Locus B.8K01.003

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

G. Huffaker

Designation:

N-S wall extending from N door into EIR1 House B

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

03 Jul, 1996

End Date:

03 Jul, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

N-S wall continuing from Square 7K91; extended from N door into EIR1 House B

Stratigraphy remarks:

Under L 1 (former sift debris); may have been a LIR2 addition to House B entrance

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) %:

10

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 %:

0

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:

4

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.2

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.75

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1.42

Orientation (degrees):

15

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

N part was dismantled in U98 to explore Walls 6 & 19

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
26 913.78 912.36
26 913.75 0
26 913.5 0
32 914 0
32 913.8 0

Stratigraphy

Over Earth layer B8K01:025
Under Earth layer B8K01:001
Sealed agnst by Surface B8K01:007
Bonded to Wall B8K01:004

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
40 03 Jul, 1998 26 53 1 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron bods
67 27 Jul, 1998 27 133 5 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Cookpot Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Bowl Iron 2
0 Middle Bronze 2 bods

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
01 Jul, 1996 96B01164 Progress
02 Jul, 1996 96B01165 Progress
04 Jul, 1996 96B01167 Progress
01 Jul, 1998 98B01041 Wall 4 from NW
01 Jul, 1998 98B01042 Wall 4 from N
01 Jul, 1998 98B01043 Wall 4 from E
01 Jul, 1998 98B01044 Wall 4 from SE
02 Jul, 1998 98B01065 Progress
30 Jun, 1998 98B01013 Progress
16 Jul, 1998 98B01232 Surf 29
11 Jul, 1996 96A79110 Progress
05 Jul, 1996 96B01168 Progress
08 Jul, 1996 96B01169 Progress
09 Jul, 1996 96B01170 Progress
10 Jul, 1996 96B01171 Progress
11 Jul, 1996 96B01174 Progress
03 Jul, 1996 96B01166 Progress