Unit 11583

Category: Layer    dug in 2006

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: mudbricks 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: brick

Dimensions: 7.40 x 0.40 x 0.62 

Discussion: It is a mud brick wall oriented N-S and placed in Western part of the trench. The wall was firstly uncovered by J. Mellaart. During the excavartion of B 61 N part of the wall was linked with a sequence of the oldest floor in that building. The most upper course of bricks was significantly disintegrated by weather and subsequent erosion. It seems that the bricks used in the wall construction were standardised and oriented N- S. The size of bricks in subsequent courses are as follows:
1 course:
1. 0.40 x 0.42 x 0.10
2. 0.36 x 0.46 x 0.10
3. 0.50 x 0.22 x 0.10
4. 0.74 x 0.36 x 0.06
5. 0.83 x 0.34 x 0.08
6. 0.90 x 0.33 x 0.08
2 course:
1. 0.50 x 0.42 x 0.09
2. 0.56 x 0.40 x 0.08
3. 0.30 x 0.12 x 0.08
4. 0.20 x 0.20 x 0.09
5. 0.42 x 0.20 x 0.10
6. 0.20 x 0.40 x 0.09
7. 0.85 x 0.40 x 0.09
8. 0.73 x 0.40 x 0.09
9. 0.73 x 0.37 x 0.09
10. 0.30 x 0.30 x 0.08
11. 0.50 x 0.35 x 0.07
12. 0.85 x 0.35 x 0.07
3 course
1. 0.23 x 0.41 x 0.10
2. 0.85 x 0.42 x 0.10
3. 0.83 x 0.42 x 0.10
4 course:
1. 0.42 x 0.20 x 0.10
2. 0.46 x 0.40 x 0.10
3. 0.46 x 0.45 x 0.03
4. 0.45 x 0.44 x 0.10
5. 0.40 x 0.38 x 0.10
5 course:
1. 0.10 x 0.42 x 0.08
2. 0.90 x 0.40 x 0.08
3. 0.35 x 0.46 x 0.10
6 course:
1. 0.42 x 0.43 x 0.10
2. 0.42 x 0.44 x 0.08
3. 0.42 x 0.48 x 0.03
4. 0.48 x 0.44 x 0.09
Stratigraphically the wall was placed directly on te earlier one- 12230. Consequently both structures as seen from the west formed one wall surface. However, their eastern face was different. This was caused by a different alignment of bricks making up the lower wall 12230 and oriented W-E. So, the latter wall seemed to be more massive and thicker than 11583. Stratigraphic relation between the units 12230 and 11583 indicates that they were not part of the same construction, they must be treated as two walls raised one on top of another in different phases of the mound occupation. 

Recognition: shape, consistency 

Definition: wall bricks 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot, dry 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: brown, light brown 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: layered, in N part; massive in S part 

Inclusions: pottery, bones,obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: rodent, byzantine burial in N part 

Basal Boundary: distinct, regular 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 13035 below:-

Dry sieve volume: 387 

Total Deposit Volume: 407 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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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