Locus: F6L98:006
Supervisor:
D. Herr
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: Terrace wall
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: Terrace wall
Start date:
03 Jul, 1987
End date: 08 Jul, 1987
End date: 08 Jul, 1987
Rationale
Reason: Stones in a line
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Very Clear
Interpretation:
Function: Poss terrace wall, very small as it appears in the square
Stratigraphy remarks: Used with Wall 46; filled by Surfs 5 & 7 which seal against it; earlier than the soil layers; also sealed against by L 8 IR2; this is over Surf 31
Locus Date: Persian
Reason: Stones in a line
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Very Clear
Interpretation:
Function: Poss terrace wall, very small as it appears in the square
Stratigraphy remarks: Used with Wall 46; filled by Surfs 5 & 7 which seal against it; earlier than the soil layers; also sealed against by L 8 IR2; this is over Surf 31
Locus Date: Persian
Description
Material:
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100
Masonry:
Wall Medium Boulder: 10
Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 100
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100
Masonry:
Wall Medium Boulder: 10
Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 100
Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100
Facing:
Facing: Unfaced
Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Battered
Courses:
Lower Course Count: 2
Upper Course Count: 3
Rows:
Lower Row Count: 1
Measurements:
Length: 2.4
Lower Width: 0.2
Upper Width: 0.32
Lower Height: 0.42
Upper Height: 0.5
Orientation: 48
Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Half
Dry Laid Percent: 100
Facing:
Facing: Unfaced
Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Battered
Courses:
Lower Course Count: 2
Upper Course Count: 3
Rows:
Lower Row Count: 1
Measurements:
Length: 2.4
Lower Width: 0.2
Upper Width: 0.32
Lower Height: 0.42
Upper Height: 0.5
Orientation: 48
Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Half
Remarks: Don't know original height of wall, so we're not sure how much has been preserved
Stratigraphy remarks:
Levels
| location | top level | bottom level |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 908.25 | 907.83 |
| 11 | 908.15 | no level |
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 | F6L98:002 |
| Over | Surface | F6L98:031 |
| Over | Surface | F6L98:011 |
| Abuts | Wall | F6L98:004 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | F6L98:002 |
| Sealed agnst by | Surface | F6L98:005 |
| Sealed agnst by | Surface | F6L98:007 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | F6L98:008 |
Photos - Slideshow
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87B070204
Progress
02 Jul, 1987
87B070204
Progress
02 Jul, 1987
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87B070604
Progress
06 Jul, 1987
87B070604
Progress
06 Jul, 1987
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87A070714
Wall 4
07 Jul, 1987
87A070714
Wall 4
07 Jul, 1987
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87A070715
Wall 6
07 Jul, 1987
87A070715
Wall 6
07 Jul, 1987
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87B070704
Progress
07 Jul, 1987
87B070704
Progress
07 Jul, 1987
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87B070804
Progress
08 Jul, 1987
87B070804
Progress
08 Jul, 1987
Pottery Readings
| date | pail | baskets | publish | diagnostics | total count | location | comments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul, 1987 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
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