Unit 20099

Category: Layer    dug in 2014

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: white plaster layer & make-up remnants of bench 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: pedestal/podium/plinth; Material: plaster; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: Unit 20099 is a succeeding white plaster layer belonging to bench F.3439. The range of this unit included also slight remnants of make-up layer which were sealing white plaster layer just close to the basis of the bench on its S edge.
This unit was found underneath layer of grey plaster (U.18978). When U.18978 was excavated, it was found that the bench is full plaster bar with a small layer of packing material as a basis at the very bottom of the bench. It seemed to be impossible to distinguish and excavate every single of one milimetre layer one by one. That is the main reason why we decided to lump recognizeable layers together as a one unit.
We decided to stop excavating this compound layer when we found the red painting on the layer below it. 

Consistency: compact 

Colour: white, grey 

Texture: silty - clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: - 

Post-depositional Features: - 

Basal Boundary: constructional, clear, faint contrast, smooth form & surface 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 20095, 21722 below: (Click to view the record) 18978 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 8 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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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