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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2005 |
| Feature Type: platform |
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| Location: South end of space 94. |
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| Grid X: 1045.8 Grid Y: 1169 |
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Southwestern platform of space 94. Big level difference from 2174 (see levels on 10300 and 11934).
Seems to have been plastered with fine clay plaster which turned dark brownish black through the burning process.
It is not as highly fired as platform 2174 and floor 2176.
From Archive Report 2005 :
The slightly narrower platform F.2177 is 1.8m square and stands 0.3m higher than the platform to the north of it. This height difference is unusually high. The platform was covered by multiple layers of fine plaster (10300) which all turned dark brown-black because of exposure to very high temperatures. It seems that at least in the last moments before the house burnt down, this southern platform was a clean area. An obsidian piece (10299.x 4), and three ground stone one of which was a large flat quern-stone 10299.x1 were found on top of the platform. This large stone protected the area underneath from the fire and when lifted phytolith impressions of platform matting were revealed (10300.s1)
Addition 2013:
Started excavating the platform in 2013 by removing the bench F2021, the plaster U10300 and underlying both of them arbitrary layers of plaster and make up U20656. While removing the last unit features and activities that must have been contemporary with the lifetime of the platform were found:
-the fire spot U20658 that was on one of those layers
-the basin F7119 made by cutting the core of the platform around the beginning of its lifetime. It disappeared through subsequent replastering of the platform.
The step F7123 cut in the corner of the platform to ease the access to the platform and was plastered together with the platform.
Under the make up and plaster layers further features incorporated in the platform were found shedding a light on how it was erected:
On top of earlier platform (with the horned bench F7118 on it) partition walls were built creating a compartment together with the bench and space wall F2006 that was then infilled creating a higher platform. Then the Feature F7316 was incorporated in that construction and the space between it, the walls of the space and the partition walls were also infilled. Lastly the remaining space E from that construction (between it and the wall F2013) was also infilled (with possible foundation/feasting event U30509 taking place during this action). The step that was existing there before (formed by part of the earlier platform) was than renewed by cutting a step in the F2177 NE corner. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| abuts: (Click to view the record) 2015, 2021, 2106, 2180 |
| abutted by: (Click to view the record) 2174 |
| contains: (Click to view the record) 7315, 7316 |
| contemporary with: (Click to view the record) 7119 |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 2178, 2179 |
| later than: (Click to view the record) 7118 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| 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: 11 (Click here to view unit list) |
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