Locus E.0002.013

Architecture · Stone wall retaining N line of Pit 30

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor B. Cole
Designation Stone wall retaining N line of Pit 30
Reason Stones in a line
Top Separation
Bottom Separation
Start Date 21 July, 1987
End Date 27 July, 1989

Interpretation

Function Butressing wall for W wall of well; too scattered to lend much support; support for L 14 as FT was being dug
Stratigraphy remarks To N, basically ER, with some Byz at the top level; To the S also ER with a few LR sherds; this would support the wall as placed in either the ER or LR
Balk
Phase
Stratum

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

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) %:

15

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) %:

100

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

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 %:

70

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:

Battered

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:

1.6

Greatest width in meters:

0.55

Smallest width in meters:

0.35

Greatest Height in meters:

3.85

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

296

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

12

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Some stones contained plaster similar to Surf 36 & may have come from walls surrounding the surface where Pit 30 cut through

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
18 867.9 0
22 867.97 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Sealed agnst by Earth layer E0002:019
Abuts Wall E0002:003
Under Earth layer E0002:006
Sealed agnst by Earth layer E0002:014
Sealed agnst by Earth layer E0002:006
Sealed agnst by Earth layer E0002:015

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
70 10 July, 1989 0 33 5 0

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
17 July, 1989 89E02401 Progress
28 June, 1989 89E02386 Cleanup
28 June, 1989 89E02387 Progress
4 July, 1989 89E02390 Progress
30 June, 1989 89E02388 Progress
3 July, 1989 89E02389 Progress
10 July, 1989 89E02394 Progress
11 July, 1989 89E02395 Progress
27 July, 1989 89E02408 Suface 31 rel to plaster
31 July, 1989 89E02410 Progress
7 July, 1989 89E02393 Progress
12 July, 1989 89E02396 Progress
13 July, 1989 89E02399 Water channel
24 July, 1987 87E02364 Progress
3 August, 1987 87E02372 Final
3 August, 1987 87E02373 Final
23 July, 1987 87E02363 Progress
22 July, 1987 87E02362 Progress
3 August, 1987 87E02375 Final
27 July, 1987 87E02366 Progress
28 July, 1987 87E02367 Progress
3 August, 1987 87E02374 Final
29 July, 1987 87E02368 Progress
31 July, 1987 87E02370 Progress
30 July, 1987 87E02369 Progress
18 July, 1989 89E02402 Progress
13 July, 1989 89E02397 Progress
19 July, 1989 89E02403 Progress
20 July, 1989 89E02404 Progress