Locus A.7K40.071

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

B. Adams

Designation:

E-W wall in poss gateway; poss terrace wall for Wall 7K50:7

Reason:

Stones in a row

Top Separation:

Average

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

25 Jul, 2006

End Date:

28 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Poss terrace wall for Wall 7K50:7; inside a poss Iron 1 gate passage that is looking less and less like a gateway

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than Wall 8

Balk:

N

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

95

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

0

nari Qualifier 1:

None

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

5

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

0

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

25

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 %:

0

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:

6

Lowest Count:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.5

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.7

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0.9

Orientation (degrees):

196

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Not sure about extent or whether it really is a wall or not

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
1 911.27 909.89
2 911.36 909.86
3 910.7 909.86
5 910.78 909.88

Stratigraphy

Under Wall A7K40:021
Under Wall A7K40:008
Under Earth layer A7K40:063
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:063
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:069
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:072
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:076
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:078
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:077
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:082
Sealed agnst by Surface A7K40:085
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K40:088

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
25 Jul, 2006 06A40316 Progress
26 Jul, 2006 06A40330 Progress
27 Jul, 2006 06A40349 Progress
28 Jul, 2006 06A40365 Progress
30 Jul, 2006 06A40389 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06A40404 Progress
02 Aug, 2006 06A40441 Final from N
02 Aug, 2006 06A40442 Final from S
02 Aug, 2006 06A40443 Final from W
31 Jul, 2006 06A40405 Progress
30 Jul, 2006 06A40388 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08A40110 Progress
07 Jul, 2008 08A40142 Progress
08 Jul, 2008 08A40172 Progress
30 Jun, 2008 08A40016 Progress
30 Jun, 2008 08A40017 Progress
16 Jul, 2008 08A40320 Progress
21 Jul, 2008 08A40400 Progress
23 Jul, 2008 08A40466 Progress
28 Jul, 2008 08A40598 Final: Gateway?
28 Jul, 2008 08A40599 Final: Ir2 walls
01 Jul, 2008 08A40041 Progress
09 Jul, 2008 08A40193 Progress
10 Jul, 2008 08A40219 Progress
14 Jul, 2008 08A40266 Progress
16 Jul, 2008 08A40336 Progress
02 Jul, 2008 08A40064 Progress
03 Jul, 2008 08A40087 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08A40111 Progress
09 Jul, 2008 08A40194 Progress
11 Jul, 2008 08A40238 Progress
22 Jul, 2008 08A40430 Progress
23 Jul, 2008 08A40465 Progress
24 Jul, 2008 08A40495 Progress
25 Jul, 2008 08A40523 Progress