Locus B.8K21.009

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

E. Bedell

Designation:

N-S stone and mud brick wall; W wall of the LB niche room

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

26 Jul, 2004

End Date:

21 Jul, 2006

Interpretation

Function:

Prob west wall of LB niche room at northern edge

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than Wall 8 & L 3; also LB wall 11

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) %:

20

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) %:

30

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

70

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 %:

5

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:

4

Lowest Count:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

3

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.5

Greatest width in meters:

1.4

Smallest width in meters:

1.1

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1.49

Orientation (degrees):

8

Dip (degrees):

4

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Half

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Bottom not reached in U04 or U06

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
25 910.67 909.88
31 910.76 909.88

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer B8K21:003
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K21:004
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K21:007
Abutted by Wall B8K21:008
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K21:010
Abutted by Wall B8K21:011
Under Wall B8K21:015
Equals Wall B8K20:005
Sealed agnst by Earth layer B8K21:016

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
26 Jul, 2004 04B21297 Progress
02 Aug, 2004 04B21385 Final from E
27 Jul, 2004 04B21310 Progress
28 Jul, 2004 04B21337 Progress
29 Jul, 2004 04B21352 Wall 8 from E
29 Jul, 2004 04B21353 Wall 8 from W
02 Aug, 2004 04B21384 Final from W
03 Jul, 2006 06B21032 Progress
04 Jul, 2006 06B21045 Progress
05 Jul, 2006 06B21064 Progress
06 Jul, 2006 06B21083 Progress
07 Jul, 2006 06B21104 Progress
11 Jul, 2006 06B21143 Progress
12 Jul, 2006 06B21162 Progress
13 Jul, 2006 06B21182 Progress
14 Jul, 2006 06B21199 Progress
17 Jul, 2006 06B21217 Progress
18 Jul, 2006 06B21234 Progress
19 Jul, 2006 06B21256 Progress
21 Jul, 2006 06B21287 Progress