Locus A.7J79.083

Architecture · E-W Wall

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor S. Stewart
Designation E-W Wall
Reason excavation has shown it's an earlier wall, not part of wall 58
Top Separation Very Clear
Bottom Separation Very Clear
Start Date 14 July, 2010
End Date 14 July, 2010

Interpretation

Function Iron IIB wall
Stratigraphy remarks earlier than wall 58
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

30

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

70

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Brick

Length (upper):

Length (lower):

Width (upper):

Width (lower):

Depth (upper):

Depth (lower):

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

100

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

Tooling (Stone Only)

Upper Width:

Lower Width:

Upper Length:

Lower Length:

Sketch:

false

Photo:

false

Mortar

Dry-laid %:

100

Clay %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

1

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

1

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

false

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.85

Greatest width in meters:

0.45

Smallest width in meters:

0.85

Greatest Height in meters:

0.25

Lowest Height in meters:

0.2

Orientation (degrees):

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Wall 83 (= Wall 7J69:52) has been removed. Wall 7J69:52 was removed in 2006 and Wall 83 consisted of 5 remaining stones that went into 7J79.

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
35 912.96 912.17

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Over Wall A7J79:058
Equals Wall A7J69:052

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
28 June, 2010 10A79028 progress
30 June, 2010 10A79054 progress
30 June, 2010 10A79057 progress
1 July, 2010 10A79067 progress
14 July, 2010 10A79195 progress