Locus C.8L82.016

Architecture · E-W wall at S balk

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 July, 1987
End Date 31 July, 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

Relationship Related to Related locus
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
7 July, 1987 87C82295 Progress
24 June, 1987 87C82286 Progress
29 June, 1987 87C82287 Progress
30 June, 1987 87C82289 Progress
1 July, 1987 87C82290 Progress
23 June, 1987 87C82285 Cleanup
4 August, 1987 87A60038 Final/S balk
2 July, 1987 87C82291 Progress
20 July, 1987 87C82302 Progress
21 July, 1987 87C82303 Progress
6 July, 1987 87C82293 Progress
8 July, 1987 87C82296 Progress
15 July, 1987 87C82298 Progress
16 July, 1987 87C82299 Progress
3 August, 1987 87C82314 Progress
4 August, 1987 87A60039 Final
23 July, 1987 87C82304 Progress
27 July, 1987 87C82307 Progress
29 July, 1987 87C82311 Progress
30 July, 1987 87C82312 Progress
4 August, 1987 87C82317 S balk
9 July, 1987 87C82297 Progress
17 July, 1987 87C82300 Progress
3 July, 1987 87C82292 Progress
6 July, 1987 87C82294 Pottery on surface