Locus H.7K31.020

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

D. Mook

Designation:

E-W wall under Wall 2; formerly part of Wall 2

Reason:

Different founding course than Wall 2

Top Separation:

Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

28 Jun, 2002

End Date:

21 Jul, 2004

Interpretation

Function:

E-W wall; perhaps used with one phase of the plastered floors in the sanctuary courtyard

Stratigraphy remarks:

One course under Wall 2, but different construction style; poss with Walls 15 & 16, also Insts 7K21:30 & 31 & 7K31:25

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

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 %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

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 %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

Lowest Count:

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

6.5

Greatest width in meters:

1.6

Smallest width in meters:

1.52

Greatest Height in meters:

0.55

Lowest Height in meters:

0.4

Orientation (degrees):

112

Dip (degrees):

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Almost directly under Wall 2

Levels

Location	Top Level	Bottom Level
21	912.85	912.59
25	912.7	912.17
26	912.72	912.17
27	912.64	0
29	912.62	912.19

Stratigraphy

Under	Wall	H7K31:002
Over	Wall	H7K31:022
Over	Surface	H7K31:024
Abutted by	Wall	H7K31:015
Sealed agnst by	Earth layer	H7K31:018
Sealed agnst by	Surface	H7K31:023
Under	Earth layer	H7K31:001
Under	Surface	H7K31:030
Over	Earth layer	H7K31:031

Pails

Number

Date

Baskets

Total

Diagnostic

Published

107

19 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
1	Bowl	Undetermined
0		Byzantine	1 bod
1	Lamp	Late Iron 2/Persian

108

20 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

Count	Form	Period	Question
1	Jar	Late Iron 2/Persian
1	Bowl	Late Iron 2/Persian
0		Iron 2	1 bod

Photos

Date	Photo Number	Subject
12 Jul, 2002	02H21176	Cobbles from S
30 Jul, 2002	02H21325	Final from S
09 Jul, 2002	02H21138	Progress
08 Jul, 2002	02H21127	Progress
30 Jul, 2002	02H31316	Final from SW
10 Jul, 2002	02H31151	Progress
12 Jul, 2002	02H22175	Cobbles from S
30 Jul, 2002	02H22323	Final Sqs 21 & 22
30 Jul, 2002	02H22326	Final with people
01 Jul, 2002	02H31063	Progress
02 Jul, 2002	02H31075	Progress
05 Jul, 2002	02H31099	Cobble Surf 24 from W
05 Jul, 2002	02H31100	Cobble Surface 24 from SW
03 Jul, 2002	02H31087	Progress
30 Jul, 2002	02H31315	Final from SW
16 Jul, 2004	04H22197	Progress
30 Jun, 2004	04H31026	Progress
01 Jul, 2004	04H31043	Progress
19 Jul, 2004	04H31210	Progress
20 Jul, 2004	04H31221	Progress
29 Jun, 2004	04H31014	Progress