 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Modern 1 bod
0 Byzantine 2 bods
4 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
11 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Lamp Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Pithos Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
32 17 July, 2008 59 144 56 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
3 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
6 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
8 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jar Iron 2
1 Krater Iron 2
3 Bowl Iron 2
1 Plate Iron 2
2 Cooking pot Iron 2
1 Pithos Iron 1
1 Jug Iron 1
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Cooking pot Iron 1
33 18 July, 2008 75 160 70 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Undetermined
1 UD Undetermined
1 Pithos Late Iron 2/Persian
3 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Jug Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Juglet Late Iron 2/Persian
7 Krater Late Iron 2/Persian
21 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Plate Late Iron 2/Persian
4 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
2 Pithos Iron 2
6 Bowl Iron 2
1 Cooking pot Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 1
1 Bowl Late Bronze

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
3 July, 2008 08M34082 Progress
4 July, 2008 08M34105 Progress
7 July, 2008 08M34134 Progress
8 July, 2008 08M34161 Progress
9 July, 2008 08M34188 Progress
10 July, 2008 08M34214 Progress
11 July, 2008 08M34233 Progress
14 July, 2008 08M34259 Progress
15 July, 2008 08M34287 Progress
16 July, 2008 08M34314 Progress
17 July, 2008 08M34340 Progress
18 July, 2008 08M34364 Progress
21 July, 2008 08M34395 Progress
22 July, 2008 08M34425 Progress
22 July, 2008 08M34449 Cobble Surface 3