Locus H.7K11.018

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Czarnovicz

Designation:

N-S wall; threshold linking Wall 4 with Square 7K21

Reason:

N-S line of stones

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

15 Jul, 1998

End Date:

07 Jul, 2006

Interpretation

Function:

N-S stone wall; probably goes with later phases of the courtyard plaster paving

Stratigraphy remarks:

Later than Surf 50 & Wall 4; earlier than L 54 & 56

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) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

80

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 %:

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:

3

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

3

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.65

Greatest width in meters:

0.9

Smallest width in meters:

0.6

Greatest Height in meters:

0.88

Lowest Height in meters:

0.64

Orientation (degrees):

200

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Bottom not reached in U98; reached in U06; prob robbed in N end

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
4 912.78 0
10 913.18 912.3
16 912.86 912.22

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer H7K11:003
Abuts Wall H7K11:004
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K11:019
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K11:026
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K11:013
Over Surface H7K11:050
Over Earth layer H7K11:060
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K11:054
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K11:056

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
135 07 Jul, 2006 18 24 1 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Jug Iron 2

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 Jul, 1998 98H11237 Plaster
17 Jul, 1998 98H11247 Progress
07 Jul, 2004 04H11106 Progress
14 Jul, 2004 04H11172 Progress
15 Jul, 2004 04H11193 Progress
16 Jul, 2004 04H11196 Progress
28 Jul, 2004 04H11331 Progress
29 Jul, 2004 04H11347 Progress
30 Jul, 2004 04H11372 Final from N
05 Jul, 2006 06H11071 Progress
06 Jul, 2006 06H11090 Progress
07 Jul, 2006 06H11111 Progress