Unit 16872

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

 

Area: Trench 5 

 

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Interpretive Categories: mortar 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Discussion: Mortar in mudbrick wall F.5058, the western wall of space 310.

2012: This unit comprises the layers of mortar in wall F.5058. The surrounding brick material is that of U.16873 and U.17276. In the eastern section of the wall several lines of beige/white mortar were visible that rund irregularlu, often not parallel, slopeing and are disturbed but animal burrwos making them hard to trace. In plan view large patches of mortar can be distinguished between the individual layers of bricks. Sherds and stones were stuck into the mortar. Samples were not taken, but enough material remains, 

 

Consistency: silty sand with clay 

Colour: beige, white, yellow, black, brown 

Texture: compact 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoal, stone, animal bone, pottery 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: uneven, follows shape of brick layers 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17276 equal to:none 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

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 

Related Photos: 3 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 106

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 310

Features:: (Click to view the record) 5058 (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 2008 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: No

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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