Locus H.7K21.043

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J. DelColle

Designation:

N-S wall bonded to Wall 42

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

08 Jul, 2004

End Date:

21 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Poss part of early phase of administrative center

Stratigraphy remarks:

With Wall 42

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

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) %:

60

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

5

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

95

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:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.23

Greatest width in meters:

0.96

Smallest width in meters:

0.77

Greatest Height in meters:

0.68

Lowest Height in meters:

0.54

Orientation (degrees):

20

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Founding level not reached in U04; large stone (.6 x .6m) at S end; appears to belong to Walls 43 & 4; removed in U08 (18-21 jul)

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
25 912.41 911.74
26 912.36 0
31 912.49 911.86

Stratigraphy

Under Wall H7K21:040
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:041
Bonded to Wall H7K21:042
Equals Wall H7K11:036
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:049
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K21:054
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K21:055
Bonded to Wall H7K21:048
Over Wall H7K21:081
Over Wall H7K20:028
Over Wall H7K20:029
Over Earth layer H7K21:073
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K20:027

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
248 18 Jul, 2008 8 7 0 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Iron 1 bods
252 21 Jul, 2008 19 30 1 0

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
0 Late Iron 2/Persian bods
1 Cooking pot Early Iron 1

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
09 Jul, 2004 04H21133 Progress
12 Jul, 2004 04H21147 Progress
04 Jul, 2004 04H21120 Progress
05 Jul, 2004 04H21078 Progress
06 Jul, 2004 04H21092 Progress
07 Jul, 2004 04H21107 Progress
07 Jul, 2006 06H11110 Progress
10 Jul, 2006 06H11130 Progress
11 Jul, 2006 06H11150 Progress
12 Jul, 2006 06H11167 Progress
04 Jul, 2006 06H21052 Progress
05 Jul, 2006 06H21070 Progress
06 Jul, 2006 06H21089 Progress
03 Jul, 2006 06H21025 Progress
07 Jul, 2008 08H21136 Progress
14 Jul, 2008 08H21261 Progress
15 Jul, 2008 08H21289 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08H21366 Progress
21 Jul, 2008 08H21396 Progress