Locus L.6K98.007

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

E. Matthews

Designation:

E-W wall; N wall of long Hel room

Reason:

3 huge boulders in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

12 Jul, 2002

End Date:

08 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

N wall of Hel long room

Stratigraphy remarks:

With other walls of Hel long room

Balk:

E

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

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) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

10

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

90

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

10

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:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.87

Greatest width in meters:

1

Smallest width in meters:

0.67

Greatest Height in meters:

0.96

Lowest Height in meters:

0.58

Orientation (degrees):

15

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Outside face undetermined; row of small boulders & cobbles provides foundation; also built on top of Wall 10 in places Removed in U12

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
28 911.57 910.4
29 911.22 910.44

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K98:002
Over Wall L6K98:010
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K98:003
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K98:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K98:004
Sealed agnst by Surface L6K98:005
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K98:009
Abutted by Wall L6K98:008

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published
87 17 Jul, 2012 32

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Body Byzantine
3 Bowl Late Iron 2
1 Jar Late Iron 2
1 Jar, holemouth Late Iron 2
88 18 Jul, 2012 5

Pottery Readings

Count Quantity modifier Form Period Period modifier Question
1 Bowl Late Iron 2/Persian
1 Jar Late Iron 2/Persian

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
29 Jul, 2002 02L98308 Final
28 Jun, 2002 02L98051 Progress
16 Jun, 2002 02L98193 Progress
15 Jun, 2002 02L98187 Progress
17 Jul, 2002 02L98207 Progress
03 Jul, 2002 02L98084 Progress
02 Jul, 2002 02L98061 Progress
19 Jul, 2002 02L98218 Progress
19 Jul, 2002 02L98229 Progress
22 Jul, 2002 02L98242 Progress
23 Jul, 2002 02L98253 Progress
24 Jul, 2002 02L98266 Progress
25 Jul, 2002 02L98278 Progress
26 Jul, 2002 02L98293 Progress
02 Jul, 2002 02L98072 Progress
05 Jul, 2002 02L98097 Progress
05 Jul, 2002 02L98107 Progress
10 Jul, 2002 02L98147 Progress
08 Jul, 2002 02L98124 Progress
11 Jul, 2002 02L98158 Progress
12 Jul, 2002 02L98172 Progress
27 Jun, 2002 02L98038 Progress
26 Jun, 2002 02L98027 Progress
27 Jul, 2004 04L99315 Field L entire horiz
30 Jul, 2004 04L89364 Final from E
30 Jul, 2004 04L89365 Final from E
30 Jul, 2004 04L89363 Final from N
03 Jul, 2008 08L98095 Progress
04 Jul, 2008 08L98119 Progress
08 Jul, 2008 08L98179 Progress
07 Jul, 2008 08L98156 Progress
17 Jul, 2012 12L98091 OBJECT
17 Jul, 2012 12L98092 OBJECT
17 Jul, 2012 12L98073 PROGRESS
18 Jul, 2012 12L98093 PROGRESS