Locus B.7J86.009
General Information
Locus Type:
Architecture
Supervisor:
R. McDaniel
Designation:
Outer retaining wall
Reason:
Skinwall making rampart retaining wall more upright
Top Separation:
Very Clear
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
22 Jul, 1992
End Date:
24 Jul, 1992
Interpretation
Function:
Outer retaining wall on E side of dry moat to prevent easy access up the sloped rampart Wall 6
Stratigraphy remarks:
Associated with rampart support wall & moat
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) %:
5
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) %:
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 %:
0
Clay %:
0
Mud %:
0
Cement %:
0
Plaster %:
0
Average Thickness:
0.0
Facing
Facing:
Unfaced
Color:
Construction
Style:
Boulder & Chink
Support:
Battered
Tendencies:
Courses
Highest Count:
0
Lowest Count:
0
Random:
true
Rows
Highest Count:
0
Lowest Count:
0
Two with Rubble:
Random:
false
Measurements
Greatest Length in meters:
2
Greatest width in meters:
0.5
Smallest width in meters:
0.3
Greatest Height in meters:
3.01
Lowest Height in meters:
3.55
Orientation (degrees):
0
Dip (degrees):
0
Preservation
Preservation:
Partial Superstructure: Most
Lean Direction (degrees):
0
Lean Degrees:
0
Top Foundation Level:
Remarks
Remarks:
This wall sits on top of the lowest course of Wall 6
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 904.86 | 0 |
| 31 | 905.24 | 0 |
Stratigraphy
| Over | Wall | B7J86:006 |
| Seals against | Earth layer | B7J86:007 |
| Seals against | Earth layer | B7J86:008 |
| Abutted by | B7J86:010 | |
| Abutted by | B7J86:011 |
Pails
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published |
|---|
Photos
| Date | Photo Number | Subject | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul, 1992 | 92B86169 | Final |
|
| 10 Jul, 1992 | 92B86163 | Progress |
|
| 13 Jul, 1992 | 92B86164 | Progress |
|
| 04 Jul, 1992 | 92B86165 | Progress |
|
| 15 Jul, 1992 | 92B86166 | Progress |
|
| 16 Jul, 1992 | 92B86167 | LIR2 retaining wall before removal |
|
| 22 Jul, 1992 | 92B86168 | Progress |
|