Locus C.8L62.004

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

R. Davidson

Designation:

Rocky debris layer against bedrock

Reason:

Poss stone line

Top Separation:

Average

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

05 Jul, 1984

End Date:

06 Jul, 1984

Interpretation

Function:

Poss wall (or even two walls) but prob only tumble; if wall(s), then very rough, perhaps for animal pen(s) or the like

Stratigraphy remarks:

Resting on bedrock, this structure was likely built early (MB, EB, cf. pottery reading for S part of 8L72), but further excavation in N Balk is necessary to verify

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

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) %:

60

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) %:

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 %:

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:

Rubble

Support:

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

0

Random:

true

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

0

Two with Rubble:

Random:

true

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1

Greatest width in meters:

0.64

Smallest width in meters:

0.42

Greatest Height in meters:

0.58

Lowest Height in meters:

0.3

Orientation (degrees):

21

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Two stone lines considered as one wall because they were joined by rocks;

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
9 893.46 893.76
10 893.3 893.2

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer C8L62:001
Over Bedrock C8L62:002
Abuts Bedrock C8L62:002

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
05 Jul, 1984 84C62109 Progress
06 Jul, 1984 84C62129 Progress
06 Jul, 1984 84C62134 Final
06 Jul, 1984 84C62135 Final
06 Aug, 1984 84C62739 Final, N Balk, Left
06 Aug, 1984 84C62740 Final, N Balk, RT
06 Jul, 1984 8424-9006 Final
02 Aug, 1984 84C62592 West balk, north half