Locus A.7K41.023

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J. Hackwell

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

7 very large boulders located together in Ecorner of N balk

Top Separation:

Unclear

Bottom Separation:

Unclear

Start Date:

31 Jul, 1984

End Date:

01 Aug, 1984

Interpretation

Function:

Yet to be determined

Stratigraphy remarks:

Balk:

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:

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) %:

50

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

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:

6.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

0

Two with Rubble:

Random:

true

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.5

Greatest width in meters:

1.5

Smallest width in meters:

1.5

Greatest Height in meters:

0.15

Lowest Height in meters:

0.3

Orientation (degrees):

0

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

No clear facing yet 7 stones well fitted together; orientation unceratain, but excavation of adjoining squares may reveal that these represent part of a wall

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
5 913.434 913.19
6 913.437 913.31

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K41:002
Abutted by Wall A7K41:005

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
01 Aug, 1984 84A41537 Progress
31 Jul, 1984 84A41518 Final of sq
02 Aug, 1984 84A41558 Progress
05 Aug, 1984 84A41671 Final
05 Jul, 1984 84A41681 E balk
05 Aug, 1984 84A41680 S balk
06 Aug, 1984 84A41697 Final