Unit 1683

Category: layer    dug in 1997

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: mortar + brick 

 

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

 

Dimensions: 83 x 36 cm, 46cm thick 

 

Description: 1. Brick, 2. Mortar 

 

Discussion: Note: - no transit (level?) available so we have taken measurements up into unit 1683 from its base. (i.e. top of unit below) whose elevation can be measured later.
This is a wall section that comprises 4 layers of mortar + 4layers of brick. Each layer has a clear line but not always continuous or regular block shaped (contrast to double wall to its east) this section of the wall, however clearly distinct from the wall section under neath. This wall section is the upper middle section of wall feature 76.
We removed it by brick ,then mortar, e.g.. remove brick 1 (all to flotation), then mortar (1/2 of flot). (Dusan's observation) mortar curls up around outer edge of brick 1. Brick and mortar are curling around to form corner, makes me think that this is very likely that bricks are made in situ (Miriam 's observation).Dusan thinks to take off white bricks 

 

Execution: trowel-mattock 

Condition: afternoon sun 

Consistency: firm/loose 

Colour: 10 YR 5/4 / 10 YR 5/3 

Texture: silty clay loam/silty clay loam 

Bedding: massive / massive 

Inclusions: none / charcoal 20% (2-5mm), artifactual 2% (5cm) 

Post-depositional Features: roots, salt/salt 

Basal Boundary: sharp, clear, anthropogenic boundary / sharp clear anthropogenic 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 1682 

 

Dry sieve volume: 180 

Total Deposit Volume: 237 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 7

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 20

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 175

Features:: (Click to view the record) 76 (wall)

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

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 1  Unit description: X1 is a probable antler tool. Long/short form treatment remains to be decided.

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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