Locus A.7K72.006

Architecture · N-S wall W of wall 3

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor E. Swiniarska
Designation N-S wall W of wall 3
Reason Stones in a line
Top Separation
Bottom Separation
Start Date 10 Jul, 1989
End Date 20 Jun, 1994

Interpretation

Function Seems to be an outer W wall of a house basement (probably belonging to weathy individuals) in conjunction with domestic poss Surf 15 & 17; originally it may not have been an outer wall but interior to a major complex, posssibly administrative
Stratigraphy remarks Poss Surf 15 seals against it on the E but the wall is probably older since no clear foundation trench or definite bottom course has been exposed; stone-lined Bin 11 was laid against it on the W face, but the bin seems to be later than either the wall or Surf 15; seems to be founded on Surface 23; earlier than Walls 3, 4 & 9
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

Hard

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

10

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Decayed

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

90

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) %:

65

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) %:

80

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

20

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:

Massive wall with large stonnes; possibly load-bearing outer wall

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

5

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

5.2

Greatest width in meters:

1.5

Smallest width in meters:

0.9

Greatest Height in meters:

2

Lowest Height in meters:

1.5

Orientation (degrees):

20

Dip (degrees):

4

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

106

Lean Degrees:

8

Top Foundation Level:

914.16

Remarks

Remarks:

As with Wall 3, it slumps to the E; the slump is most severe just across from Wall 4 & to S; see Wall 7K71:27 for phase B; the wall was slumped approximately 35 cm to E

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
8 913.79 0
13 913.83 0
14 913.53 0
20 913.61 911.7
25 913.76 0
31 913.97 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer A7K72:002
Equals Wall A7K61:035
Equals Wall A7K71:026
Abutted by Installation A7K72:011
Abutted by Wall A7K71:027
Abutted by Wall A7K71:028
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:008
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:014
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:015

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
24 Jul, 1989 89A72111 E balk removal & stone bin
28 Jul, 1989 89A72112 Progress
31 Jul, 1989 89A72113 E balk removal
01 Aug, 1989 89A72114 Progress
02 Aug, 1989 89A72115 Final
02 Aug, 1989 89A72116 Final
02 Aug, 1989 89A72117 Final
05 Aug, 1989 891A72030 Final
18 Jul, 1989 89A72106 Progress
24 Jul, 1989 89A72109 Progress
26 Jul, 1989 897A72021 Progress
26 Jul, 1989 89A72118 Surfaces with Walls 3 & 6
16 Jun, 1994 94A72057 Pre-excavation
17 Jun, 1994 94A72058 Progress
20 Jun, 1994 94A72059 Progress
21 Jun, 1994 94A72060 Progress
22 Jun, 1994 94A72062 Progress
24 Jun, 1994 94B92246 Progress
27 Jun, 1994 94A72078 Progress
28 Jun, 1994 94A72080 Progress
29 Jun, 1994 94A72081 Progress
30 Jun, 1994 94B91221 Progress
01 Jul, 1994 94153 Progress
04 Jul, 1994 94A72084 Progress
05 Jul, 1994 94A72085 Progress
06 Jul, 1994 94A72086 Progress
07 Jul, 1994 94A72087 Progress
11 Jul, 1994 94A72088 Progress
12 Jul, 1994 94A72089 Progress
21 Jun, 1994 94A72061 L 15
23 Jun, 1994 94A72063 Progress
11 Jul, 1989 89A72099 Progress
12 Jul, 1989 89A72100 Progress
13 Jul, 1989 89A72101 Progress
14 Jul, 1989 89A72103 Progress
17 Jul, 1989 89A72104 Progress
18 Jul, 1989 81AA72014 Progress
26 Jul, 1989 897A72020 Progress
12 Jul, 1994 94A72090 Final
20 Jul, 1989 89A72107 Progress
20 Jul, 1989 89A72108 Surf 15
23 Jun, 1994 94P078B Pottery on surface
23 Jun, 1994 94P079 Pottery on surface