Unit 13438

Category: Layer    dug in 2006

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: brick from above building,wall from above building 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous

Discussion: Two bricks above wall (feature 2352) going East-West, while bricks below aere going North-South. Bricks cover infill (13429). Possible that bricks are associated with above building 47. Wall plaster from building 58 covers wall 2352 and the two bricks. Indicates that building is older than or contemperary with building 58, building 58 may also be contemporary with building 47. Bricks are quite rich with finds. Come down onto next wall. 

Recognition: bricks defined by mortar 

Definition: good 

Execution: trowel and mattock excavated 

Condition: hot, dry and windy 

Consistency: firm and friable 

Colour: orange with light grey mortar 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: moderate animal bone, pottery; occasional stone; very occasional obsidian flakes 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows, root activity 

Basal Boundary: flat onto brick wall 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10237 below: (Click to view the record) 10253 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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:

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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