Unit 16460

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: brick slump 

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

Discussion: Brick slump of massive, white/grey brick overlaying a charred red clay wall. A clayball was found in the matrix of the wall. Animal bones were also found during the cleaning process. The south outer part of the wall meets up with a grey fill layer. 

Recognition: light white compared toreddish clay surrounding 

Definition: clear 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: very windy and cool 

Consistency: loose to firm 

Colour: white / light grey 

Texture: silty loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: shell, clay ball within wall matrix 

Post-depositional Features: root action 

Basal Boundary: sharp onto burned clay wall 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16434 below:+

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): ? 

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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