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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 2004 |
| Feature Type: post pit |
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| Location: southeast corner northern platform space 112 |
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| Grid X: 913.1 Grid Y: 981.5 |
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On Mellaarts level VII plan (1964, fig 11) a post was positioned on this location. Given that a plaster scar of a former post is still visible it is likely that we are dealing with a post retrieval pit that includes cut 10803/10808 and fill 10802/10807. The feature is loacted exactly opposiste f.1703 which also seems to be a post retrieval pit.
Feature 1705 probaly cut into / disturbs burial f. 1702, in particular skeleton 10814. A skull is located at this point. It is unclear whether:
1 the skull was encountered when 1705 was cut but left in situ;
2 the skull may have been displaced and repositioned:
3 the skull may have been placed in the post retieval pit as a new element.
The fill (u. 10812) contained many plaster fragments which probably derived from the wall above or or from the post coating. No moulding plaster fragments were encountered, and the mouldings that Mellaart reconstructs on the post cannot be confirmed on this basis.
The northern extension of the cut u. 10803 and its fill u. 10802 seem to have been overdug and do probably not relate to the true extent of f. 1705. This is probably better represented on plan 004/902.
Note 20-07-04
Investigation of feature 1705 made it clear that the cut was underdug. Most of the remaining fill (unit 10807) was removed today. Further details on 21-07-04.
21-07-04
The feature has become somewhat larger and deeper (see drawing 04/913)
It has become clear that the skull earlier believed to be located at the bottom of the feature, is in fact located within its fill. It was placed at a moment when deposition had already been taking place. Whether the skull was encountered and lifted and then put back and belongs to skeleton 10814, or alternatively, constitutes another individual, remains an unresolved issue. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| abuts: (Click to view the record) 259 |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 1702 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 5 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 19 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 4 (Click here to view unit list) |
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