Locus L.6K86.005

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

S. McIntosh

Designation:

field wall

Reason:

stones in a row

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

20 Jul, 2010

End Date:

26 Jul, 2010

Interpretation

Function:

prevent erosion off south side of tell

Stratigraphy remarks:

sealed against by weirdly colored Locus 4; maybe NE end apparent in SW corner of 6K96, but impossible to tell with balk here.

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) %:

75

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

25

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:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

tended to want soil to remain on top of the tell rather than have it erode off the south side.

Courses

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

1

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

false

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

0.96

Greatest width in meters:

0.41

Smallest width in meters:

0.11

Greatest Height in meters:

0.55

Lowest Height in meters:

0.23

Orientation (degrees):

128ESE

Dip (degrees):

9

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Half

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

only 3rd stone from SE end going into the baulk has 2 courses preserved.

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
8 913.71 913.29
0 913.3 0
0 913.58 0
0 913.84 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K86:002
Over Earth layer L6K86:006
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K86:004
Over Earth layer 017
Sealed agnst by Earth layer 008
Sealed agnst by Earth layer 012
Sealed agnst by Earth layer 014

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
27 Jul, 2016 16L86253
06 Jul, 2016 16L86073
05 Jul, 2016 16L86065
04 Jul, 2016 16L86054
01 Jul, 2016 16L86039
30 Jun, 2016 16L86029
29 Jun, 2016 16L86021
28 Jun, 2016 16L86012
27 Jun, 2016 16L86004
23 Jul, 2010 10L86290 progress shot
22 Jul, 2010 10L86272 closing photo
22 Jul, 2010 10L86271 progress shot
21 Jul, 2010 10L86256 progress shot
20 Jul, 2010 10L86241 progress shot
19 Jul, 2010 10L86235 opening shot
27 Jul, 2016 16L86256