Locus D.5K86.061

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

G. Reinhold

Designation:

E-W wall in NE corner

Reason:

Line of stones

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

17 Jul, 1992

End Date:

24 Jul, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

A retaining wall to hold fill against Bedrock 53

Stratigraphy remarks:

FP-6

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:

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) %:

100

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) %:

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 %:

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:

3

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.4

Greatest width in meters:

0.55

Smallest width in meters:

0.5

Greatest Height in meters:

0.5

Lowest Height in meters:

0.35

Orientation (degrees):

108

Dip (degrees):

12

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

The wall seemed to be founded on hard packed soil laid immediately on top of Bedrock 53

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
16 895.35 895
17 895.13 894.63

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer D5K86:052
Under Bedrock D5K86:053
Equals Wall D5K87:037
Sealed agnst by Earth layer D5K86:060
Bonded to Wall D5K86:069

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 Jul, 1992 92D86306 Progress
17 Jul, 1992 92D86307 Progress
20 Jul, 1992 92D86308 Progress
21 Jul, 1992 92D86309 Progress
22 Jul, 1992 92D86310 Progress
23 Jul, 1992 92D86311 Progress
24 Jul, 1992 92D86312 Progress
03 Aug, 1992 92D86314 Final from NW
03 Aug, 1992 92D86315 Final from SW
03 Aug, 1992 92D86316 Final from SW