Locus B.7J89.009

Architecture · E-W wall separating Early Iron 1 Houses A & B

General Information

Locus Type Architecture

Supervisor D. Holloway

Designation E-W wall separating Early Iron 1 Houses A & B

Reason Line of stones

Top Separation Very Clear

Bottom Separation Very Clear

Start Date 11 July, 1984

End Date 21 July, 1994

Interpretation

Function E and W casemate wall with walls 11, 22 and 27 of room. A defense wall of some type. 1994: Wall 9 was a connecting wall between the two parallel walls thus forming a casemate wall system.

Stratigraphy remarks Earliest phase found this season. Bonds with 11. After its disuse, through destruction or whatever, appears to be ignored or forgotten. In later loci walls 9 may have been robbed out. Appears to connect with 22.Tumble in 8 appears to come, partially at least, from 9: the six-sided worked stones may have been 9's facing. In 1989 season, determined to be part of casemate room (in wall) bounded also by walls 22 (on north), 11 (E) and 27 (S). Tumble in L.29, 30 and 31 may come partially from this wall. 1994: Wall 9 (at the east end) was founded at the same level as wall 11.

Balk —

Phase —

Stratum —

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

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 %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

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 %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Tight fitting stones

Courses

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.7

Greatest width in meters:

Smallest width in meters:

0.93

Greatest Height in meters:

2.1

Lowest Height in meters:

Orientation (degrees):

115

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Half

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

12 courses preserved above Surf 33; bottom level was only exposed in a probe

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
2	913.08	0
8	913.48	911.42
9	913.48
10	913.96	911.45
11	913.51	912.91

Stratigraphy

Relationship	Related to	Related locus
Under	Earth layer	B7J89:001
Under	Earth layer	B7J89:002
Under	Earth layer	B7J89:008
Bonded to	Wall	B7J89:011
Abuts	Wall	B7J89:022
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	B7J89:029
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	B7J89:030
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	B7J89:031
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	B7J89:033
Equals	Wall	B7J99:005

Pails

Number	Date	Baskets	Total	Diagnostic	Published

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
23 July, 1984	84B89358	Progress
25 July, 1984	84B89406	Progress
26 July, 1984	84B89434	Progress
23 July, 1984	84A51368	Progress
27 July, 1984	84B89453	Progress
30 July, 1984	84B89486	Progress
31 July, 1984	84B89526	Progress
1 August, 1984	84B89544	Progress
11 July, 1984	84B89186	Progress
12 July, 1984	84B89207	Progress
13 July, 1984	84B89225	Progress
16 July, 1984	84B89246	Progress
17 July, 1984	84B89268	Progress
20 July, 1984	84B89335	Progress
24 July, 1992	92B89220	Final from S
24 July, 1992	92B89-382	Final from S
13 July, 1994	94B89176	Pre-excavation
14 July, 1994	94B89177	Progress
15 July, 1994	94B89178	Progress
19 July, 1984	84B89318	Progress
18 July, 1984	8411-0218	Progress
4 August, 1989	789B89041	Closing shot Wall 9
4 August, 1989	89B89547	Final Wall 22
27 June, 1989	89B89177	Progress
28 June, 1989	89B89178	Progress
29 June, 1989	89B89179	Progress
3 July, 1989	89B89181	Progress
11 July, 1989	89B89192	Progress
12 July, 1989	89B89193	Progress
13 July, 1989	89B89195	Progress
14 July, 1989	89B89196	Progress
4 July, 1989	89B89182	Progress
5 July, 1989	89B89185	Progress
17 July, 1989	89B89197	Progress
18 July, 1989	89B89198	Progress
7 July, 1989	89B89189	Progress
7 July, 1989	89B89190	Storejars
10 July, 1989	89B89191	Progress
19 July, 1989	89B89199	Progress
20 July, 1989	89B89200	Progress
24 July, 1989	89B89201	Progress
27 July, 1989	89B89206	Progress
28 July, 1989	89B89207	Progress
31 July, 1989	89B89208	Progress
1 August, 1989	89B89209	Progress
1 August, 1989	89B89210	Pithoi in situ
1 August, 1989	89B89211	Pithoi in situ
30 June, 1989	89B89180	Progress
6 July, 1989	891B89012	Progress
6 July, 1989	891B89012	Progress
1 August, 1989	89B89212	Pithoi in situ
2 August, 1989	89B89213	Progress
4 August, 1989	89B89214	Room
19 June, 1992	92B89195	Progress
24 June, 1992	92B89197	Progress