Locus L.6K86.003

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

S. McIntosh

Designation:

Field wall at south edge of square

Reason:

stones in a row

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

16 Jul, 2010

End Date:

16 Jul, 2010

Interpretation

Function:

prevent erosion off southern edge of tell

Stratigraphy remarks:

no foundation trench

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

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) %:

100

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):

Length (lower):

Width (upper):

Width (lower):

Depth (upper):

Depth (lower):

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

50

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:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Construction is boulder without chink. Mumkin chinks robbed, but none preserved. hastily built field wall to prevent erosion

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:

1.2

Greatest width in meters:

0.42

Smallest width in meters:

0.3

Greatest Height in meters:

0.36

Lowest Height in meters:

0.23

Orientation (degrees):

112 ESE

Dip (degrees):

10

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

disappears into south balk; 3 stones in square proper, 2 visible in topsoil south of square. Similar to walls 2 and 6 in 6K77.

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
27 913.63 913.27
34 913.49 913.28

Stratigraphy

Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K86:001
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K86:002
Over Earth layer L6K86:006

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
13 Jul, 2010 10L86185 closing photo
14 Jul, 2010 10L86187 opening shot
15 Jul, 2010 10L86199 progress shot
16 Jul, 2010 10L86212 progress shot
16 Jul, 2010 10L86222 Final photo of wall
13 Jul, 2010 10L86176 progress shot