Locus L.6K79.017

Architecture · NE-SW, single-row wall/drain

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor M. Boyd; M. Boyd/D. Hopkins
Designation NE-SW, single-row wall/drain
Reason Stones in a line
Top Separation Clear
Bottom Separation Clear
Start Date 22 July, 1998
End Date 20 July, 2010

Interpretation

Function Divides area beetween Walls 7 & 8 or provides support for plaster Surf 10; no occupational surfaces could be connected to it; poss drain with cap stones, now filled with Debris 18, but no plaster lining
Stratigraphy remarks Immediately covered by plaster Surf 10
Balk E
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) %:

50

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) %:

100

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:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

3.5

Greatest width in meters:

0.38

Smallest width in meters:

0.21

Greatest Height in meters:

0.31

Lowest Height in meters:

0.26

Orientation (degrees):

64

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Top course: flat stones; bottom course: 2 rows of cobbles with earth Fill 22

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
22 910.43 910.22
23 910.43 910.12
26 910.51 910.25
30 910.4 910.09

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Surface L6K79:010
Under Earth layer L6K79:006
Over Wall L6K79:020
Over Earth layer L6K79:022
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K79:018
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K79:019
Over Earth layer L6K79:043

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
22 July, 1998 98L79293 Progress
23 July, 1998 98L79330 Progress
24 July, 1998 98L79342 Progress
5 July, 2010 10L79095 progress shot
6 July, 2010 10L79114 progress shot
19 July, 2010 10L79233 progress shot
16 July, 2010 10L79221 progress shot
19 July, 2010 10L79238 north face
19 July, 2010 10L79237 south face
20 July, 2010 10L79253 capstone
20 July, 2010 10L79252 side wall
20 July, 2010 10L79251 side wall