Locus A.7K42.008

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Herr

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

Rocks in line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

17 Jul, 1989

End Date:

03 Aug, 1989

Interpretation

Function:

Poss a wall for a domestic room

Stratigraphy remarks:

Seems that the wall was deliberately made to have 1-2 rows of stones; sealed against by EPer material so built then or before; since it is above 14, it is earlier than one phase of LIR2

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) %:

25

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 %:

96

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

4

Ashlar %:

0

Bossed %:

0

Tooling (Stone Only)

Upper Width:

0.0

Lower Width:

0.5

Upper Length:

0.0

Lower Length:

0.5

Sketch:

true

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:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

4.464

Greatest width in meters:

0.93

Smallest width in meters:

0.43

Greatest Height in meters:

0.38

Lowest Height in meters:

0.18

Orientation (degrees):

122

Dip (degrees):

4

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Patchy Surf 6 is over some of the stones of 8 and also seals against 8; one of the stones is decayed; one cowrie shell identical to that found in L 3; the wall was removed on June 22, 1992

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
19 912.96 912.76
27 912.93 912.63
28 0 912.71
29 913.03 912.85
34 913.02 912.8

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K42:005
Under Surface A7K42:006
Over Surface A7K42:014
Over Earth layer A7K42:033
Equals Wall A7K41:026
Abutted by Installation A7K42:020
Sealed agnst by Surface A7K42:006
Sealed agnst by Surface A7K42:011
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K42:016
Bonded to Wall A7K42:007

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
13 Jul, 1989 89A42015 Progress
14 Jul, 1989 89A42016 Progress
17 Jul, 1989 89A42017 Progress
18 Jul, 1989 89A42018 Progress
24 Jul, 1989 89A42023 Progress
28 Jul, 1989 89A42024 Progress
20 Jul, 1989 89A42020 Progress
31 Jul, 1989 89A42025 Progress
02 Aug, 1989 89A42026 Tabun
18 Jul, 1989 89A42019 Progress
04 Aug, 1989 89A42030 Final
18 Jun, 1992 92A42026 Cleanup
19 Jun, 1992 92A42027 Progress
22 Jun, 1992 92A42028 Progress