Locus L.6K89.040

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Boyd/D. Hopkins

Designation:

standing stones

Reason:

2 standing stones and one flat stone on plaster surface 6

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

09 Jul, 2010

End Date:

09 Jul, 2010

Interpretation

Function:

hard to determine use - perhaps to support jars? Ritual function? Remnant of larger structure?

Stratigraphy remarks:

under topsoil, resting on surface 6

Balk:

E

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

Limestone Qualifier 1:

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 %:

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:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

mysterious

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:

1.31

Greatest width in meters:

0.26

Smallest width in meters:

0.11

Greatest Height in meters:

0.4

Lowest Height in meters:

0.17

Orientation (degrees):

16NNE

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

Lean Degrees:

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
36 910.83 910.4

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K89:001
Over Earth layer L6K89:006

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
08 Jul, 2010 10L89146 progress shot
09 Jul, 2010 10L89158 progress shot
08 Jul, 2010 10L89147 progress shot