Locus C.8L82.016

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J. Battenfield

Designation:

E-W wall at S balk

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

26 Jul, 1987

End Date:

31 Jul, 1987

Interpretation

Function:

Terrace wall, either destroyed or robbed out; laid on Bedrock 30; robbed of upper courses

Stratigraphy remarks:

Prob EB III wall; Surfs 26 & 27 run up to Wall 7 & Wall 16 respectively

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

Hard

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

20

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

80

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) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

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:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.2

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

1

Greatest Height in meters:

0.36

Lowest Height in meters:

0.24

Orientation (degrees):

288

Dip (degrees):

3

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

No FT; over bedrock 30; extends into W balk; bottom not reached

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
33 890.44 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer C8L82:015
Over Bedrock C8L82:030
Sealed agnst by Surface C8L82:023

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
07 Jul, 1987 87C82295 Progress
24 Jun, 1987 87C82286 Progress
29 Jun, 1987 87C82287 Progress
30 Jun, 1987 87C82289 Progress
01 Jul, 1987 87C82290 Progress
23 Jun, 1987 87C82285 Cleanup
04 Aug, 1987 87A60038 Final/S balk
02 Jul, 1987 87C82291 Progress
20 Jul, 1987 87C82302 Progress
21 Jul, 1987 87C82303 Progress
06 Jul, 1987 87C82293 Progress
08 Jul, 1987 87C82296 Progress
15 Jul, 1987 87C82298 Progress
16 Jul, 1987 87C82299 Progress
03 Aug, 1987 87C82314 Progress
04 Aug, 1987 87A60039 Final
23 Jul, 1987 87C82304 Progress
27 Jul, 1987 87C82307 Progress
29 Jul, 1987 87C82311 Progress
30 Jul, 1987 87C82312 Progress
04 Aug, 1987 87C82317 S balk
09 Jul, 1987 87C82297 Progress
17 Jul, 1987 87C82300 Progress
03 Jul, 1987 87C82292 Progress
06 Jul, 1987 87C82294 Pottery on surface