Locus B.7J99.009

Architecture · Poss pillar base

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor D. Graham
Designation Poss pillar base
Reason Isolated stone
Top Separation
Bottom Separation
Start Date 21 July, 1994
End Date 27 July, 1994

Interpretation

Function May have been used as pillar base, to support an upper room or to mark off the flagstone pavement from the beaten-earth surface in the broadroom
Stratigraphy remarks Embedded into Surface 8
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) %:

0

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) %:

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:

Color:

Construction

Style:

Single stone

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.35

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.3

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0.15

Orientation (degrees):

0

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Part of the architecture of House B

Supplements

Additional descriptions recorded later as the locus was further excavated.

Supplement 1

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
24 912.14 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer B7J99:003

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
25 July, 1994 94B99300 Progress
26 July, 1994 94B99301 Progress
27 July, 1994 94B99302 Final B/W
27 July, 1994 94B99303 Final B/W
27 July, 1994 94B81107 Final - color
27 July, 1994 94B90197 Final - color
21 July, 1994 94B99299 Progress
22 July, 1994 94392 Progress