Locus B.8K00.021

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

K. Bramlett

Designation:

Stone foundation wall under brick Wall 25

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

01 Jul, 1998

End Date:

04 Aug, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Foundation for brick Wall 25; cornered to S

Stratigraphy remarks:

Construction phase for Wall 25; earlier than L 24; under EIR1 N wall of House B when it corners to S; plaster of Pool 28 laid against the W face where it turned S

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

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) %:

20

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) %:

95

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

5

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:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

5

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

4

Greatest width in meters:

1.03

Smallest width in meters:

1

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0.45

Orientation (degrees):

290

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Top course has smaller stones; laid very level as the founding for the brick superstructure; masonry was estimated from top 3 courses

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
34 911.58 0
37 911.59 0

Stratigraphy

Under Wall B8K00:020
Under Wall B8K00:025
Abuts Wall B8K00:005
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K00:024

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
30 Jun, 1998 98B00034 Progress
07 Jul, 1998 98B00118 Progress
08 Jul, 1998 98B00139 Progress
16 Jul, 1998 98B00239 Progress
20 Jul, 1998 98B00268 Progress
22 Jul, 1998 98B00309 Progress
23 Jul, 1998 98B00328 Progress
31 Jul, 1998 98B00445 Progress
05 Aug, 1998 98B00493 Wall 21
01 Jul, 1998 98B00049 Progress
01 Jul, 1998 98B00062 Progress
02 Jul, 1998 98B00064 Progress
06 Jul, 1998 98B00094 Progress
09 Jul, 1998 98B00153 Progress