Unit 15190

Category: Layer    dug in 2010

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: floor 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: EW 1,4m x NS 1,1m x 0,01m 

Discussion: This is the second layer of plaster, underlying the floor (15170) of Space 446. The two floor layers are separated by fill (15191). This second floor is visible in the NW corner of space 446, it was heavily disturbed by rodent holes and previous excavation. Discussion with East Mound colleagues suggests that we are looking at a typical floor construction technique - one layer of plaster, one layer of make-up and one second layer of plaster. 15190 is earliest layer of plaster. This layer is the least preserved of the three, and in section it indicates that the whole floor slopes down towards the SE, and up in the N section towards the E, connecting to the layer of phytoliths (15171) interpreted as a mat.

NOTED THAT TOTAL STATION POINTS TAKEN ON 18.8. ARE INCORRECT - THIS CONCERNS LEVEL FOR THIS UNIT - WILL BE FIXED LATER, INSCHA'ALLAH. 

Recognition: colour - creamy 

Definition: bordered by two layers of fill on top (15191) and below, unclear in SE 

Execution: trowel, handpick, small cutting tool, brush 

Condition: hot, under shelter 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: creamy off-white/ grayish 

Texture: clay/ plaster 

Bedding: homogeneous floor 

Inclusions: none 

Post-depositional Features: rodent holes, excavation of 15170 

Basal Boundary: uneven, end of plaster 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15194 below: (Click to view the record) 15191, 15171, 15170 

Dry sieve volume: 36 

Total Deposit Volume: 56 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 5

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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