Locus: H7K12:011 Supervisor: J. Williams
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: N-S wall
Start date: 22 Jul, 1998
End date: 31 Jul, 1998
Rationale
Reason: Wall extending from 7K22
Top separation: / Bottom separation:

Interpretation:
Function: Above average thickness suggests it is the S edge of the administrative complex
Stratigraphy remarks: Cut by Byz Wall 5; but lies above L 9 & is thus later than Walls 4 & 7
Locus Date: Hellenistic

Top Plan: 10,14
Draw Balks: N

Description

Material:
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100

Masonry:
Wall Cobbles: 10
Wall Medium Boulder: 25

Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 60
Semi Hewn Percent: 40

Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100

Facing:
Facing: Unfaced

Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Free-standing
Tendencies: S part is rubbly

Courses:
Lower Course Count: 1

Rows:
Lower Row Count: 3
Upper Row Count: 4

Measurements:
Length: 0.9
Lower Width: 1.0
Upper Width: 1.75
Lower Height: 0.39
Orientation: 20

Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Little


Remarks: In S it was cut by FT 22 & filled with Wall 5 & Earth 17
Stratigraphy remarks:


Levels

location top level bottom level
5 914.77 (Legacy Level: 913.32) no level
6 914.75 (Legacy Level: 913.30) no level
11 914.66 (Legacy Level: 913.21) 914.27 (Legacy Level: 912.82)
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
Over Earth layer H7K12:009
Equals Wall H7K22:005
Cut by Earth layer H7K12:017
Cut by FT H7K12:022
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:001
Sealed agnst by Earth layer H7K12:002



Photos - Slideshow

98h12320 98H12320
N balk progress
23 Jul, 1998
98h12395 98H12395
Progress
29 Jul, 1998
98h12413 98H12413
Progress
30 Jul, 1998
98h12486 98H12486
Final
05 Aug, 1998
98h12487 98H12487
Final
05 Aug, 1998

Pottery Readings

date pail baskets publish diagnostics total count location comments
28 Jul, 1998 39 4 0 0 19
diagnostic date form
Late Iron 2/Persian bods

Objects

There are no objects for this locus