Unit 16991

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: mudbrick walls 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: NS: 5 m; EW: 1.2 m; Depth: .08 m 

Discussion: This unit comprises a long strip of material along the E side of b. 106 and in the SE corner. This area was dug and scraped to be able to distinguish the outlines and directions of several walls including f. 3351, f. 2427 and f. 3354. Unfortunately the large bell-shaped pit disrupts the SE corner of b. 106 quite heavily, making any observations very difficult. Also the edge between f. 2427 and another wall to the east is disturbed by many animal burrows, although the existence of both walls is apparent. The fact that this entie area was covered, reopened, and recovered several times over the past seasons and that the area was used as a pathway for wheelbarrow entry and exit have caused the soil to be extremely compact and also mixed with modern material, e.g. sandbag fibers. The quite uneven surface was flattened in order to gain an overview plan. 

Recognition: Artifical area to define walls 

Definition: clear, L-shaped area 

Execution: Trowel, small pick, shovel 

Condition: Hot, breezy, under shelter 

Consistency: Compact, heterogenous, mixed soil 

Colour: brown, black, gray, beige, red 

Texture: clay, silty sand in some parts 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: pottery, animal bones, human bone, obsidian, stone, bead, charcoal, marl 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows, roots 

Basal Boundary: Artifically flat for plan view 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 13797 below:Excavated 2006-2008

Dry sieve volume: 712 

Total Deposit Volume: 712 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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