Locus M.7K23.007

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

E. Brown

Designation:

N-S wall

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

15 Jul, 2008

End Date:

28 Jul, 2008

Interpretation

Function:

Domestic wall in latest architectural complex of the square; with Walls 3, 4, 8, 9 & 15

Stratigraphy remarks:

Earlier than L 2, 6 & S 18

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

Hard

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Decayed

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) %:

30

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

25

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

25

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

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 %:

75

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:

0

Random:

true

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

2

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2.36

Greatest width in meters:

0.78

Smallest width in meters:

0.52

Greatest Height in meters:

1.11

Lowest Height in meters:

0.23

Orientation (degrees):

30

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

May not be a wall because the largest stone is not flat

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
21 913.91 912.56
21 913.83 912.9

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer M7K23:002
Abuts Wall M7K23:003
Abutted by Wall M7K23:004
Abutted by Installation M7K23:012
Abutted by Installation M7K23:013
Bonded to Wall M7K23:008
Sealed agnst by Earth layer M7K23:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer M7K23:006
Sealed agnst by Surface M7K23:018

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
11 Jul, 2008 08M23230 Progress
14 Jul, 2008 08M23256 Progress
16 Jul, 2008 08M23311 Progress
17 Jul, 2008 08M23337 Progress
18 Jul, 2008 08M23361 Progress
28 Jul, 2008 08M23550 Final: 7K23 stitch
28 Jul, 2008 08M23552 Final: 7K23/33 facing S
28 Jul, 2008 08M23571 Final: 7K23 facing S
22 Jul, 2008 08M23422 Progress
24 Jul, 2008 08M23510 Bins 12 & 13
25 Jul, 2008 08M23515 Progress
25 Jul, 2008 08M23515 Progress