Archaeological Research
Building 7
1. Plan of Building 7
Built form 7 is located in quad B2. It is one of the most elaborate and prominent built forms with L-shaped footprint. It has three entry points, one on the southern and one on the western side, and another to the base floor on the northern wall.
It uses post-holes to support the floor, although the post-holes are slightly larger in built form 7, with a diameter of 0.8 m. Four post-holes are aligned in L-shaped form at the base floor, while four others are aligned in the east-west axis at the southern wall to support columns. The southern stairs are more elaborate and conspicuous than the western stairs suggesting it was the formal or main entry.
2. Structures of Building 7
Built form 7 has two windows on the southern wall and one on the most northern wall and two on the middle north wall. What is of note is built form 7’s walls continue to be built with measurements of one cubit, or half a meter all the way to the roof- a feature that is mostly associated with a public building.
