Locus R.0003.014

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J Miller

Designation:

E-W wall; S wall of farmstead

Reason:

Stones in a line

Top Separation:

Very Clear

Bottom Separation:

Very Clear

Start Date:

16 Jul, 1987

End Date:

03 Aug, 1987

Interpretation

Function:

S outer wall of the farmstead

Stratigraphy remarks:

With the other walls of the farmstead, such as Walls 2, 3, 6

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) %:

75

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 %:

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:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

2

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

4

Greatest width in meters:

1.65

Smallest width in meters:

1.47

Greatest Height in meters:

1.28

Lowest Height in meters:

0.62

Orientation (degrees):

228

Dip (degrees):

6

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Little

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

0.0

Remarks

Remarks:

This was technically outside the square, but we extended the square to the S in order to excavate the interior face of the wall; the large location numbers reflect this

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
43 887.83 886.84
45 887.52 886.7
50 887.47 886.79

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer R0003:001
Over Bedrock R0003:011
Sealed agnst by Surface R0003:013

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
23 Jul, 1987 87R03092 Progress
21 Jul, 1987 87R03079 Progress
27 Jul, 1987 87R03108 Progress
03 Aug, 1987 87R03132 Progress
20 Jul, 1987 87R03075 Progress
22 Jul, 1987 87R03086 Progress
23 Jul, 1987 87R02095 Pottery on surface
24 Jul, 1987 87R03099 Progress
29 Jul, 1987 87R03121 Progress
28 Jul, 1987 87R03113 Progress
31 Jul, 1987 87R03128 Progress