Locus B.7J87.008

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

R. Spoed

Designation:

Structuring wall in rampart

Reason:

A line of stones within the rampart surface

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

29 Jun, 1994

End Date:

30 Jun, 1994

Interpretation

Function:

Support for EIR1rampart inlaid iat the top of the rampart; or to firm up the fill in the bedrock crack below

Stratigraphy remarks:

Single course - double row of large rocks

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

60

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

0

nari Qualifier 1:

Soft

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

40

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) %:

45

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

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

Support:

Battered

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:

2.8

Greatest width in meters:

0.9

Smallest width in meters:

0.85

Greatest Height in meters:

0.25

Lowest Height in meters:

0.73

Orientation (degrees):

25

Dip (degrees):

8

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
24 907.85 907.45
30 907.93 907.2
35 907.5 907
36 907.7 907.45

Stratigraphy

Under Surface B7J87:006
Over Surface B7J87:009
Seals against Surface B7J87:006

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
29 Jun, 1994 94B87153 Stone base E wall
29 Jun, 1994 94B87154 Stone base