Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Location	East edge of Tr. 126, south of Locus 10 semi-circular feature.
Architectural or Soil Locus?	Soil
Stage Description	Selective Re-use.
Phase Description	Phase X: Site abandonment post major collapse dating to the Byzantine period from the CE 4th to 5th c....
Definition	Ash Lens South of Semi-circular Feature (Locus 10)
Underlies	Loci 12.
Bottom (m)	Closing elevation: 899.49 m.
Overlies	Loci 12.
Description	This ash lens was localized to the area inside the Locus 10 semi-circular (apsidal) feature, and extended south to the edge of the Locus 4 collapse pile. It emerged in this area within a few centimeters after excavation of the Locus 12 soil deposit was begun. The lens consisted of nearly pure ash with cinders. The Munsell Color range was between 10YR 3/1 (Very Dark Gray) and 2/1 (Black). The deposit yielded no pottery, but many pieces of bone from various animal species. Unfortunately, due to some confusion during the excavation process these bones were mixed into B-7 from Locus 12 on the same day, so there is no separate bone bag for these finds. The deposit appears to originate from a period of secondary use of the Locus 10 semi-circular feature as a cooking area sometime after the collapse event. This interpretation seems to be supported by two factors: (1) the interior (south) face of the Locus 10 stones are severely blackened above the level of the original suspended floor; and (2) the depth and dimensions of the ash lens suggest it resulted from a period of sustained use rather than from a dumping event.
Phase	X
Preserved Height	0.41 m (at deepest).
Stage	Stage 8
Combined with	None.
Top (m)	Opening elevation: 899.90 m.
Size	1.67 m north south-by-1.55 m east west.