Locus H.7K20.005

Architecture · Large NE-SW wall in W

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor M. Boyd
Designation Large NE-SW wall in W
Reason Large aligned stones; laid flat
Top Separation —
Bottom Separation —
Start Date 9 July, 1996
End Date 1 August, 1996

Interpretation

Function Large wall running through squares 7K30 & 7K20; since E row lies upon dirt, this may have been added at a later date
Stratigraphy remarks Lies under L 3; abutted by Walls 8 & 9 & 13; L 12, 16 & 20 seal against it, as does flagstone Surf 17
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) %:

30

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

25

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

15

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

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:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

4

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

6.8

Greatest width in meters:

1.9

Smallest width in meters:

1.1

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

205

Dip (degrees):

4

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Width of wall measured where complete; it narrows .9 m as it disappears under SW corner; E row offset 15-50 cms from lower stones; measurement increases to N; upper level seems to correlate with upper stones of Wall 13; Wall 8 goes under upper phase with plaster facing intact

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
8 911.17 0
8 911.17 0
19 910.8 0
19 910.8 0
31 910.85 0
31 910.85 0

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer H7K20:003
Abutted by Wall H7K20:008
Abutted by Wall H7K20:009
Abutted by Wall H7K20:013
Earth layer H7K20:012
Earth layer H7K20:016
Earth layer H7K20:020
Earth layer H7K20:017
Over Wall H7K20:005
Over Wall H7K20:008
Abutted by Wall H7K20:009
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K20:003
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K20:020
Under Wall H7K20:005

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
11 July, 1996 96071122 Progress
11 July, 1996 96071122 Progress
15 July, 1996 96071516 Progress
17 July, 1996 96071729 Progress
10 July, 1996 96071006 Progress
18 July, 1996 96071819 Progress
10 July, 1996 96071017 Progress
16 July, 1996 96071616 Progress
18 July, 1996 96071816 Progress
21 July, 1996 96072212 Progress
21 July, 1996 96072212 Progress
21 July, 1996 96072212 Progress
17 July, 1996 96071727 Progress
19 July, 1996 96071911 Progress
19 July, 1996 96071911 Progress
23 July, 1996 96072328 Progress
23 July, 1996 96072328 Progress
15 July, 1996 96071511 Progress
16 July, 1996 96071614 Progress
22 July, 1996 96072207 Pot in balk, in situ
25 July, 1996 96072501 Progress
26 July, 1996 96072602 Walls
26 July, 1996 96072602 Walls
26 July, 1996 96072603 Walls
26 July, 1996 96072603 Walls
26 July, 1996 96072604 Walls
26 July, 1996 96072613 Progress
22 July, 1996 96072204 Progress
26 July, 1996 96072607 Progress
26 July, 1996 96072612 Progress
25 July, 1996 96072502 Walls
30 July, 1996 96073021 Final from S
30 July, 1996 96073024 Final from E
30 July, 1996 96073013 Final from NE
31 July, 2012 12H20224 PROGRESS
1 August, 2012 12H20246 PROGRESS