Unit 7966

Category: Layer    dug in 2004

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: bin wall,partition wall,wall fall 

 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: bin; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

 

Description: unexcavated 

 

Discussion: This unit consists of a rough-sufaces plaster block to the west of the bin in feauture 1652. It was first believed that the block was the west wall of the bin. However, the construction of the block is different than that of 7963, 7964, or even 7965. 7963 and 7964 are smooth and thin, 7965 is lined with mudbrick and is very regular. 7966 is all plaster, is thick and the lines are rough block-like. The souther end of 7966 is cut by 7964, and 7966 may continue on below 7964. Therefore, it is interpreted that 7966 was of an earlier phase than 7963 or 7964. It was perhaps the wall of an earlier bin that was replaced by this later bin. As well, the northern end of 7966 is cut by 7965, and a portion of the remaining northern end was hollowed out, and a mudbrick, similar to those found in 7965 was placed insie 7966.
The plaster in 7966 only extends down for 10 cm. The floor of 7960, which abutts 7966, is another 6 cm down from where the plaster ends. The profile that is revealed (unit 7967) shows a straited set of possible unplastered surfaces. Due to its rough nature and close proximity to the wall, it is also possible that 7966 is a piece of wall fall. However, its north-south alignment make this unlikely. 

 

Recognition: rough plaster block and possible bin wall 

Definition: plaster partition wall on western edge of bin in feature 1652. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 12695, 13617, 13621, 13639 below: (Click to view the record) 7961 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 6 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 49

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 100

Features:: (Click to view the record) 1652 (basin)

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

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramics Data for 2004 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: No

Figurine Records: No

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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