The unearthed wall was defined within a trench TPC.A that was opened within the framework of research aiming to examine the outlines of as well as the relationship between the buildings of the upper levels exposed during the 1960’s excavation seasons. It is believed to be a north-west corner of building A.III.3 that was presented on Mellaart’s plans of Level III.
The wall was heavily disturbed by roots and animals and its upper courses of bricks were removed within an arbitrary layer (30400). The uncovered section and plan of the lower part of the wall made the following observations possible.
The northern wall of the building seem to be a half-brick thick wall. However, it is possible that the feature was originally a one-brick or even one-and-a-half-brick thick wall that was either truncated by the foundation trench of building A.III.2 or continues in the southern part of the trench under a layer of white pebbles.
The wall is situated next to the southern wall of, what seems to be, later building A.III.2, with an ashy infill layer, about 6-10 cm wide, separating the two building structures. The northern face of the wall of A.III.3 is covered with a layer that seem to have the same physical characteristics as the mortar. This might be mortar layer indeed or an external plaster layer.
The western wall of the building seem to be one-brick thick wall, but once again alternative interpretations are possible. The two examined courses of bricks were not bonded, which may suggest that the walls constitute separate buildings. However, it is also possible that they made up a one-and-a-half-brick thick wall that could be fully recorded after extending the trench and excavating two top courses of bricks.
The both mentioned walls are made up of mid brown - light orange mud bricks with more or less equal silt and sand content. The difference between the bricks and the mortar is clear, the later having light/mid-grey colour and including aggregates and organic material. |
