Locus L.6K99.015

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

M. Boyd

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

07 Jul, 2004

End Date:

30 Jul, 2004

Interpretation

Function:

Megalithic stone wall reused in Hel structure, prob as a wall of a platform

Stratigraphy remarks:

Constructed earlier than Hel, but reused

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

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) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

90

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

0

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 %:

0

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:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.85

Greatest width in meters:

0.9

Smallest width in meters:

0.8

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0.65

Orientation (degrees):

112

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Not completely excavated

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
7 911.12 0
8 911.04 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer L6K99:002
Under Earth layer L6K99:009
Abutted by Wall L6K99:013
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K99:011
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K99:012
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K99:014
Sealed agnst by Surface L6K99:017
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K99:018
Sealed agnst by Earth layer L6K99:020

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
15 Jul, 2004 04L99182 Progress
16 Jul, 2004 04L99194 Progress
19 Jul, 2004 04L99205 Progress
20 Jul, 2004 04L99218 Progress
21 Jul, 2004 04L99233 Progress
22 Jul, 2004 04L99249 Progress
23 Jul, 2004 04L99269 Progress
26 Jul, 2004 04L99285
27 Jul, 2004 04L99314 Field L entire vert
27 Jul, 2004 04L99315 Field L entire horiz
27 Jul, 2004 04L99316 Progress
28 Jul, 2004 04L99328 Progress
01 Jul, 2004 04L99344 Progress
30 Jul, 2004 04L99362 Final
14 Jul, 2004 04L99171 Progress
07 Jul, 2004 04L99103 Progress
08 Jul, 2004 04L99117 Progress
09 Jul, 2004 04L99131 Progress
12 Jul, 2004 04L99144 Progress
13 Jul, 2004 04L99160 Progress