Unit 3276

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: bricks/oven,wall repair 

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

Dimensions: 1.5 m E-W x 0.30 m N-E x 0.18 m (as seen) 

Discussion: These bricks are probably parts of an oven which has been damaged at some point. The bricks inside are burnt (a sample of the burnt is taken as a find). The burnt face of one brick is e.g. resting on the floor surface. The cut for the oven seems to have been made from the outside of the N wall. From a next door house, or an outside space maybe. What would be the base of the oven seems to be the same floor surface as in space 156. But what would be the inside base of the oven is not burnt. Has it not been used? Was it already damaged when it was put there? A horncore of sheep was lying horizontally with the base (and a bit of skull) towards the E. It was resting on the bricks (3276) with the base in mortar (3283) leaving against the N wall. It must have been put there before the packing (3268) was put on top of the oven. Only some bricks have been excavated, some more are visible in the wall, but are left there as they are probably not a part of this building.

Final discussion: The discussion on the previous sheet is still valid apart from the following:
The bricks are probably bricks of an oven used somewhere else, secondarily put next to the wall F226. NOT cut through from the outside. No sign of burning has been found in the room so it is not clear where the oven had its primary place.
The bricks may have been put against the wall as some sort of repair to the wall. 

Recognition: Recognised as bricks, but not part of a wall. 

Definition: Defined by end of packing against it. 

Execution: Excavated with trowel and leaf trowel. 

Condition: Little moist. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: 10 YR 5/4 yellowish brown (6/2 light brownish grey when dry) 

Texture: clayey silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: very small pieces of dark clay 

Post-depositional Features: salts at edges 

Basal Boundary: partly on floor, type: constructional, very sharp, prominent contrast, distinct, smooth surface on floor, flat 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3284 below: (Click to view the record) 3268 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3283 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 80 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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