Locus A.7J69.024

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

C. Houghton

Designation:

Poss E-W wall line

Reason:

Stones in a row

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

05 Jul, 2006

End Date:

13 Jul, 2006

Interpretation

Function:

Buttress for Wall 13

Stratigraphy remarks:

Later than Wall 13

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Reused

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) %:

5

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

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 %:

80

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:

0

Lowest Count:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.15

Greatest width in meters:

0.61

Smallest width in meters:

0.32

Greatest Height in meters:

0.76

Lowest Height in meters:

0.63

Orientation (degrees):

130

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Buttressing W 13; earth between boulders was very loose, very crumbly, very friable, moderately moist; 10yr 4/3 brown

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
25 912.43 911.78
26 912.53 911.8
27 912.36 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7J69:027
Abuts Wall A7J69:013
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7J69:031

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
119 12 Jul, 2006 11 13 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Body Iron 1
0 Body MB2 through LB

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
05 Jul, 2006 06A69058 Progress
07 Jul, 2006 06A69096 Progress
10 Jul, 2006 06A69116 Progress
11 Jul, 2006 06A69136 Progress
12 Jul, 2006 06A69155 Progress
13 Jul, 2006 06A69174 Progress
06 Jul, 2006 06A69076 Progress