Unit 4239

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: wall 

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

Dimensions: approx. 5.45m long ; 0.45m wide ; up to 0.70m high 

Description: VIII or IX 

Discussion: see feature sheet Dry Sieve Information: Unclear, ?c.2100L hand picked 

Recognition: recognised as wall material in previous seasons - type of material, coursing visible, contrast. 

Definition: clear. material of wall left after 4237 & 4238 brick/mortar samples taken 

Execution: pick 

Condition: dry and very badly eroded on the outside 0.05m - 0.10m but damp inside 

Consistency: friable to compact 

Colour: pale or dark brown 

Texture: sandy silt or clay 

Bedding:  

Inclusions: v. occ. small bone < 2%; v. occ. stone < 2% ; v. occ. clay ball frags < 2% 

Post-depositional Features: erosion/cracking ; insect activity ( ants! ) ; salts <2% 

Basal Boundary: truncated ; abrupt ; distinct ; smooth ; sloping west to east 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): equal to: (Click to view the record) 4237, 4238 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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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