Locus A.7J69.003

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

C. Houghton

Designation:

NE-SW wall separating L 6 & 7

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

28 Jun, 1996

End Date:

02 Aug, 2006

Interpretation

Function:

W wall of small pillared room

Stratigraphy remarks:

Bonded to the other walls of the room (22 on N; 8 on E; 13 on S)

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

0

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

0

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

0

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

20

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

45

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

20

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

80

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

0

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Brick

Length (upper):

0.0

Length (lower):

0.0

Width (upper):

0.0

Width (lower):

0.0

Depth (upper):

0.0

Depth (lower):

0.0

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

100

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

0

Ashlar %:

0

Bossed %:

0

Tooling (Stone Only)

Upper Width:

0.0

Lower Width:

0.0

Upper Length:

0.0

Lower Length:

0.0

Sketch:

false

Photo:

false

Mortar

Dry-laid %:

100

Clay %:

0

Mud %:

0

Cement %:

0

Plaster %:

0

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

7

Lowest Count:

6

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.5

Greatest width in meters:

1

Smallest width in meters:

0.5

Greatest Height in meters:

1.9

Lowest Height in meters:

1.4

Orientation (degrees):

40

Dip (degrees):

10

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Bottom was apparently reached in 1998 with boulder tumble beneath

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
4 0 911.85
8 913.63 0
9 0 912.05
13 0 912.02
13 913.53 0
13 913.36 0

Stratigraphy

Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:018
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:021
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:023
Bonded to Wall A7J69:022
Under Earth layer A7J69:001
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:006
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:007
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:010
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:016
Bonded to Wall A7J69:015
Bonded to Wall A7J69:013
Equals Wall A7J59:019
Abutted by Wall A7J59:030
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:031
Equals Wall A7J79:063
Sealed agnst by Surface A7J69:023
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:034
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:036
Bonded to Wall A7J69:013
Bonded to Wall A7J69:022
Over Earth layer A7J69:050
Over Earth layer A7J69:057
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:056

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
135 20 Jul, 2006 39 67 7 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jar Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
1 cooking pot Iron 1
138 21 Jul, 2006 39 8 0 0

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
29 Jun, 1998 98A69021 Pre-excavation
04 Aug, 1998 98A69488 Final
04 Aug, 1998 98A69489 Final
04 Aug, 1998 98A69490 Final
30 Jun, 1998 98A69028 Progress
01 Jul, 1998 98A69053 Progress
10 Jul, 1998 98A69165 Progress
27 Jul, 1998 98A69356 Room from S
27 Jul, 1998 98A69357 Room from E
27 Jul, 1998 98A69358 Room from N
02 Jul, 1998 98A69063 Wall 15
16 Jul, 1998 98A69227 Progress
24 Jul, 1998 98A69338 Progress
30 Jul, 1998 98A69415 Progress
04 Aug, 1998 98A69465 W wall
02 Jul, 1998 98A69170 Progress
02 Jul, 1996 96A69042 Progress
19 Jul, 1996 96A68022 Progress
17 Jul, 1996 96A69052 Progress
17 Jul, 1996 96A69052 Progress
18 Jul, 1996 96A69053 Progress
23 Jul, 1996 96A69055 Progress
24 Jul, 1996 96A69056 Progress
26 Jul, 1996 96A69057 Progress
29 Jul, 1996 96A69060 Progress
30 Jul, 1996 96A69061 Final
30 Jul, 2006 06A69009 Progress
03 Jul, 2006 06A69021 Progress
04 Jul, 2006 06A69038 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06A69252 Exposed Wall
19 Jul, 2006 06A69251 Exposed Wall
31 Jul, 2006 06A69403 Progress
06 Jul, 2006 06A69077 Progress
12 Jul, 2006 06A69156 Progress
14 Jul, 2006 06A69193 Progress
17 Jul, 2006 06A69210 Progress
21 Jul, 2006 06A69284 Progress
24 Jul, 2006 06A69303 Progress
25 Jul, 2006 06A69319 Progress
26 Jul, 2006 06A69335 Progress
30 Jul, 2006 06A69392 Progress
30 Jul, 2006 06A69393 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06A69402 Progress
02 Aug, 2006 06A69436 Final Walls
07 Jul, 2006 06A69097 Progress
10 Jul, 2006 06A69117 Progress
11 Jul, 2006 06A69137 Progress
13 Jul, 2006 06A69177 Progress
17 Jul, 2006 06A69211 Progress
18 Jul, 2006 06A69228 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06A69247 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06A69250 West wall 3
28 Jul, 2006 06A69370 Progress
29 Jul, 1996 96A69058 Progress
30 Jul, 1996 96A69062 Final