Locus: H7K12:009 Supervisor: J. Williams
Locus type: Earth
Designation: Occupational debris between Walls 5 & 7
Start date: 15 Jul, 1998
End date: 29 Jul, 1998
Rationale
Reason: Looser
Top separation: Average / Bottom separation: Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Post occupation debris E of Wall 7 & N of Wall 4; no door
Stratigraphy remarks: FT 22 was only discovered in the N balk & could have contaminated the locus in the main part of the square
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian

Top Plan: 4,5,7
Draw Balks: N

Description

Munsel:
Verbal: Dark yellowish brown
Number: 10YR 4/4

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

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

Measurements:
Length: 2.4
Width: 1.3
Lower Depth: 0.47
Upper Depth: 0.71
Direction: 0
Slope: 0


Inclusions:
Pebbles: 500.0
Cobbles: 3.0
Boulders: 0.1
Stone Distribution: Random

Artifact Inclusions:
Tesserae: 1.0
Artifact Distribution: Random

Organic Inclusions:
Burnt Wood Count: 0.01
Burnt Wood Size: 5.0
Organic Distribution: Random


Remarks: Slightly more cobbles in S & in N near bottom

Levels

location top level bottom level
10 914.43 (Legacy Level: 912.98) 913.96 (Legacy Level: 912.51)
16 914.37 (Legacy Level: 912.92) 914.78 (Legacy Level: 913.33)
22 914.44 (Legacy Level: 912.99) 913.73 (Legacy Level: 912.28)
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 Earth layer H7K12:002
Over Surface H7K12:020
Seals against Wall H7K12:004
Seals against Wall H7K12:005
Seals against Wall H7K12:007
Cut by FT H7K12:022
Cut by Earth layer H7K12:017
Equals Earth layer H7K12:043


Photos - Slideshow

98h12320 98H12320
N balk progress
23 Jul, 1998
98h12413 98H12413
Progress
30 Jul, 1998
98h12336 98H12336
Progress
24 Jul, 1998
98h12246 98H12246
N balk progress
17 Jul, 1998
98h12262 98H12262
N balk progress
20 Jul, 1998
98h12277 98H12277
N balk progress
21 Jul, 1998
98h12298 98H12298
N balk progress
22 Jul, 1998
98h12205 98H12205
Progress
14 Jul, 1998
98h12235 98H12235
Progress
16 Jul, 1998

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
15 Jul, 1998 26 34 0 10 54
diagnostic date form
Roman 1 bod
Hellenistic 1 Jug
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 3 Jugs, 2 Bowls, 3 Cooking pots
Late Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
16 Jul, 1998 27 18 0 5 22
diagnostic date form
Byzantine 1 bod
Late Iron 2 1 Lamp
Late Iron 1 1 Pithos
Early Iron 1 1 Cooking pot
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
29 Jul, 1998 40 7 0 1 14
diagnostic date form
Hellenistic 1 Cooking pot
Iron bods
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
29 Jul, 1998 43 14 0 4 10
diagnostic date form
Iron 2 1 Jug, 1 Krater, 1 Lamp
Iron 1 1 Pithos
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
30 Jul, 1998 44 16 0 3 34
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 2 Jars, 1 Bowl

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
not available Stopper 1 Possible

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic
Other Information:
  Jar
  Reworked

Object Dimensions