Locus D.5K87.037

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

T. Harrison

Designation:

E-W wall frag coming from W balk

Reason:

Line of stones

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Average

Start Date:

08 Jul, 1992

End Date:

03 Aug, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

A retaining wall to hold fill against bedrock

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:

4

Lowest Count:

3

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.5

Greatest width in meters:

0.45

Smallest width in meters:

0.4

Greatest Height in meters:

0.55

Lowest Height in meters:

0.5

Orientation (degrees):

300

Dip (degrees):

12

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Seems to have been founded on hard pack earth laid immediately on top of bedrock

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
19 895.25 894.7
20 895 894.5

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer D5K87:034
Over Earth layer D5K87:038
Over Bedrock D5K87:039
Sealed agnst by D5K87:035
Equals Wall D5K86:061

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
09 Jul, 1992 92D87334 Progress
10 Jul, 1992 92D87335 Progress
13 Jul, 1992 92D87336 Progress
14 Jul, 1992 92D87337 Progress
15 Jul, 1992 92D87338 Progress
16 Jul, 1992 92D87339 Progress
17 Jul, 1992 92D87340 Progress
20 Jul, 1992 92D87341 Progress
21 Jul, 1992 92D87342 Progress
22 Jul, 1992 92D87343 Progress
23 Jul, 1992 92D87344 Progress
24 Jul, 1992 92D87345 Progress
03 Aug, 1992 92D87346 Final from E
03 Aug, 1992 92D87347 Final from N