Locus B.8K12.027

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

L. Hill

Designation:

N-S wall S of Stairs 29

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

17 Jul, 2006

End Date:

29 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

East wall of SW room in LB palace/temple S of Doorway of Room 4

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than L 26

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) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

70

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

10

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 %:

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 %:

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:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.9

Greatest width in meters:

2

Smallest width in meters:

1.1

Greatest Height in meters:

0.87

Lowest Height in meters:

0.68

Orientation (degrees):

10

Dip (degrees):

6

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

A large stone was broken in 3 places prob by earthquake; orig ca .9 m long; foundation not excavated in U06

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
33 910.86 910.18

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K12:023
Under Wall B8K12:024
Equals Wall B8K02:047
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K12:025
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K12:026

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
13 Jul, 2006 06B12184 Progress
14 Jul, 2006 06B12201 Progress
17 Jul, 2006 06B12219 Progress
18 Jul, 2006 06B12236 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06B12258 Progress
20 Jul, 2006 06B12273 Progress
24 Jul, 2006 06B12309 Progress
25 Jul, 2006 06B12325 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06B12408 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06B12259 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06B12415 Split stone on stairway 29
31 Jul, 2006 06B12416 Stairway 29
30 Jun, 2008 08B12027 Progress
01 Jul, 2008 08B12053 Progress
02 Jul, 2008 08B12076 Progress
03 Jul, 2008 08B12101 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08B12127 Progress
29 Jul, 2008 08B12627 Final: LB building NE part 2
29 Jul, 2008 08B12630 Final: LB building entry hall
29 Jul, 2008 08B12631 Final: LB building center
29 Jul, 2008 08B12635 Final: LB building E part
30 Jul, 2008 08B12652 Final: LB building entry way