Locus A.7K41.031

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Berge

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

Stones in a row

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

06 Jul, 1992

End Date:

22 Jul, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

Poss a buttressing wall laid against Wall 35 at a later period than 35's construction

Stratigraphy remarks:

Laid on top of Wall 39

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) %:

35

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) %:

40

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

60

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:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Much larger construction of bottom. Seperated as Locus 39.

Courses

Highest Count:

9

Lowest Count:

8

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

6

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.2

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

1.6

Greatest Height in meters:

1.6

Lowest Height in meters:

1.4

Orientation (degrees):

102

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Appears to buttress Wall 35; sits on top of larger stones L 39

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 910.85 0
13 910.87 909.58

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K41:029
Under Wall A7K41:006
Over Earth layer A7K41:039
Abuts Wall A7K41:035
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K41:033
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K41:034
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K41:036
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K41:037
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K41:038

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
10 Jul, 1992 92A41018 Progress
13 Jul, 1992 92A41019 Progress
14 Jul, 1992 92A41020 Wall 31
14 Jul, 1992 92A41-17C Wall 31
15 Jul, 1992 92A41021 Progress
16 Jul, 1992 92A41022 Progress
17 Jul, 1992 92A41023 Progress
20 Jul, 1992 92A41024 Progress
22 Jul, 1992 92A41025 Final