Locus C.8L82.017

Architecture · E-W wall

General Information

Locus Type Architecture

Supervisor J. Battenfield

Designation E-W wall

Reason Six stones in a line

Top Separation —

Bottom Separation —

Start Date 2 July, 1987

End Date 31 July, 1987

Interpretation

Function Seems too small to have ever walled anything in; poss silo, bin or enclosure for grain on N terrace hillside; slight similarity to EB apsidal structure at S balk of 8L73 (U84); bottom of Wall 17 not excavated; if a silo, L 19 may yield some of its contents

Stratigraphy remarks Earliest phase of square

Balk —

Phase —

Stratum —

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

Hard

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

100

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

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 %:

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

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 %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.45

Greatest width in meters:

0.28

Smallest width in meters:

0.2

Greatest Height in meters:

Lowest Height in meters:

0.25

Orientation (degrees):

285

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

278

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Poss robbed; very frail

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
34	891.22	0

Stratigraphy

Relationship	Related to	Related locus
Under	Earth layer	C8L82:006
Over	Surface	C8L82:026
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	C8L82:019

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

2 July, 1987

Pottery Readings

Count	Quantity modifier	Form	Period	Period modifier	Question
1		Bowl	Middle Bronze

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
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
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
30 July, 1987	87C82312	Progress
4 August, 1987	87C82317	S balk
3 July, 1987	87C82292	Progress
6 July, 1987	87C82294	Pottery on surface