Unit 16993

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: mudbricks 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: NS: 30 cm; EW: 50 cm; Depth: 50 cm 

Discussion: This unit consists of the mudbrick material of the buttress f. 3302. The removal of this unit is in conjunction with the buttress revealing its construction. Six layers of mudbrick (dark brown) were exposed above one 'slab' (light brown), apparently covering the whole surface of the structure. Below this a layer of thick white mortar/plaster/foundation (?) was discovered which also connects to the area belowwall f. 2427. The second section cut into the area close to this wall also showed that the bricks of the buttress were most likely layed simultaneously to those of the wall as no plastering or other interface could be identified as previously assumed by a plaster line at the surface. The material make-up and construction of this buttress is similar to that of f. 3301. 

Recognition: Difference in color and consistency from surrounding mortar of wall f. 2427 

Definition: Clear at top, in section unclear 

Execution: Trowel, small pick, hand shovel 

Condition: Hot, under shelter 

Consistency: Compact clayish material 

Colour: Gray-brown, dark brown, black, white, yellow 

Texture: Sandy silt 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Obsidian, pottery, animal bone, dried clay, stone, shell, charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows, roots 

Basal Boundary: Steep slope inwards to sp. 310 and sp. 454 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16999 below: (Click to view the record) 15140 

Dry sieve volume: 108 

Total Deposit Volume: 138 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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:

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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