Str120
Code name (Unique Key)
Str120
Type of structural unit
Staircases
List of related timber evidence
Hole
Imprint on mud-brick / clay / plaster / ash
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Old Palace Period (1900-1700)
Position in the space
To the South of Space I 1
Existence of landing
Yes
Steps and pavement of landing
Mud-brick
Stone slabs
Plaster
Loadbearing system of staircase: presence of solid built stone or mud-brick base under the first steps
Yes
Loadbearing system of staircase: presence of main timber beams
Transversal (to the axis of the staircase)
Loadbearing system of staircase: presence of secondary timber beams
Longitudinal (parallel to the axis of the staircase)
Loadbearing system of staircase: vertical timber posts bearing the load bearing structure of the stairs or the landing
No
Type of masonry of the stringwall
Mud-brick
Presence of vertical timber reinforcements of the string wall
No
Plaster or cladding on the wall
Plaster
Connection of the staircase with the surrounding walls
The transversal bearing beams of the staircase are inserted in the surrounding walls and the stringwall. Moreover, horizontal imprints along the surrounding walls point to the presence of horizontal timbers (reinforecement elements?) adjacent to the walls, under the staircase, which may have been connected with the load-bearing structure.
State of preservation when excavated
Bad
Current state of preservation
Restored
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
Bibliographical
Function of the space
Circulation
Linked resources
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It is on the interior surface of the East surrounding wall of the Staircase... -
It is on the interior surface of the East surrounding wall of the Staircase... -
Beam hole for a secondary, longitudinal beam supporting the Staircase IA... -
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It is a beam hole for a transversal main beam of the staircase from ground ... -
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The hole is found in the stone base of the Staircase's IA East mudbrick wal... -
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Hole on a dressed ammouda stone. It resembles a mortise, although it is unc... -
The hole resembles a mortise, albeit being found on a mud brick. It is not ... -
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