Locus: H7K21:043 Supervisor: J. DelColle
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: N-S wall bonded to Wall 42
Start date: 08 Jul, 2004
End date: 21 Jul, 2008
Rationale
Reason: Stones in a line
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Poss part of early phase of administrative center
Stratigraphy remarks: With Wall 42
Locus Date: Late Iron 2/Persian

Top Plan: 41,42,44

Description

Material:
Limestone Percent: 100

Masonry:
Wall Medium Boulder: 60

Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 100

Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100

Facing:
Facing: Unfaced

Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Free-standing

Courses:
Lower Course Count: 2

Rows:
Lower Row Count: 2

Measurements:
Length: 2.23
Lower Width: 0.77
Upper Width: 0.96
Lower Height: 0.54
Upper Height: 0.68
Orientation: 20

Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Little


Remarks: Founding level not reached in U04; large stone (.6 x .6m) at S end; appears to belong to Walls 43 & 4; removed in U08 (18-21 jul)
Stratigraphy remarks:


Levels

location top level bottom level
25 913.86 (Legacy Level: 912.41) 913.19 (Legacy Level: 911.74)
26 913.81 (Legacy Level: 912.36) no level
31 913.94 (Legacy Level: 912.49) 913.31 (Legacy Level: 911.86)
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 Wall H7K21:040
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:041
Bonded to Wall H7K21:042
Equals Wall H7K11:036
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:049
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K21:054
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:055
Bonded to Wall H7K21:048
Over Wall H7K21:081
Over Wall H7K20:028
Over Wall H7K20:029
Over Earth layer H7K21:073
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K20:027



Photos - Slideshow

04h21133 04H21133
Progress
09 Jul, 2004
04h21147 04H21147
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12 Jul, 2004
04h21120 04H21120
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04 Jul, 2004
04h21078 04H21078
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05 Jul, 2004
04h21092 04H21092
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06 Jul, 2004
04h21107 04H21107
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07 Jul, 2004
06h11110 06H11110
Progress
07 Jul, 2006
06h11130 06H11130
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10 Jul, 2006
06h11150 06H11150
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11 Jul, 2006
06h11167 06H11167
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12 Jul, 2006
06h21052 06H21052
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04 Jul, 2006
06h21070 06H21070
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05 Jul, 2006
06h21089 06H21089
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06 Jul, 2006
06h21025 06H21025
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03 Jul, 2006
08h21136 08H21136
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07 Jul, 2008
08h21261 08H21261
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14 Jul, 2008
08h21289 08H21289
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15 Jul, 2008
08h21366 08H21366
Progress
18 Jul, 2008
08h21396 08H21396
Progress
21 Jul, 2008

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
18 Jul, 2008 248 8 0 0 7
diagnostic date form
Iron 1 bods
date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
21 Jul, 2008 252 19 0 1 30
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian bods
Early Iron 1 1 Cooking pot

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A080340 Stopper 1 Certain

Object Information

Shape: Circular
Material: Ceramic

Object Dimensions

Weight: 23.1cm
Height/Length: 5.4cm
Width: 5.4cm
Thickness: 0.9cm
Diameter: 5.1cm