Unit 16479

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: brick rubble fill 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: heterogeneous

Discussion: This layer appears to be the main phase of demolition after the structure was burnt containing a great deal of large structural material, bricks and plaster as well as burnt timbers.

As we came down onto the floors, it was decided to 100% sieve and sample across the features so 16481 was assigned, but is identical to 16479 in every way other than the sampeling stratigey.

Brick sizes = 300mm - 470mm x 190mm x 100mm
The width and deepth of the bricks are consistant throughout all the deposits, this dose not correspond with the width of the bricks in the insitu walls that are 300mm rather than 190mm. This must relate to something occuring higher in the build. 

Recognition: colour and texture 

Definition: by walls of space - clear 

Execution: mattock+trowel 

Condition: hot-soooo hot dry 

Consistency: loose friable 

Colour: mid reddish brown with grey lenses 

Texture: clay silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occasional bone, obsidian flakes, chert/flint tool, bone point, figurine, fresh water muscle shell, clay ball, pot sherd 

Post-depositional Features: - 

Basal Boundary: - 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16489, 16482, 16490, 17510, 16484, 17508, 17500 below: (Click to view the record) 16477 equal to: (Click to view the record) 16481 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 8

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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