Tim575

Code name (Unique Key)

Tim575

Type of timber evidence

Ashlar wall with mortises / bedding

Location code

Building P at Ayia Triada

Structural unit code

Str303

Number of courses of the wall

One course of ashlar wall above a row of foundation made of big irregular stones

Position in the space

Eastern external wall

Position of timber along the height of the wall (indicate the number of the ashlar course on which the timber was placed, counting from the ground level)

On the first ashlar course

Shape of blocks

Trapezoid

Type of stone

Limestone

Number of mortises

3

Position of mortises on the course

Three mortises are preserved on the upper face of blocks, respectively, from South to North:
A at 2.90 m from southern end of the wall
B at 4.68 m from southern end of the wall
C at 6.30 m from southern end of the wall

Shape of mortises

Rectangular

Dimensions of the mortises

A: 0.06 x 0.025 x 0.05
B: 0.07 x 0.025 x 0.05
C: 0.08 x 0.04 x 0.07

Distance between mortises

A-B: 1.70 m
B-C: 1.55 m

Presence of bedding

Yes

Position of bedding

The smoothed surface of the block is visible on the outer edge of the upper face for around 0.30 m.

Orientation of bedding

Longitudinal

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