Str283
Code name (Unique Key)
Str283
Type of structural unit
Vertical timber reinforcement system of masonry
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Position in the space
Palace, Eastern Wing. Room LIX
General dimensions of the saved part of the vertical timber reinforcement system
2.05 (NE-SW) x 0.40 (NW-SE) x 0.72 from the ground floor in Room LIX (dimensions of the preserved part of the wall)
Number of vertical timber pairs
Only the chase at the SE side of the wall is preserved
Distance of vertical timber elements / pairs (between and from the ends of the wall)
0.92 m. from the SW end of the wall
0.92 m. from the NE end of the wall
0.92 m. from the NE end of the wall
Presence of stone bases for the vertical timbers
Yes
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
Plaster
Presence of plaster or coating
No coating is preserved
Connection of the vertical timber reinforcement system with surrounding structural units (walls, floor above, polythyra, etc.)
Connection with possible window frame on that wall
State of preservation when excavated
Bad
Current state of preservation
Partly restored
Method of documentation
On site
Bibliographical
Type of destruction
Fire
General description of the vertical timber reinforcement system
In the middle of the SE side of the NW wall of Room LIX, the chase/ imprint of a vertical timber element has been restored. The excavator suggests the existence of a window serving the communication between Rooms LVIII and LIX. The restored vertical timber element was based on the stone base of the rubble wall. The current appearance is the result of restoration.
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Str283_001
Bibliography
Platon, Nikolaos. 1974. Ζάκρος. Το Νέον Μινωικόν Ανάκτορον, Athens (at pp. 167-170).
