Locus M.7K23.008

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

E. Brown

Designation:

N-S wall

Reason:

Stones in a line; may be continuation of Wall 7, but different masonry

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, 7, 9 & 15; prob part of a southern chamber

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:

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) %:

10

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

30

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

0

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

100

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 %:

80

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:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.83

Greatest width in meters:

0.73

Smallest width in meters:

0.36

Greatest Height in meters:

0.23

Lowest Height in meters:

0.14

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 be continuation of Wall 7, but the stones are much smaller, so we separated loci

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
27 913.78 913.51
32 913.85 913.59

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer M7K23:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer M7K23:002
Sealed agnst by Earth layer M7K23:006
Bonded to Wall M7K23:007

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
16 Jul, 2008 08M23311 Progress
28 Jul, 2008 08M23548 Final: 7K23 facing S
28 Jul, 2008 08M23550 Final: 7K23 stitch
28 Jul, 2008 08M23571 Final: 7K23 facing S