Locus A.7K40.017

Architecture · E-W wall

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor A. Lazaro
Designation E-W wall
Reason 3 stones in a row
Top Separation Average
Bottom Separation Average
Start Date 20 July, 1984
End Date 31 July, 1984

Interpretation

Function Small wall, function not certain; Wall 17 seems to be a secondary wall of bad construction
Stratigraphy remarks Built at a late phase against W 5
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Decayed

Limestone Qualifier 2:

None

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) %:

0

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 %:

15

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:

Battered

Tendencies:

Unstable, though built with some care

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.31

Greatest width in meters:

0.46

Smallest width in meters:

0.32

Greatest Height in meters:

0.58

Lowest Height in meters:

0.61

Orientation (degrees):

260

Dip (degrees):

2

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

10

Lean Degrees:

8

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Tooling: no real traces visible of the use of tools; on last day a poss N-S wall was found poss connected to Wall 17; further investigation is needed; S of Wall 17 a pebble spot was found (see L 10); a large amount of the clayish material characteristic of L 12 & 13 was found, together with large sized sherds and a piece of a dark clay lump of unknown function (see L 12/13)

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
19 912.53 0
20 912.54 911.9
21 912.59 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer A7K40:003
Over Earth layer A7K40:020
Abuts Wall A7K40:005
Sealed agnst by Surface A7K40:018
Sealed agnst by Surface A7K40:011
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K40:012
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K40:013
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K40:009
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K40:010
Contiguous to Earth layer A7K40:016

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
24 July, 1984 84A40366 Progress
24 July, 1984 84A40369 Detail Wall 17
20 July, 1984 84A40424 Progress
23 July, 1984 84A40354 Progress
30 July, 1984 8414-0230 Progress
31 July, 1984 84A40520 Progress
1 August, 1984 84A40540 Progress, N balk
24 July, 1984 84A40402 Progress