Locus F.6M90.020

Architecture · S & lower half of N-S wall E & below Wall 5

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor T. Wehtje
Designation S & lower half of N-S wall E & below Wall 5
Reason Stones in a line
Top Separation
Bottom Separation
Start Date 25 July, 1987
End Date 3 August, 1987

Interpretation

Function Prob a terrace wall but the bottom has not been reached & it is not obvious whether it is the same as Wall 21; whatever its original purpose, it seems to have been later used as a foundation for Wall 5
Stratigraphy remarks Earlier than Wall 5; it is unclear whether this wall is Ir1 or earlier
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) %:

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) %:

0

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 %:

50

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:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.9

Greatest width in meters:

0.7

Smallest width in meters:

0.5

Greatest Height in meters:

0.5

Lowest Height in meters:

0.25

Orientation (degrees):

160

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Couldn't see if there was more than two rows of stones

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
16 903.36 0
28 903.23 0
34 903.11 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer F6M90:017
Sealed agnst by Earth layer F6M90:019
Sealed agnst by Earth layer F6M90:018
Bonded to Wall F6M90:021

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
26 July, 1989 89F90467 Progress
27 July, 1989 89F90468 Progress
28 July, 1987 89F90469 Progress
4 August, 1989 89F90476 Final