Place: Ar/Ge.T19.537

A probe done in the NE corner of locus 536, just west of the LBA wall, in order to locate bedrock and seeing the rocks on the eastern side of the wall continued under. The soil was a light brown, loose sandy loam at the top of the locus. after coming down ~ 8cm, the soil changed in color slightly to a darker brown, remaining a sandy loam. The change in color may be due to soil moisture or rodent turbation, of which we saw some evidence. Rocks started coming up in the NE corner of the probe at this level and continue down for another 15-20 cm. The soil around the upper layer of rocks is very loose, perhaps due to rodent burrowing. In the lower levels of the probe, the density of cultural material was virtually zero.
A child's mandible, with associated teeth, was found in this locus.