Unit 11102

Category: layer    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: erosion deposits,infill 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 2.30 EW x 3.60 NS 

Description: FAST TRACK 

Discussion: This layer initially began to be excavated as a possible pit fill located by the West wall defined by a plaster lining and fill that consists mostly of clay aggregated. We started investigating this Thursday morning and by noon I decided to include the rest of the buildings infill to this unit because it was becomng difficult ot define a pit, and thoroughly differentiate its infill with the surrounding matrix. We scraped the whole room and left at a level where features have begun to appear. The plaster on the West wall extends lower below, however it dissappears about 60cm before it reaches the South wall. Here we came upon a lined feature that may be a post base or a basin. In the SE corner, there is extensive burrowing and as we cleaned the area we came upon a part of a wall lined with plaster. This only extends about 40-cm to the North. In the northern part of the room we have not defined much except for in the NE corner where there is a clear line dividing deposits. I believe this layer is a mix of deposits ranging from infill to perhaps some deposits associated with features. However, it was all excavated as one unit because of fast tracking, and extensive erosion as we are only about 40-50cm below surface. After 11102 we realized we needed to define the walls as clearly as possible, and started following plastered wall surfaces on the West and South and North walls. We soon came to realize that the upper courses of mud brick and mortar seen above the plastered surface may be related to either a later phase, or a later building in the same area as these deposits were clearly laying on top.

Depth and volume estimated in PX. Unclear how much of this unit (if any) was dry sieved (DE 2009) 

Recognition: firm bricky clay layer associated with paster chunks, that further extended as excavated 

Definition: defined by walls to north, west and south 

Execution: trowel, brush 

Condition: hot and dry 

Consistency: firm to rigid 

Colour: Orangish brown to greyish brown 

Texture: clayey loam to silty clay loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: this layer produced very little bone, obsidian and pottery (1 sherd). It was a mixed deposit that had similar inclusions to 11100; see for description 

Post-depositional Features: burrows, root holes 

Basal Boundary: diffuse and irregular anthropopenic boundary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11103, 11104, 11105 below: (Click to view the record) 11100 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 800 

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

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