Unit 16873

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: Mudbrick 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: NS: 360 cm; EW: 90 cm; Depth: 20-45 cm 

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

08/04/2012 - Excavation of this unit resumed by KTX

This unit comprises the upper section of mudbrickmaterial belonning to wall f. 5058. This part of the wall was excavated to the depth of the third layer of brick, including one block standing higher in the south. Due to the unclear situation of the outer SW corner of the building, some material from a later (Byzantine?) pit was included in the brick material. Based on this unfortunate mix-up, a new unit was opened for the lower part of the mudbrick material (see u. 17276). In this upper part, and especially in the SW corner, the brick layers were heavily disturbed by animal burrows. The wall consists of a double row of bricks. The top of the brick layer exposed marks the lowest level of this unit. 

Recognition: Compaction difference, outlined last season 

Definition: Clear, unclear in SW corner due to pit disturbance 

Execution: Big pick, trowel, shovel 

Condition: Hot, under shelter 

Consistency: Compact 

Colour: Brown-Gray, black, red-brown 

Texture: Silty sand with some clay spots 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Pottery, animal bone, obsidian, worked bone, bead, stone, shell, charcoal, baked clay 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows, Roots 

Basal Boundary: Flat but uneven depending on shade of bricks 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16872 below: (Click to view the record) 16800 equal to:none 

Dry sieve volume: 1308 

Total Deposit Volume: 1308 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 2

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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