Unit 3863

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: bricks and mortar 

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

Dimensions: 0.54 m E-W x 0.40 m N-S x 0.6 m 

Discussion: The blocking F249 between space 156 and 157 was excavated in two parts. The first one, the W part, was excavated as one unit (3863) consisting of a mix of materials; packing (3880), bricks (3881) and mortar (3882).

For further discussion see unit (3881). 

Recognition: Material blocking on entrance. 

Definition: Defined by walls F230/231. 

Execution: Pick axe, trowel, in half section. 

Condition: Very dry. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: 10 YR 5/6, 6/2 and 6/3 

Texture: clay - silty clay 

Bedding: compound layers 

Inclusions: charcoal, bits of hard brown clay 

Post-depositional Features: n/a 

Basal Boundary: on floor 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3253 below: (Click to view the record) 3880 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3881, 3882 

Dry sieve volume: 67 

Total Deposit Volume: 111 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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:

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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