Locus B.8K00.010

Architecture · Wall line, but part of stone tumble

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor K. Bramlett
Designation Wall line, but part of stone tumble
Reason Irregular row of stones
Top Separation Unclear
Bottom Separation Unclear
Start Date 3 July, 1996
End Date 11 July, 1996

Interpretation

Function Rock tumble originally thought to be a poss wall
Stratigraphy remarks Tumble in this SE corner was so thick that many stones were in contact with others & could appear structural (the nearby walls tumbled into a pile of solid rock into which soil filtered creating an easily misleading tumble
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Stratum โ€”

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) %:

100

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 & Chink

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:

2.4

Greatest width in meters:

0.45

Smallest width in meters:

0.25

Greatest Height in meters:

0.35

Lowest Height in meters:

0.2

Orientation (degrees):

44

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

316

Lean Degrees:

16

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Degree of lean is 0-34 degrees; orientation is avg of the curve; stones in a row that appear to have been part of a wall, but not a wall after all; blends into surrounding tumble & architecture

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
35 913.46 0
35 913.32 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer B8K00:001
Under Earth layer B8K00:002
Over Earth layer B8K00:003
Over Wall B8K00:009
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K00:002

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
3 July, 1996 96B00138 Progress