Unit 2871

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Mortar 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: mortar; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 0.34 x 0.43 x 0.16 

Discussion: (2871) represented the mortar material in wall [88] which was removed in 1998 for archive and flotation sampling. The mortar was more mixed than the brick of [88] with patches of plaster clumps and lumps of clay in places, but was fairly homogeneous otherwise, so recognisably the same material. The remainder of the mortar (about a further 2 courses) was removed and dry sieved with the brick of (2866) until the wall had been removed to a stable level. 

Recognition: Clear colour and textual difference - grey and blocky 

Definition: Clearly distinguishable from the brick of [88] 

Execution: Pick and trowel 

Condition: Dry 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: light greyish brown 10YR 6/2 

Texture: Ashy sandy silt loam 

Bedding: Massive in general but with huge globules of plaster/clay in places so quitevariable through the wall 

Inclusions: 5 % charcoal (flecks and small pieces); 2% plaster silicates; 5% plaster (lumps); 5% clay (lumps); 2 % burnt clay; <2% shell; occasional hackberries; <2% bone (small pieces) 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrowing and salt crystallisation and weathering 

Basal Boundary: The basal boundary was sharp, prominent and constructional. In places the surface was uneven, but generally it generally was smooth and level. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above:nfebelow: (Click to view the record) 2884, 2882 equal to: (Click to view the record) 2866, 2889 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 23 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

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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