Unit 1906

Category: Cut    dug in 1996

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: plaster lined pit 

Data Category Information: Description: scoop

Dimensions: 60 X 60 x 22 cm 

Discussion: plaster lined pit cut very similar to unit (1445) / (1442) F34, undercut and up against a wall; possibly for containing liquid. However, there is no certainty that this is actually attached to any floors; the cut first appeared below floors in the orange sands make-up layer (1434), if so it is part of the building construction and not a 'living' feature; perhaps its a plasterers pit (as F34?). On the other hand, units (1901) (1900) lay directly over (1905) (1906) and the fills (1901) (1905) were identified; (1901) was cut/or contemporary with the lower floors, (1429) and perhaps given the undercut the feature (1905) (1906) may be the same as (1901) and (1900) then the pit is contemporary with the use of the building in its earliest phase and may be more likely to be water (liquid container or such thing. However, its method of construction remains problematic - how did they a)dig such an undercut pit? b)how did they plaster it? 

Condition: dry and windy 

Shape: irregular - sub oval shape 

Sides: gradual basal break of slope 

Base Break: flat - rounded bone 

Base: fill 1905 & 1907 

Orientation:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1434, 2143, 1451, 2512, 1492, 2120 below: (Click to view the record) 1907 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

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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