Locus H.7K30.049

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

I. LaBianca

Designation:

Major E-W wall; possible S wall of gate complex

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

26 Jul, 2002

End Date:

28 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Poss S wall of gate to the EIr1 settlement

Stratigraphy remarks:

With Wall 46

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:

Reused

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) %:

15

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

50

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

20

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

80

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 %:

50

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:

Foundation

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

7

Lowest Count:

4

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.3

Greatest width in meters:

1.9

Smallest width in meters:

1.8

Greatest Height in meters:

2.3

Lowest Height in meters:

2.2

Orientation (degrees):

292

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

The N side of the wall is in Field A (7K40); founding level is yet to be found

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
1 911.87 0
3 911.97 0

Stratigraphy

Equals Wall H7K30:033
Abuts Wall H7K30:007
Abuts Wall H7K30:018
Abuts Wall H7K30:033
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K30:048
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K30:050
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K30:051
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K30:052
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K30:053

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
30 Jul, 2002 02H30322 Wall 7
30 Jul, 2002 02H30331 Corner of Walls 7 and 49
30 Jul, 2002 02H30333 Wall 49 from east
25 Jul, 2002 02H30285 Progress
26 Jul, 2002 02H30299 Progress
30 Jul, 2002 02H30321 Wall 49
17 Jul, 2008 08H30344 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08H30369 Progress
21 Jul, 2008 08H30399 Progress
29 Jul, 2008 08H30615 Final: Corner walls
29 Jul, 2008 08H30616 Final: Wall 46-2
29 Jul, 2008 08H30614 Final: Corner walls
29 Jul, 2008 08H30613 Final: Wall 46