Locus M.7K23.014

Architecture · Possible stairs

General Information

Locus Type Architecture
Supervisor E. Brown
Designation Possible stairs
Reason Stones at different levels
Top Separation
Bottom Separation
Start Date 21 July, 2008
End Date 28 July, 2008

Interpretation

Function Prob stairs descending into the room bounded by Walls 3, 4 & 7
Stratigraphy remarks Prob earlier than Bins 12 & 13 because the steps lead down under them
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) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

50

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

50

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

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 %:

50

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:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

1.2

Greatest width in meters:

0

Smallest width in meters:

0.9

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

0

Orientation (degrees):

0

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Complete

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
16 913.59 912.64
22 913.22 912.65

Stratigraphy

Relationship Related to Related locus
Under Earth layer M7K23:006
Under Earth layer M7K23:010
Abuts Wall M7K23:003
Abuts Wall M7K23:007
Sealed agnst by Earth layer M7K23:010
Sealed agnst by Surface M7K23:017
Sealed agnst by Surface M7K23:018

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
17 July, 2008 08M23337 Progress
18 July, 2008 08M23361 Progress
23 July, 2008 08M23457 Progress
28 July, 2008 08M23548 Final: 7K23 facing S
28 July, 2008 08M23550 Final: 7K23 stitch
28 July, 2008 08M23552 Final: 7K23/33 facing S
24 July, 2008 08M23510 Bins 12 & 13
25 July, 2008 08M23515 Progress
24 July, 2008 08M23487 Progress
21 July, 2008 08M23418 Locus 17
21 July, 2008 08M23392 Progress
21 July, 2008 08M23417 Locus 17