Locus A.7K42.008

Architecture · E-W wall

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 July, 1989
End Date 3 August, 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

Relationship Related to Related locus
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 July, 1989 89A42015 Progress
14 July, 1989 89A42016 Progress
17 July, 1989 89A42017 Progress
18 July, 1989 89A42018 Progress
24 July, 1989 89A42023 Progress
28 July, 1989 89A42024 Progress
20 July, 1989 89A42020 Progress
31 July, 1989 89A42025 Progress
2 August, 1989 89A42026 Tabun
18 July, 1989 89A42019 Progress
4 August, 1989 89A42030 Final
18 June, 1992 92A42026 Cleanup
19 June, 1992 92A42027 Progress
22 June, 1992 92A42028 Progress