Unit 16876

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: Mortar 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: TEB 28.07.08:
Mortar in mudbrick wall F.2408, the northern wall of space 310.

JMR 23.08.10:
The upper part of wall F. 2408 was taken off on 23.8.10 for reasons of stability and some mortar collected for identification of inclusions through flotation.

KTX 2012: Thi unit represents the mortar material of wall F.2408. It is clearly visible in both the wall face as well as in plan view. When excavating it is generally useful to remove one or several brick layers by 'hitting' into the mortar, which allows the exposure of the top of the underlying bricks. The mortar is applied quite regularly in layers of 2-4cm. The unit was not screened separately from the mudbrick, but samples. Some stones and potsherds were found stuck in the mortar, but collected with the mudbrick.
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Recognition: colour 

Definition: clear 

Execution: trowel, pickaxe 

Condition: under shelter, warm 

Consistency: firm (2008) / compact, some loose patches (2012) 

Colour: pale yellow / yellowish-white (2008) / beige, brown, yellow, black, white (2012) 

Texture: clay (2008) / silty sand with clay spots (2012) 

Bedding: massive (2008) / massive (2012) 

Inclusions: n/a (2008) / charcoal (2012) 

Post-depositional Features: rodent holes (2008) / animal burrows, roots (2012) 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary flat (2008) / uneven but flatish (2012) 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16877 equal to:none 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 70 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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