Locus B.7J89.027

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Clark

Designation:

Mudbrick wall/tumble atop stone Wall 27

Reason:

Apparent mudbrick on wall

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

30 Jul, 1987

End Date:

04 Aug, 1989

Interpretation

Function:

Mudbrick wall atop stone Wall 27; following the U89 season, it appears that it is mudbrick tumble but that it did once serve as a superstructure to the stone wall

Stratigraphy remarks:

Sealed against by storeroom Surf 33 & Platform 32

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) %:

40

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) %:

20

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

80

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 %:

40

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:

Courses

Highest Count:

9

Lowest Count:

7

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.33

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1.89

Orientation (degrees):

120

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Wall enters S balk which limits access to its width; height is above Surf 33

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
31 911.99 0
31 912.99 912.81

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B7J89:002
Bonded to Wall B7J89:022
Under Earth layer B7J89:002
Abutted by Installation B7J89:032
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

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
27 Jul, 1987 87B89199 Pottery & walls
27 Jul, 1987 87B89199 Pottery & walls
27 Jul, 1987 87B89200 Pottery & walls
27 Jul, 1987 87B89200 Pottery & walls
04 Aug, 1989 877B89043 Final Wall 27