| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Designator | Fill |
| Context rating | Secondary |
| General remarks | Locus 23 is the fill surrounding the South wall of furnace (L2/L20).We created this locus to isolate the material directly adjacent to the furnace for later analysis.(see L21).The theory being that mud / clay would be packed against the side at the furnace to insolate and support / protect it. On july 15 we cut a 15cm section out and comes across a large stone.then moved directly west and tried again .We found a change to soft soil 12cm deep. Upon removal of L20 we noted brick lines in the remaining buttress of L23. |
| Strat below | 1 |
| Strat above | 17, 49 |
| Strat abuts | 9, 29, 17, 20, 22, 10 |
| Top depth west | 590.83 |
| Bottom depth west | 590.54 |
| Dimension length | 0.9 |
| Dimension width | 0.1 |
| Start date | 2002-07-11 |
| End date | 2002-08-20 |
| Color | 10 YR 5/4 yellowish brown |
| Texture | Silty |
| Tentative Date | Middle Bronze Age |
| Has note | Contexts excavated in trenches were recorded using the "locus system." A locus is any discrete three-dimensional entity excavated in a trench. The key to the locus system is the recognition that a locus is any one thing. Differences in soil composition or texture are therefore as important as, for example, the difference between a pit and a wall. If two entities were distinct, they were considered separate loci and were therefore assigned separate locus numbers. It should also be noted that every context excavated in a trench was given a locus number and thus the trench itself is made up completely of excavated loci. |
Suggested Citation
Drew McGaraghan. (2012) "Locus 23 from Asia/Turkey/Kenan Tepe/Area D/Trench 6". In Kenan Tepe. Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Ed). Released: 2012-03-28. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/846ce372-0e42-4ba0-5669-43409cab0fbc> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tb13j66
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