Unit 12892

Category: Layer    dug in 2006

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: mortar 

 

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

 

Dimensions: 3-18 cm thick 

 

Discussion: (added July 1012)
Things changed following partial excavtion:
orginal dimensions was 3-4cm thick, but we have measured 3-18cm thick
Total soil excavated-the online database would not allow us to put it in, but together we excavted a total of 720L. Since we excavted brick and mortar together, we halved that measurement and put 360L on each of the brick and mortar unit sheets (U12891 and 12892)

The mortar layer constitutes, together with U12891(bricks), the constructive part of F2533. The top 1.2m of the wall was excavated after the plaster(U18916-7) layer was removed. Although the hieght and composition of the layers varied, they are interpreted as one building phase. Where the moratar was more loose and porous, the higher inclusion of charcoal, burnt clay, and lime/chalk pieces. Above and 20cm under U18985, a horizontal niche, the contours between brick and mortar were hard to define. The mortar was here more silty and compact, similar to the brick material. 

 

Recognition: between bricks 

Definition: part of wall 

Execution: partially excavated, mainly mattock 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: firm/compact 

Colour: 10 YR 5/4 yellowish brown 

Texture: silty clay loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: shells, bone, charcoal, burnt clay 

Post-depositional Features: salts 

Basal Boundary: partly sharp, partly diffuse 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 1289, 18917, 18916 

 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Total Deposit Volume: 420 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 12 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 80

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 135

Features:: (Click to view the record) 2533 (wall)

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

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramics Data for 2006 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 5

Figurine Records: No

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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