Unit 10505

Category: layer    dug in 2004

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: wall 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: building; Material: brick&mortar; Deposition: layered (wall plaster)

Discussion: The unit was made up of mud bricks and mortar with some plaster still entacted. The wall was taken down to an arbitrary level in order to be even with the wall touching it to the south. Bone obsidian ceramic and shell were recovered from the unit. There was also some natural rock and charcoal found in the unit.

Possibly a midden retaining wall for Sp559 (equates with E.IX.25) - noted by James and Alex 2017. 

Recognition: Grey mudbricks and mortar 

Definition: Wall sits on midden below 

Execution: Trowel and shovel 

Condition: Warm and windy 

Consistency: Loose to firm. The eroded soil was very loose 

Colour: Grey mudbricks and darker grey mortar 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: 2% charcoal and medium bone pieces 

Post-depositional Features: disturbances from roots 

Basal Boundary: clear wavy anthropic boundary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10502 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 270 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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