Nonstructure 1227, extramural surface

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General description
Double-coursed, extramural wall.
Use history
Unknown use--possibly associated with the reservoir adjacent to the west; appears to be too roughly built to be a room wall.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
Not excavated, exposed only.
Portion excavated
Only the portion within the excavation unit; feature continues outside the unit to north and south.
Horizontal location
Feature occupies the east half of the excavation unit; wall is 46 m northeast of the great tower.
Vertical location
Extramural surface above bedrock.
Construction
Wall is double-stone-wide, semi-coursed masonry that rests on an orange-brown silty fill surface just above bedrock. Stones are large and blocky, mortar is gray.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
No
Preservation
Good.
Degree of preservation
Some of the wall has fallen and a portion of the remaining uppermost courses are beginning to tilt due to exposure to the elements.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  rectangular.
Inferred:  rectangular.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  rectangular.
Inferred:  rectangular.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
199
No
Length exposed, full length unknown.
Width
33
Yes
Height
68
No
Height above extramural surface; 3 vertical courses maximum.
Depth
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture