Locus A.7K72.009

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

E. Swiniarska

Designation:

E-W wall E of Wall 3

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

11 Jul, 1989

End Date:

20 Jun, 1994

Interpretation

Function:

Seems to be a lesser wall separating rooms to the N & S, though most of the room N is E of the square

Stratigraphy remarks:

It seems to be older than all earth levels thus far associated with it; appears to have been founded contemporarily with Walls 3 & 4

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) %:

15

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

40

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

60

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

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:

Not as thick as 3; looks like a divider wall

Courses

Highest Count:

7

Lowest Count:

6

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.05

Greatest width in meters:

0.95

Smallest width in meters:

0.8

Greatest Height in meters:

1.66

Lowest Height in meters:

1.45

Orientation (degrees):

115

Dip (degrees):

12

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

196

Lean Degrees:

2

Top Foundation Level:

914.1

Remarks

Remarks:

The dip corresponds approx to the slump in the entire square to the E especially as seen in Walls 3 & 6; most of the width of the wall is in the S balk

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
34 914.1 0
35 913.71 0
35 913.86 912.49

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K72:007
Equals Wall A7K62:021
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:007
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:013
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:016
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K72:017
Bonded to Wall A7K72:003

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
26 Jul, 1989 891A72021 Surfaces w/associated walls
02 Aug, 1989 89A72115 Final
02 Aug, 1989 89A72116 Final
02 Aug, 1989 89A72117 Final
05 Aug, 1989 891A72030 Final
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
12 Jul, 1994 94A72091 Final
12 Jul, 1989 89A72100 Progress
13 Jul, 1989 89A72101 Progress
14 Jul, 1989 89A72103 Progress