Unit 3559

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: relief/sculpture,wall plaster 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.45x0.4m 

Discussion: This area of plaster was left in 1998 as a possible truncated remains of wall relief. It was associated with a bucranion frg. against the E wall of sp.86. It is being excavated today as ??? up on the surface of platform.
24.07.99. The ramains of the possible wall relief has now been removed. It exposed the wall face of the S wall which has red painted plaster and a man or bull-like figure. It seems to be an early phase of the wall plaster because on top of this are bits and pieces of black painted plaster. Very little material came from this unit. Few pieces of bone & charcoal. 

Recognition: Distinct white plaster blops in grey fill matrix 

Definition: adjoining E wall of bldg.3, up to toof in N., possible in S. 

Execution: mattock trowel.sectioned longt.excavated to section 

Condition: compact medium dry 

Consistency: strong compact 

Colour: white plaster layer interspersed with light orange-brown clay 

Texture: sandy clay loam 

Bedding: layered horizontally 

Inclusions: white siliceous plant ; medium coarse 

Post-depositional Features: roots & animal holes 

Basal Boundary: antropogenic, surface of platform 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3574 

Dry sieve volume: 5 

Total Deposit Volume: 29 

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:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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