Locus B.8K12.028

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

L. Hill

Designation:

N-S wall N of Stairs 29

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

17 Jul, 2006

End Date:

29 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

East wall of Room 4 (the entrance hall of the palace/temple) of the LB building

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than L 26 & Surf 4

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) %:

45

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

5

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

50

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

50

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:

5

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

3

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.8

Greatest width in meters:

1.7

Smallest width in meters:

0.52

Greatest Height in meters:

1.41

Lowest Height in meters:

0.54

Orientation (degrees):

8

Dip (degrees):

3

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Foundation level not excavated in U06

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
3 0 909.46
9 910.76 909.35
21 910.98 0
22 910.65 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K12:023
Under Wall B8K12:024
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K12:025
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K12:026
Sealed agnst by Surface B8K12:034

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
21 Jul, 2006 06B12289 Progress
24 Jul, 2006 06B12309 Progress
25 Jul, 2006 06B12325 Progress
26 Jul, 2006 06B12343 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06B12408 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06B12259 Progress
31 Jul, 2006 06B12416 Stairway 29
02 Jul, 2008 08B12076 Progress
03 Jul, 2008 08B12101 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08B12127 Progress
07 Jul, 2008 08B12153 Progress
08 Jul, 2008 08B12170 Progress
09 Jul, 2008 08B12205 Progress
11 Jul, 2008 08B12249 Progress
29 Jul, 2008 08B12627 Final: LB building NE part 2
29 Jul, 2008 08B12630 Final: LB building entry hall
29 Jul, 2008 08B12635 Final: LB building E part
30 Jul, 2008 08B12652 Final: LB building entry way
15 Jul, 2008 08B12302 Progress
17 Jul, 2008 08B12353 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08B12378 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08B12388 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08B12389 Progress
21 Jul, 2008 08B12409 Progress
22 Jul, 2008 08B12441 Progress
29 Jul, 2008 08B12633 Final: LB building N part