Unit 21120

Category: Layer    dug in 2014

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: continuation of plaster layers and make up 30525 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: raised area (platform); Material: plaster

Description: Two plaster layers separated by identical make up material, plaster layers were whiter closer to the northern edge of the platform and darker tan or scortched closer to the burned southern end. Make up material was a silty clay texture of dark grey color interspersed with white, brown and scortched plaster nodules. 

Discussion: Due to the heavy erosion on kerb F.3693, only two layers of identical plaster and make up layers were excavated in association with this unit. However, unit 30525 (reported same as this unit) reports that 4 identical plaster and make up layers appears to have been extending beneath the kerb. It is possible that the excavators were mistaken or that the kerb was overexcavated due to erosion.

The two plaster and make up layers were excavated sloped upward plt F.3695, beneath the kerb. The make up beneath these layer extended 15-20 cm to the base of the platform F.3695 appearing to consist of similar make up material to that found in infill u.21125.

Of the 4 layers in u.30525, it appears that two of them were abutting the kerb (those were totally excavated in 2013) and two of them (below) were beneath the kerb and were not totally excavated in 2013 (thus only two layers of u.30525 are in u.21120). 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: medium brown make up, light tan plaster 

Texture: silty clay and plaster 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: - 

Post-depositional Features: burning on southern edge, minor root disturbance 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary bounded by underlying fill of cut 21124 (u. 21125) 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21125 below: (Click to view the record) 20647 

Total Deposit Volume: 10 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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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