Locus H.7K20.018

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Boyd

Designation:

Pillar at S end of square, beyond end of Wall 4, marking end of quoin & pier wall

Reason:

2 large flat stones abutting wall of smaller stones

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

25 Jul, 1996

End Date:

30 Jul, 1996

Interpretation

Function:

Pillar in a quoin & pier wall defining a room, an entry, or a gate

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than Wall 4

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) %:

20

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

50

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:

Quoin & Pier

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Two large stones stacked neatly upon each other.

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.47

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.56

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

0

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Half

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Below the level of the bottom of Wall 4

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
29 911.26 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer H7K20:003
Under Wall H7K20:004
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K20:012
Abuts Wall H7K20:033

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
23 Jul, 1996 96072328 Progress
24 Jul, 1996 96072409 Progress
26 Jul, 1996 96072602 Walls
26 Jul, 1996 96072603 Walls
26 Jul, 1996 96072604 Walls
26 Jul, 1996 96072613 Progress
30 Jul, 1996 96073001 Final from N
30 Jul, 1996 96073022 Pillar 18
09 Jul, 2012 12H20005 Progress
10 Jul, 2012 12H20018 Progress
11 Jul, 2012 12H20028 Progress
12 Jul, 2012 12H20041 Progress
13 Jul, 2012 12H20054 Progress
07 Aug, 2012 12H20343 Final