Locus L.6K79.003

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Boyd

Designation:

Terrace wall

Reason:

Stones in a row

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

06 Jul, 1998

End Date:

08 Jul, 1998

Interpretation

Function:

Terrace wall for agricultural use of the site's top; to stop erosion

Stratigraphy remarks:

Resting on very late earth deposits

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) %:

0

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:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Buttressed

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.23

Greatest width in meters:

0.56

Smallest width in meters:

0.38

Greatest Height in meters:

0.4

Lowest Height in meters:

0.09

Orientation (degrees):

70

Dip (degrees):

4

Preservation

Preservation:

Foundation Only: Partial

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
31 911.55 911.05
32 911.27 911.01

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K79:001
Over Earth layer L6K79:005
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K79:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K79:004

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
09 Jul, 1998 98L79154 Progress
09 Jul, 1998 98L79155 Progress
02 Jul, 1998 98L79076 Top of L 2
06 Jul, 1998 98L79096 Progress
07 Jul, 1998 98L79103 Progress
07 Jul, 1998 98L79105 Progress
08 Jul, 1998 98L79127 Progress