Locus H.7K12.014

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J. Williams

Designation:

Added face to Wall 5

Reason:

Different construction than Wall 5

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

28 Jul, 1992

End Date:

28 Jul, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Prob a well-laid face to Wall 5; could also be a bench or ledge; part of the interior of the Byz structure

Stratigraphy remarks:

Last structural element in the square

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) %:

25

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

40

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:

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:

1.85

Greatest width in meters:

0.53

Smallest width in meters:

0.41

Greatest Height in meters:

0.51

Lowest Height in meters:

0.36

Orientation (degrees):

15

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
17 913.22 912.85
23 913.28 912.77
29 913.16 912.8

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer H7K12:001
Over Earth layer H7K12:015
Abuts Wall H7K12:005
Abuts Wall H7K12:019

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
38 28 Jul, 1998 13 150 8 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Roman/Byzantine 1 bod
5 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Cooking pot Late Iron 2/Persian
0 Middle Bronze 2 bods

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
29 Jul, 1998 98H12395 Progress