Locus: H7K11:019 Supervisor: A. DeGagne
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Cobbled surface in N along Threshold 18
Start date: 15 Jul, 1998
End date: 30 Jul, 2004
Rationale
Reason: Presence of cobble layer
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Part of the cobble surface in use with Threshold 18
Stratigraphy remarks: Surface in part of the administrative complex; earlier than Wall 7K21:2 whose FT cuts it
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian

Top Plan: 29,30,31,32,33,34
Draw Balks: N

Description

Munsel:
Verbal: Brown
Number: 10YR 5/3

Texture:
Loam-Silt loam
Particle Shape:
A: 10
As: 20
Sr: 30
R: 40

Consistence:
Hardness: Loose
Compactness: moderately. Crumbly
Wetness: moderately. Moist
Structure: Random

Measurements:
Length: 1.32
Width: 1.03
Lower Depth: 0.09
Upper Depth: 0.24
Direction: 0
Slope: 0

Surface Material:
Cobbles
Greates number observable: 0

Inclusions:
Pebbles: 480.0
Cobbles: 77.0
Boulders: 3.0
Stone Distribution: Patterned

Remarks: The cobbles seal against Threshold 18; unexcavated in U98; boulders arranged in a straight dual-lined row; cobbles used to hold boulders in place and fill between them
Stratigraphy Remarks: Relation to Wall 4 is uncertain


Levels

location top level bottom level
3 914.16 (Legacy Level: 912.71) 913.96 (Legacy Level: 912.51)
3 914.07 (Legacy Level: 912.62) 913.98 (Legacy Level: 912.53)
3 914.20 (Legacy Level: 912.75) 913.96 (Legacy Level: 912.51)
4 914.11 (Legacy Level: 912.66) no level
10 914.21 (Legacy Level: 912.76) no level
location grid
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36



Stratigraphy

type description related locus
Under Surface H7K11:016
Seals against Wall H7K11:018
Seals against Wall H7K11:004
Over Earth layer H7K11:042
Cut by FT H7K11:033



Photos - Slideshow

98h11237 98H11237
Plaster
16 Jul, 1998
98h11247 98H11247
Progress
17 Jul, 1998
04h11106 04H11106
Progress
07 Jul, 2004
04h11172 04H11172
Progress
14 Jul, 2004
04h11193 04H11193
Progress
15 Jul, 2004
04h11196 04H11196
Progress
16 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
29 Jul, 2004 107 6 0 1 12
diagnostic date form
Iron bods
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
30 Jul, 2004 110 7 0 1 14
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 1 1 Pithos

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A040268 Plaque 1 Possible Finished on both sides.

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Rectangular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 3.9cm
Height/Length: 3.4cm
Width: 1.9cm
Thickness: 0.64cm