Unit 10946

Category: layer    dug in 2004

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: grave wall (superstructure) 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Material: brick

Dimensions: 1.6 x 0.65 x 0,25 

Discussion: It is a grave superstructure built of mudbricks surrounding a burial of a child which was partly outside the limit of the excavated area (over S limit) however was discovered when the section collapsed revealing human bones.
From E side the superstructure was not noticed and of N side it was probably almost completly destroyed while section collapsing. From W side it was just 1 layer consisting of 1 mudbrick (0.44 x 0.08 x 0.08m) while from the S side there were 3 layers of mudbrick. The upper one was very destroyed - it consisted just of one and a half of mudbrick - the one complete had dimensions: 0.48 x 0.17 x 0.07m. In the second layer there were 4 mudbricks - their lenggth differed from 0.16 to 0.46m and width from 0.17 to 0.2m while the height of all was 0.07m. In the third layer there were 4 bricks - the oneof the E had dimensions 0.24 x 0.16 x 0.09m while the other 3 - 0.44 x 0.15 x 0.09m.
The grave superstructure was built of orange mudbricks - mostly firm but fragile. The lowest differed slightly in different sides of the superstructure - in N it was 1017.96, in S - 1017.94 and in W - 1018. 

Recognition: shape, colour and consistency 

Definition: a mudbrick wall backing the burial cut (unit 10942) from inside 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot, dry and windy 

Consistency: firm to friable 

Colour: orange 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: 3 layers - layered 

Inclusions: pottery 

Post-depositional Features: lots of little and bigger plant roots 

Basal Boundary: distinct, sharp, wavy 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10942 below: (Click to view the record) 10941 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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