Locus A.7K71.024

Architecture · N-S wall

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor A. Shami
Designation N-S wall
Reason Stones in a line
Top Separation Very Clear
Bottom Separation Very Clear
Start Date 28 July, 1987
End Date 1 August, 2000

Interpretation

Function Poss a support wall for Wall 3
Stratigraphy remarks When Wall 3 was constructed it robbed out the S part of Wall 24 & then the founding courses & W row was placed on top of the E row of the top course
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:

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) %:

10

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

10

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

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:

Laid against Silo 11

Tendencies:

Tends to lean against Silo 11 & Wall 3

Courses

Highest Count:

8

Lowest Count:

5

Random:

true

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

true

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

6

Greatest width in meters:

1

Smallest width in meters:

0.5

Greatest Height in meters:

1.42

Lowest Height in meters:

0.99

Orientation (degrees):

25

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Robbed

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

14

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Appears to have been robbed in the S half by Wall 3 which rests on its E row; FT 33 revealed the founding courses & the drastic slope on which it was built:10 degrees

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
10 913.66 912.63
16 913.74 912.32
22 913.02 911.99
28 912.86 911.87

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer A7K71:010
Abutted by Wall A7K71:017
Abutted by Wall A7K71:003
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:010
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:019
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:020
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:022
Bonded to Installation A7K71:011
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:021
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:030
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K71:031
Under Wall A7K71:003
Cut by Wall A7K71:003
Abuts Wall A7K71:041

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
1 August, 2000 00A71554 Final
5 July, 2000 00A71144 Progress
6 July, 2000 00A71168 Progress
10 July, 2000 00A71210 Progress
27 June, 2000 00A71024 Progress
28 June, 2000 00A71041 Progress
29 June, 2000 00A71069 Progress
3 July, 2000 00A71104 Progress
4 July, 2000 00A71130 Progress
7 July, 2000 00A71184 Progress
11 July, 2000 00A71229 Progress
12 July, 2000 00A71252 Progress
13 July, 2000 00A71273 Progress
14 July, 2000 00A71298 Progress
17 July, 2000 00A71319 Progress
18 July, 2000 00A71340 Progress
19 July, 2000 00A71366 Progress
20 July, 2000 00A71385 Progress
24 July, 2000 00A71428 Progress
25 July, 2000 00A71447 Progress
26 July, 2000 00A71468 Progress
21 July, 2000 00A71407 Progress
27 July, 2000 00A71487 Progress
28 July, 2000 00A71510 Progress
1 August, 2000 00A71555 Whole building
29 July, 1987 87A71136 Progress
30 July, 1987 87A71137 Progress
31 July, 1987 87A71138 Progress
3 August, 1987 87A71140 Progress
23 July, 1987 87A71131 E view Wall 7
16 June, 1994 94A70033 Pre-excavation
17 June, 1994 94A70034 Cleanup
20 June, 1994 94A70035 Progress
21 June, 1994 94A70036 Removing Pool 4
22 June, 1994 94A70037 Removing Pool 4
23 June, 1994 94A70038 Progress
27 June, 1994 94A70040 Progress
28 June, 1994 94A70041 Progress
29 June, 1994 94A70042 Progress
30 June, 1994 94A70043 Progress
1 July, 1994 94A70044 Progress
4 July, 1994 94A70045 Progress
5 July, 1994 94A70046 Progress
5 July, 1994 94A70047 Walls 3, 24
5 July, 1994 94A70048 Walls 3 & 24
6 July, 1994 94A70049 Progress
7 July, 1994 94A70050 Progress
11 July, 1994 94A70051 Progress
11 July, 1994 94A70052 Walls 3, 24, 40
12 July, 1994 94A70053 Walls 3, 24, 40
12 July, 1994 94A70054 Progress
12 July, 1994 94A70055 Final photo from N
12 July, 1994 94A70056 Final photo from S
30 June, 1998 98A71023 Pre-excavation
30 June, 1998 98A71030 Progress
1 July, 1998 98A71055 Progress