Str334
Code name (Unique Key)
Str334
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
The NW wall of Room XLIII in the Southern Wing of the palace
General dimensions of the saved part of the vertical timber reinforcement system
circa 5.00 (NW-SE) x 0.60 (NE-SW) x 0.70 (max. height) from the ground level (dimensions of the wall)
Number of vertical timber pairs
One (1)?
Distance of vertical timber elements / pairs (between and from the ends of the wall)
2.45 m. from the SW end of the wall and 2.35 m. from the NE end of the wall.
Presence of stone bases for the vertical timbers
Yes
Presence of transversal horizontal timber on the stone base
No
Type of masonry of the wall
Ashlar
Plaster or cladding on the wall
Unknown
Connection of the vertical timber reinforcement system with surrounding structural units (walls, floor above, polythyra, etc.)
Possible connection with the central column in the room, supporting the timber structure of the roof
State of preservation when excavated
Very bad
Current state of preservation
Very bad
Method of documentation
On site
Type of destruction
Fire
General description of the vertical timber reinforcement system
The first (preserved) course of the NW wall of the room is of poros-stones, based on a rubble stone base (krepis). Centrally located, at the SE side of the wall, there is a chase, possibly of a vertical timber element. The current appearance is the result of restoration.
Media legend and metadata
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