Locus B.8K00.025

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

K. Bramlett

Designation:

Mudbrick superstructure of Wall 21

Reason:

In situ bricks

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

09 Jul, 1998

End Date:

05 Aug, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Brick wall built on stone foundation Wall 21

Stratigraphy remarks:

Part of an MB2 structure; sealed by MB2 debris

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

0

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):

0.6

Width (upper):

0.0

Width (lower):

0.45

Depth (upper):

0.13

Depth (lower):

0.11

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

0

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 %:

0

Clay %:

0

Mud %:

100

Cement %:

0

Plaster %:

0

Average Thickness:

0.5

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Stacked Bricks

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

7

Lowest Count:

5

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.8

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

1

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0.8

Orientation (degrees):

290

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Partially removed as L 20 before the bricks were seen; mortar under the lower courses is 3-4 cm thick, but very thin between bricks; mortar almost identical in description to bricks; located just outside the SE corner

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
37 912.42 911.59
38 912.46 911.59

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K00:023
Over Wall B8K00:021
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K00:024

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
07 Jul, 1998 98B00118 Progress
08 Jul, 1998 98B00139 Progress
31 Jul, 1998 98B00445 Progress
05 Aug, 1998 98B00493 Wall 21
02 Jul, 1998 98B00064 Progress
06 Jul, 1998 98B00094 Progress
09 Jul, 1998 98B00153 Progress