| Description (summary) |
2026-03-04 |
pC |
The stair is trapezoidal in form, flanked on the northern side by a stone wall ^wall16 and on the southern side by the half-moon shaped structure ^bin1. The first step sits directly on top of ^wall13 (visible in a window dug under the southern stone of the first step). To the west and to the east there are free open areas. 5 steps lead from the open free space to the west, to the one to the east, spanning a height of 1 m. The raised space to the east is bounded by a series of walls ^wall16, ^wall14, ^wall18), but the function of this space remains unclear. The steps are built with large and medium sized roughly dressed rectangular stones. Small stones are set on the back of the steps to fill the empty space or under the stones to create an even base for the step. There are several secondary used stones. In the second step, there are two particular stones: the second stone from the north is a dressed stone, showing clear chisel marks. Another stone from the second step has a hole in the front side. The first three steps (steps 1-3) consist of 5 large stones and the last two steps (steps 4-5) consist of 6 medium-sized stones. In step 5, the second stone from the north is missing or was moved to the north, where there is a flat stone, which with regards to the dimensions and form, fits the empty space. Each step has a tread width of about 0.50 m and a rise height of about 0.20 m. This creates a pitch of 21 degrees, therefore the staircase is comfortable to ascend. [Input: ZK304pC.j] |