Nonstructure 1227, extramural surface

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List of Masonry

Extramural (Wall335) , Feature 1 (Wall: other)
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Complete

No

No. of courses

3

Maximum height (cm)

68

Minimum height (cm)

47

Inferred height (cm)

Wall abuts to

Wall tied to

Coursing type

semicoursed

Cross section type

double stone

Material

sandstone

Mortar (cm thick)

2

Chinking

Yes

Plaster (percent)

Foundation

fill

Shapes

block = 30-75%
tabular = Not Applicable
irregular = less than 30%

Comments about shapes

Shaping

pecked = 30-75%
ground = Not Applicable
flaked = less than 30%
unshaped = less than 30%

Comments about shaping

General comments

The purpose of this wall is not known. Because the wall borders a natural drainage and is at the east edge of an area inferred to have been a reservoir, the wall is thought to have been constructed to block, divert, or control water. The wall was built on a layer of fill rather than bedrock, possibly because of the poor condition of the bedrock in the northern portion of the excavation unit.