Locus L.6K79.047

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Boyd/D. Hopkins

Designation:

pillar base

Reason:

large flat stone over wall 48

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Clear

Start Date:

02 Jul, 2010

End Date:

23 Jul, 2010

Interpretation

Function:

looks like a pillar base aligning with 2 in 6L80, however, is .3m higher and not embedded in quoin and pier wall 48

Stratigraphy remarks:

appears set over W48 supported by cobble-size stones, unlike pillar bases to east in L6L80, which appear set into wall

Balk:

E

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) %:

100

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

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):

Length (lower):

Width (upper):

Width (lower):

Depth (upper):

Depth (lower):

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

100

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

Ashlar %:

Bossed %:

Tooling (Stone Only)

Upper Width:

Lower Width:

Upper Length:

Lower Length:

Sketch:

false

Photo:

false

Mortar

Dry-laid %:

100

Clay %:

Mud %:

Cement %:

Plaster %:

Average Thickness:

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Other

Support:

Buttressed

Tendencies:

higher than other pillar bases in the row to the east (ca. .30m)

Courses

Highest Count:

1

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

1

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

false

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.61

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.55

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

0

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

in alignment with piers in 6L80; supported by cobble sized stones

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
12 910.43 909.63

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K79:001
Over Wall L6K79:048

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
21 Jul, 2010 10L79268 progress shot
21 Jul, 2010 10L79269 progress shot
05 Jul, 2010 10L79095 progress shot
02 Jul, 2010 10L79083 plaster surface
19 Jul, 2010 10L79233 progress shot
16 Jul, 2010 10L79221 progress shot
20 Jul, 2010 10L79252 side wall
20 Jul, 2010 10L79251 side wall