Locus A.7K40.025

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Berge

Designation:

Poss E-W buttress wall or pedestal for Wall 8

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

30 Jun, 1992

End Date:

31 Jul, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

May be a buttressing wall

Stratigraphy remarks:

Prob contemporary with Wall 8; clearly above Surf 28 but probably a slightly latter addition

Balk:

E

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) %:

100

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 %:

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:

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Uses mostly long flat stones

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

5

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.1

Greatest width in meters:

0.6

Smallest width in meters:

0.5

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1

Orientation (degrees):

23

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Very short; built up against Wall 8

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
21 912.43 911.38

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K40:024
Over Surface A7K40:027
Abuts Wall A7K40:008
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:024

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
26 Jun, 1992 92A41006 Progress
29 Jun, 1992 92A41007 Progress
30 Jun, 1992 92A41008 Progress
01 Jul, 1992 92A41009 Progress
02 Jul, 1992 92A41011 W side of room
02 Jul, 1992 92A41-05C Progress
02 Jul, 1992 92A41-02P Progress
03 Jul, 1992 92A41014 Progress
06 Jul, 1992 92A41015 Progress
07 Jul, 1992 92A41016 Progress
02 Jul, 1992 92A41010 Room
02 Jul, 1992 92A41013 E side of room
02 Jul, 1992 92A41012 S side of room