Locus F.7L08.059

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Hopkins

Designation:

N-S wall in middle of square

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

26 Jul, 1989

End Date:

03 Jul, 1992

Interpretation

Function:

Wide N-S wall apparently topped with mud brick; remainder of structure unclear; abutting Wall 67 poss makes SW corner of building

Stratigraphy remarks:

56 seals & seems to provide IR1 date, but it is above the E wall of the LIR2 building; no FT; L 53 equals fill on top of wall after it was robbed, also in LIR2

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) %:

50

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

20

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

40

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

60

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:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

4

Lowest Count:

3

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.99

Greatest width in meters:

1.1

Smallest width in meters:

1.07

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

10

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

906.67

Remarks

Remarks:

Lowest course only

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
9 906.66 0
10 906.63 0
21 906.6 0
22 906.67 0
27 0 906.32

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer F7L08:053
Abutted by Wall F7L08:067
Sealed agnst by Earth layer F7L08:063
Sealed agnst by Surface F7L08:056
Over Earth layer F7L08:074
Sealed agnst by Earth layer F7L08:070
Sealed agnst by Earth layer F7L08:072

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
377 03 Jul, 1992 14 121 22 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Pithos Late Iron 2
1 Jug Late Iron 2
7 Bowl Late Iron 2

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
27 Jul, 1989 89F08496 Progress
28 Jul, 1989 89F08497 Progress
31 Jul, 1989 89F08498 Progress
01 Aug, 1989 89F08499 Progress
02 Aug, 1989 89F08500 Progress
03 Aug, 1989 89F08501 Progress
04 Aug, 1989 89F08502 Final from N
04 Aug, 1989 89F08503 Final from S
23 Jun, 1992 92F08351 Cleanup
24 Jun, 1992 92F08352 Progress
25 Jun, 1992 92F08353 Progress
26 Jun, 1992 92F08354 Progress
29 Jun, 1992 92F08355 Progress
30 Jun, 1992 92F08356 Progress
03 Jul, 1992 92F08359 Progress