Locus A.7K70.017

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

N. Kronwall

Designation:

N-S wall

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

03 Aug, 1987

End Date:

05 Aug, 1987

Interpretation

Function:

Poss a wall for a domestic structure

Stratigraphy remarks:

No clear association with any other walls; most likely the latest of the LIR2/P phases; exposed in U87; apparently founded on Tumble 32

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Soft

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) %:

70

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

20

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

25

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

75

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:

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:

3

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.9

Greatest Height in meters:

0.55

Lowest Height in meters:

0.48

Orientation (degrees):

23

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

In E balk

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
18 913.6 913.04
24 913.6 913.05
30 913.6 913.1

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K70:002
Equals Wall A7K71:008
Over Earth layer A7K70:032

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
150 21 Jul, 1994 88 73 23 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
2 Jar Late Iron 2
4 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Lamp Late Iron 2
3 Jug Iron 1
4 Bowl Iron 1
1 Lamp Iron 1
1 Cookpot Middle Bronze

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 Jun, 1994 94A70001 Pre-excavation
17 Jun, 1994 94A70002 Progress
20 Jun, 1994 94A70003 Progress
21 Jun, 1994 94A70004 Progress
22 Jun, 1994 94A70005 Progress
23 Jun, 1994 94A70006 Progress
24 Jun, 1994 94A70007 Progress
04 Jul, 1994 94A70014 Progress
04 Jul, 1994 94A70016 Progress
12 Jul, 1994 94A70019 Progress
13 Jul, 1994 94A70020 Progress
14 Jul, 1994 94A70021 Progress
18 Jul, 1994 94A70025 Progress