Locus Summary Area 6
Locus Stratum Description/Artifacts
6001 Str. I
Slope debris consisting of water-washed material and rock spill in
light brownish gray, moderately compacted soil. Contains pebbles,
cobbles and shards in even distribution. Located 4.00 m. from the
South balk and 4.00 m. from the West balk. At top level 480.98 m.
(W), 480.50 m., 480.11 m., 479.51 (E) to 480.54 m. (W), 480.11 m.,
479.85 m. above wall 6002, surface 6003, and glacis 6004.
See Sections North, South, West.
I.6.1 7/26/76 EB, Iron II, Rom/Byz NS
I.6.2 7/27/76 EB, Iron II, Arab buff NS
I.6.5 7/4/77 EB, MB II, Iron II, Hell, Byz
MC 2056 bone sample
MC 2055 flint sample
MC 2115 fan scraper Obj. 151
I.6.6 7/5/77 EB, Byz
MC 2090 bone Sample
MC 2109 lithic Sample
MC 2094 worked stone discard
MC 2091 flint blade 2091, 2091A
MC 2092 flint blade 2092-1, 2092-1A
2092-2, 2092-2A
MC 2093 flint blade 2093, 2093A
I.6.8 7/12/77 EB, Iron II, Byz
MC 2360 bone Sample
MC 2358 lithic Sample
MC 2359 bone Sample
I.6.9 7/12/77 EB, Iron II, Byz
I.6.10 7/20/77 EB II, Iron II
MC 2851 bone Sample
MC 2853 lithic Sample
MC 2854 ballista discard
MC 2852 flint blade discard
I.6.11 7/21/77 EB, Iron II, Byz
MC 2907 bone Sample
MC 2906 flint Sample
I.6.12 7/21/77 EB, Iron II
MC 2908 bone Sample
MC 2905 lithic Sample
I.6.13 7/21/77 EB, Iron I, Iron II
MC 2938 bone Sample
MC 2939 lithic 2939, 2939A
MC 2940 shell with drilled hole Sample
MC 2936 stone mortar? discard
MC 2935 quern discard
I.6.14 7/21/77 EB, Iron II
MC 2937 bone Sample
I.6.15 7/22/77 EB Iron II
MC 2994 bone Sample
MC 2995 bone sample
MC 2993 lithic Sample
MC 2996 ballista discard
MC 2997 quern frag discard
I.6.16 7/22/77 EB, Iron II
MC 3077 bone Sample
MC 3076 lithic Sample
I. 6.17 7/22/77 EB, Iron II
MC 3075 bone Sample
I.6.18 7/24/77 EB, Iron II
MC 3096 bone Sample
MC 3095 lithic Sample
I.6.19 7/24/77 EB, Iron II, Byz
MC 3094 bone Sample
MC 3099 lithic Sample
MC 3098 flint blade Obj. 299, Obj. 299A
I.6.20 7/24/77 EB, Iron II
I.6.21 7/24/77 EB, MB II, Iron II, Byz
MC 4047 bone Sample
MC 4048 flint scraper Obj. 301, Obj. 301A
I.6.22 7/25/77 EB, Iron II
MC 4058 bone Sample
6002 Str. III
Wall constructed of boulder sized stones, roughly shaped. The
wall is dry laid and remains one course high (30?50 cm.) and
one row wide (43 cm.). The wall is located 1.00 m. from the South
balk and 43 cm. from the West balk. At top level 480.66 m. and
480.46 m. below 6001 to 479.89 m. and 480.16 m. above glacis 6004
(see Area 7, 7007). The wall was founded at 479.97 m. (S)
and 480.09 m. (N). This wall was cut into glacis 6004 at the
West balk line; surface 6003 runs to it from the East.
See Section South; Plan 22; Photo 209, 210
6003 Str. III
Surface running to wall 6002, of a light gray, heavily compacted loess/mud
brick material. It is an even surface for about 55 cm. to the East where
it has been eroded on the tell slope. Contained very little pottery. Located
1.0 m. from the South balk and between approximately 50 cm. And 1.05 m. from
the West balk. At top level 480.11 m. below 6001 and above 6003.1.
This surface was set on the earlier glacis 6004 and against wall 6002.
See Section South; Plan 22; Photo 206
6003.1 Str. III
Debris of surface 6003 consisting of light gray, compacted loess and clay
with little pottery and no stones. Located 1.00 m. from the South balk and
between 50 cm. and 1.05 m. from the West balk. At top level 480.ll me below
6003 to 479.8O m., 479.77 m. above glacis 6004.
See Section South.
I.6.3 7/29/76 Iron I, Iron II
6004 Str. XV
Glacis consisting of alternating layers of brownish to yellow clay and
crushed limestone chalk sloping at about a 40 degree angle. Located 4.0 m.
from the South balk and between 4.92 m. from the West balk (retained on the
East by wall 5006 which extends up to .50 m. into the 6/5 balk). At top
level 478.35 m. below debris 6001 to bottom level 476.45 m. (West) and
475.85 m. (East) above soil 6006.
The lower 75 cm. of the glacis consisted of a level fill of crushed limestone
including large pieces. Above this, alternating layers of crushed limestone
and clay were deposited with tip lines running downslope. The South section
shows pitting into the glacis in the 6/5 balk.
See Sections East, West, South; Plan 87; Photo 375, 407, 1254
I.6.23 7/10/80 EB UD NS
MC 12093 lithic sample
MC 12094 bone sample
I.6.24 7/10/80 EB UD NS
I.6.25 7/11/80 EB NS
MC 12096 lithic sample
MC 12097 shell sample
I.6.26 7/14/80 EB
I.6.27 7/15/80 EB NS
I.6.28 7/16/80 EB UD NS
MC 12099 lithic sample
I.6.29 7/16/80 no pottery
I.6.30 7/17/80 EB
I.6.31 7/18/80 EB
I.6.32 7/20/80 EB NS
I.6.33 7/21/80 EB NS
I.6.35 7/20/86 EB III
I.6.36 7/20/86 EB III
I.6.37 7/22/86 EB III
6005 Str. pre III
Artificial locus of material beneath wall 6002, consisting
of a gray?brown, compacted clay and a portion of the glacis
makeup 6004. Located 1.0 m. from the South balk and between
5 cm. and 50 cm. from the West balk. At top levels 479.97 m.
(S) and 480.09 m. (N) below wall 6002 to 479.94 m. (S) and
480.09 m. (N) above glacis 6004.
See Section South.
I.6.7 7/12/77 EB, Byz
6006 Str. Pre XV
Soil resting on bedrock. Located 1.0 m. from the South balk and between
2.75 m. and 4.50 m. from the West balk at the base of wall 5006. At top
levels 476.45 m. below glacis 6005 to bottom level 475.87 m. above bedrock.
A narrow foundation trench for wall 5006 was cut into this soil. The soil was
reddish brown with a few stones. The one or two sherds of basket 38 are from
the very top of this soil which may have been disturbed by glacis construction
activity.
I.6.38 7/20/86 EB III
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