Locus: H7K12:013 Supervisor: J. Williams
Locus type: Architecture
Designation: Semi-circular ring of stones in NW; prob tumble
Start date: 23 Jul, 1998
End date: 28 Jul, 1998
Rationale
Reason: Stones in a ring
Top separation: Clear / Bottom separation: Very Clear

Interpretation:
Function: Prob tumble, but poss a semi-circle of stones around the location of the statue frags
Stratigraphy remarks: Surf 12 ran up to it; may have been created during its accumulation
Locus Date: Hellenistic

Top Plan: 9,12

Description

Material:
Limestone Qualifier 1: Hard
Limestone Percent: 100

Masonry:
Wall Cobbles: 50

Dressing:
Unhewn Percent: 100

Mortar:
Dry Laid Percent: 100

Facing:
Facing: Unfaced

Construction:
Construction Style: Boulder & Chink
Construction Support: Free-standing
Tendencies: Larger stones in N

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

Rows:
Lower Row Count: 1

Measurements:
Length: 1.97
Lower Width: 0.29
Upper Width: 0.56
Lower Height: 0.25
Upper Height: 0.29
Orientation: 60

Preservation:
Preservation: Partial Superstructure: Little


Remarks: Preservation is unclear; may be only tumble
Stratigraphy remarks:


Levels

location top level bottom level
8 914.27 (Legacy Level: 912.82) 914.12 (Legacy Level: 912.67)
13 914.40 (Legacy Level: 912.95) 914.11 (Legacy Level: 912.66)
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 H7K12:002
Over Surface H7K12:012
Sealed agnst by Surface H7K12:012



Photos - Slideshow

98h12320 98H12320
N balk progress
23 Jul, 1998
98h12395 98H12395
Progress
29 Jul, 1998
98h12336 98H12336
Progress
24 Jul, 1998
98h12352 98H12352
Progress
27 Jul, 1998

Pottery Readings

There are no pottery readings for this locus

Objects

There are no objects for this locus