Locus D.5K76.008

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

B. MacKay

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

16 Jul, 1984

End Date:

02 Aug, 1989

Interpretation

Function:

S wall of courtyard in domestic compound

Stratigraphy remarks:

Belongs to the same phase as Wall 4 & cobble Surf 31 & the pottery of 5K77:26; it was constructed against the N side of the upper courses of 21 which remained in use from an earlier phase

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

95

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

0

nari Qualifier 1:

Hard

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

5

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

0

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

40

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) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

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 %:

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:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.4

Greatest width in meters:

0.71

Smallest width in meters:

0.65

Greatest Height in meters:

0.49

Lowest Height in meters:

0.21

Orientation (degrees):

302

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
23 896.65 896.4
23 896.83 896.34
29 896.52 896.31

Stratigraphy

Under Surface D5K76:005
Abutted by Wall D5K76:021
Sealed agnst by Surface D5K76:006
Over Wall D5K76:003
Abuts Wall D5K76:004
Sealed agnst by Earth layer D5K76:012
Sealed agnst by Surface D5K76:031

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
19 Jul, 1984 84D76329 Progress
18 Jul, 1989 89D76278 Building
19 Jul, 1989 89D76279 Building from S
20 Jul, 1989 89D76280 Progress
26 Jul, 1989 89D76283 Progress
30 Jun, 1989 89D76268 Fill in Hearth 30
30 Jun, 1989 89D76269 Hearth 30
03 Jul, 1989 89D76270 Progress
04 Jul, 1989 89D76271 Progress
05 Jul, 1989 89D76272 Progress
07 Jul, 1989 89D76273 Progress
07 Jul, 1989 89D76274 Building
10 Jul, 1989 89D76275 Progress
11 Jul, 1989 89D76276 Progress
12 Jul, 1989 89D76277 Progress
27 Jul, 1989 89D76285 Building
26 Jun, 1989 89D76263 Cleanup
28 Jun, 1989 89D76265 Progress
27 Jul, 1989 89D76284 Progress
18 Jul, 1984 84D76306 Progress
20 Jul, 1984 84D76351 Progress
24 Jul, 1984 84D76395 Progress
25 Jul, 1984 84D76418 Progress
26 Jul, 1984 84D76443 Progress
30 Jul, 1984 84D76517 Final--aerial
27 Jun, 1989 89D76264 Cleanup
29 Jun, 1989 89D76266 Cleanup