Locus B.8K00.004
General Information
Locus Type:
Architecture
Supervisor:
K. Bramlett
Designation:
Perimeter wall
Reason:
Stones in a line
Top Separation:
Very Clear
Bottom Separation:
Clear
Start Date:
02 Jul, 1996
End Date:
28 Jul, 1998
Interpretation
Function:
Outer city defence wall
Stratigraphy remarks:
Earlier than all earth layers running up to it; lower half had MB layers against it; plaster of water pool S of Wall 13 runs all the way to the top and it seems to be MB2; reused in EIR1
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:
Decayed
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) %:
45
Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:
Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:
40
Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:
5
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 %:
50
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:
0
Lowest Count:
6
Random:
false
Rows
Highest Count:
5
Lowest Count:
4
Two with Rubble:
Random:
false
Measurements
Greatest Length in meters:
5
Greatest width in meters:
0
Smallest width in meters:
1.6
Greatest Height in meters:
1.8
Lowest Height in meters:
1.65
Orientation (degrees):
25
Dip (degrees):
0
Preservation
Preservation:
Partial Superstructure: Half
Lean Direction (degrees):
0
Lean Degrees:
0
Top Foundation Level:
Remarks
Remarks:
Top 4 courses unhewn small & med boulders; lower 2 courses semi hewn med boulders; 80% is hard limestone, 20 is decayed
Levels
| Location | Top Level | Bottom Level |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 912.42 | 910.83 |
| 8 | 912.57 | 901.83 |
| 25 | 912.7 | 0 |
Stratigraphy
| Over | Earth layer | B8K00:030 |
| Abutted by | Wall | B8K00:013 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:026 |
| Under | Earth layer | B8K00:002 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:003 |
| Abutted by | Wall | B8K00:005 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:008 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:018 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:007 |
| Sealed agnst by | Earth layer | B8K00:019 |
| Bonded to | Wall | B8K00:013 |
Pails
| Number | Date | Baskets | Total | Diagnostic | Published |
|---|
Photos
| Date | Photo Number | Subject | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul, 1996 | 96A68016 | Progress |
|
| 26 Jun, 1996 | 96B00132 | Progress |
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| 28 Jun, 1996 | 96B00135 | Progress |
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| 01 Jul, 1996 | 96B00136 | Progress |
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| 02 Jul, 1996 | 96B00137 | Progress |
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| 03 Jul, 1996 | 96B00138 | Progress |
|
| 10 Jul, 1996 | 96B00143 | Progress |
|
| 29 Jun, 1998 | 98B00014 | Progress |
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| 08 Jul, 1998 | 98B00138 | Progress |
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| 09 Jul, 1998 | 98B00152 | Progress |
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| 21 Jul, 1998 | 98B00284 | Progress |
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| 22 Jul, 1998 | 98B00310 | Progress |
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| 24 Jul, 1998 | 98B00346 | Progress |
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| 27 Jul, 1998 | 98B00364 | Progress |
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| 28 Jul, 1998 | 98B00385 | Progress |
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| 29 Jul, 1998 | 98B00403 | Progress |
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| 30 Jul, 1998 | 98B00424 | Final from N |
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| 30 Jul, 1998 | 98B00425 | Rampart probe from NE |
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| 30 Jul, 1998 | 98B00426 | Rampart & walls from N |
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| 30 Jul, 1998 | 98B00427 | Rampart layers from S |
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| 04 Jul, 1996 | 96B00139 | Progress |
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| 05 Jul, 1996 | 96B00140 | Progress |
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| 08 Jul, 1996 | 96B00141 | Progress |
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| 09 Jul, 1996 | 96B00142 | Progress |
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| 11 Jul, 1996 | 96B00147 | Progress |
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| 11 Jul, 1996 | 96B00146 | Progress |
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| 18 Jul, 1996 | 96B00152 | Progress |
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| 19 Jul, 1996 | 96B00153 | Progress & L 17 |
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| 23 Jul, 1996 | 96B00155 | Progress |
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| 24 Jul, 1996 | 96B00156 | Progress |
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