Str251
Code name (Unique Key)
Str251
Type of structural unit
Vertical timber reinforcement system of masonry
List of related timber evidence
Chase in a wall
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
Palace, West Wing. At the NE side of the SE wall of Room IV.
General dimensions of the saved part of the vertical timber reinforcement system
Dimensions of the SW wall of Room IV: 5.02 (NW-SE) x 0.60 (NE-SW) x 1.70 (height from the ground level in Room IV) as preserved/restored
Number of vertical timber pairs
1
Distance of vertical timber elements / pairs (between and from the ends of the wall)
0.85 m. from the NW end of the wall
3.90 m. from the SE end of the wall
3.90 m. from the SE end of the wall
Presence of stone bases for the vertical timbers
Yes
Presence of transversal horizontal timber on the stone base
No
Presence of other transversal horizontal timber along the height of the wall
Unknown
Type of masonry of the wall
Rubble masonry
Type of infill of the timber pair (transversally)
Same as masonry
Plaster or cladding on the wall
Unknown
Presence of plaster or coating
No coating is preserved
State of preservation when excavated
Medium
Current state of preservation
Partly restored
Method of documentation
On site
Type of destruction
Fire
General description of the vertical timber reinforcement system
Distorted longitudinal timber element of the vertical reinforcement system at the NE side of the SW wall of Room IV. The wall is of rubble stone masonry (up to the preserved height) and has party restored. The timber reinforcement system is based at a height of 0.60 m. from the ground level in Room IV.
Media legend and metadata
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