Locus: H7K12:004 Supervisor: R. Saley
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: E-W wall
Start date: 06 Jul, 1998
End date: 01 Jul, 2008
Rationale
Reason: Stones in a line
Top separation: / Bottom separation:

Interpretation:
Function: Width suggests a poss defensive wall or external wall of a complex
Stratigraphy remarks: Prob the oldest wall in square; other walls seem to cut it or have FTs that are later; poss reused in later phases
Locus Date:

Top Plan: 5,6,7,30,34,43,35
Draw Balks: W

Description

Material:
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100

Masonry:
Wall Cobbles: 45
Wall Large Boulder: 10
Wall Very Large Boulder: 40

Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 5
Semi Hewn Percent: 95

Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100

Facing:
Facing: Unfaced

Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Free-standing
Tendencies: Lower courses have smaller stones

Courses:
Lower Course Count: 2
Upper Course Count: 3

Rows:
Lower Row Count: 1
Upper Row Count: 2

Measurements:
Length: 3.03
Lower Width: 1.49
Upper Width: 1.51
Lower Height: 0.99
Upper Height: 1.29
Orientation: 104

Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Half


Remarks: Mostly 2 rows; E is slightly wider than W; bottom not reached
Stratigraphy remarks:


Levels

location top level bottom level
9 no level 913.36 (Legacy Level: 911.91)
13 914.59 (Legacy Level: 913.14) 914.01 (Legacy Level: 912.56)
19 914.60 (Legacy Level: 913.15) 914.01 (Legacy Level: 912.56)
19 914.65 (Legacy Level: 913.20) no level
20 914.41 (Legacy Level: 912.96) no level
26 914.67 (Legacy Level: 913.22) 914.07 (Legacy Level: 912.62)
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 H7K12:001
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:018
Cut by Wall H7K12:005
Abutted by Wall H7K12:007
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:003
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:009
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:012
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:016
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:027
Equals Wall H7K11:004
Over Surface H7K12:053
Abuts Wall H7K12:051
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:029
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:030
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:034
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:065
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:066
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:067
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:068
Over Wall H7K12:048



Photos - Slideshow

04h12041 04H12041
Progress
01 Jul, 2004
04h12056 04H12056
Progress
02 Jul, 2004
04h12077 04H12077
Progress
05 Jul, 2004
04h12091 04H12091
Progress
06 Jul, 2004
04h12105 04H12105
Progress
07 Jul, 2004
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 04H12369
Final plaza from E
30 Jul, 2004
04h12371 04H12371
Final from N
30 Jul, 2004
98h12395 98H12395
Progress
29 Jul, 1998
98h12413 98H12413
Progress
30 Jul, 1998
98h12486 98H12486
Final
05 Aug, 1998
98h12487 98H12487
Final
05 Aug, 1998
98h12336 98H12336
Progress
24 Jul, 1998
98h12352 98H12352
Progress
27 Jul, 1998
98h12377 98H12377
Progress
28 Jul, 1998
98h12435 98H12435
Progress
31 Jul, 1998
98h12085 98H12085
Progress
06 Jul, 1998
98h12246 98H12246
N balk progress
17 Jul, 1998
98h12277 98H12277
N balk progress
21 Jul, 1998
98h12108 98H12108
Progress
07 Jul, 1998
98h12129 98H12129
Progress
08 Jul, 1998
98h12143 98H12143
Progress
09 Jul, 1998
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 98H12160
Statue frags in situ
09 Jul, 1998
98h12163 98H12163
Progress
10 Jul, 1998
98h12182 98H12182
Progress
13 Jul, 1998
98h12205 98H12205
Progress
14 Jul, 1998
98h12235 98H12235
Progress
16 Jul, 1998
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 04A11119
Progress
08 Jul, 2004
Https%3a%2f%2fplacehold 04A11372
Final from N
30 Jul, 2004
06h12001 06H12001
Progress
30 Jun, 2006
06h12169 06H12169
Progress
12 Jul, 2006
06h12168 06H12168
Progress
12 Jul, 2006
06h12239 06H12239
7K11/7K12:29 Pavement
18 Jul, 2006
08h12215 08H12215
Progress
10 Jul, 2008
08h12607 08H12607
Final: Field H SE quadrant-2
29 Jul, 2008
08h12601 08H12601
Final: Field H SE quadrant
29 Jul, 2008

Pottery Readings

There are no pottery readings for this locus

Objects

There are no objects for this locus