Locus: H7K12:010 Supervisor: D. Mook
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: E-W wall in N balk
Start date: 22 Jul, 1998
End date: 07 Jul, 2004
Rationale
Reason: Stones in a line
Top separation: Very Clear / Bottom separation: Average

Interpretation:
Function: Prob an exterior wall of the administrative complex
Stratigraphy remarks: Abuts Walls 7, but is above 20, 9, & Wall 4
Locus Date: Hellenistic

Top Plan: 11,14
Draw Balks: NW

Description

Material:
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100

Masonry:
Wall Medium Boulder: 90
Wall Large Boulder: 10

Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 20
Semi Hewn Percent: 80

Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100

Facing:
Facing: Unfaced

Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Free-standing

Courses:
Lower Course Count: 1
Upper Course Count: 2

Rows:
Lower Row Count: 1
Upper Row Count: 2

Measurements:
Length: 1.81
Lower Width: 1.2
Upper Width: 1.25
Lower Height: 0.34
Upper Height: 0.7
Orientation: 99

Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Little


Remarks:
Stratigraphy remarks:


Levels

location top level bottom level
1 914.52 (Legacy Level: 913.07) 914.01 (Legacy Level: 912.56)
2 914.84 (Legacy Level: 913.39) 914.14 (Legacy Level: 912.69)
location grid
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36



Stratigraphy

type description related locus
Under Earth layer H7K12:001
Equals Wall H7K22:003
Equals Wall H7K21:002
Abuts Wall H7K12:007
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:001
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:002
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:012
Under Earth layer H7K12:002
Over Earth layer H7K12:008
Over Wall H7K12:035
FT FT H7K12:037
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:033



Photos - Slideshow

04h12041 04H12041
Progress
01 Jul, 2004
04h12056 04H12056
Progress
02 Jul, 2004
04h12077 04H12077
Progress
05 Jul, 2004
04h12091 04H12091
Progress
06 Jul, 2004
04h12105 04H12105
Progress
07 Jul, 2004
98h12320 98H12320
N balk progress
23 Jul, 1998
98h12487 98H12487
Final
05 Aug, 1998
98h12352 98H12352
Progress
27 Jul, 1998
98h12377 98H12377
Progress
28 Jul, 1998
98h12298 98H12298
N balk progress
22 Jul, 1998
04h11119 04H11119
Progress
08 Jul, 2004
04h11146 04H11146
Progress
12 Jul, 2004

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
05 Jul, 2004 51 16 0 7 35
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian 1 Jar, 1 Jug, 2 Kraters, 2 Bowls
Early Iron 2 1 Bowl

Objects

registration description quantity certainty comments
A040068 Bead 1 Certain Possible hard faience.

Object Information

Shape: Nearly Spherical
Material: Faience
Other Information:
  White

Object Dimensions

Weight: 1.9cm
Height/Length: 1.3cm
Width: 1.5cm
Perforation Diameter: 0.2cm