Locus B.8K12.030

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Acosta

Designation:

Stairs leading S up to 2nd level

Reason:

stepped courses of stones

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

17 Jul, 2006

End Date:

02 Aug, 2006

Interpretation

Function:

Stairs leading from near entrance upward toward the S; presumably to go to 2nd floor

Stratigraphy remarks:

With LB building

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) %:

65

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):

0.0

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:

Stairs

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.5

Greatest width in meters:

1.3

Smallest width in meters:

0.8

Greatest Height in meters:

1.25

Lowest Height in meters:

0.77

Orientation (degrees):

10

Dip (degrees):

26

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

The two rows were prob split by an earthquake so that the western part is dipping; foundation visible but not yet excavated

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
31 910.65 909.44
31 910.5 0
31 910.23 0

Stratigraphy

Equals Wall B8K02:045
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
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 06B12415 Split stone on stairway 29
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
08 Jul, 2008 08B12169 Progress
09 Jul, 2008 08B12204 Progress
29 Jul, 2008 08B12632 Final: LB building center 2