Locus F.7L08.059

Architecture · N-S wall in middle of square

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 July, 1989

End Date 3 July, 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:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

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 %:

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

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 %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

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:

Lowest Height in meters:

Orientation (degrees):

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

906.67

Remarks

Remarks:

Lowest course only

Supplements

Additional descriptions recorded later as the locus was further excavated.

Supplement 1

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

Relationship	Related to	Related locus
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

3 July, 1992

121

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period
1	Pithos	Late Iron 2
1	Jug	Late Iron 2
7	Bowl	Late Iron 2

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
27 July, 1989	89F08496	Progress
28 July, 1989	89F08497	Progress
31 July, 1989	89F08498	Progress
1 August, 1989	89F08499	Progress
2 August, 1989	89F08500	Progress
3 August, 1989	89F08501	Progress
4 August, 1989	89F08502	Final from N
4 August, 1989	89F08503	Final from S
23 June, 1992	92F08351	Cleanup
24 June, 1992	92F08352	Progress
25 June, 1992	92F08353	Progress
26 June, 1992	92F08354	Progress
29 June, 1992	92F08355	Progress
30 June, 1992	92F08356	Progress
3 July, 1992	92F08359	Progress