Unit 1688

Category: layer    dug in 1996

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: plaster 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: plaster; Deposition: layered (wall plaster)

Dimensions: 0.54 m EW x max 80 mm x max 20 mm depth 

Discussion: Continuous rendering of wall & floor on north face of wall 77, small patches to west survive in situ - no trace of floor continuing further, no plaster on wall.
Although plaster is normally layered, this appears to be massive, fairly crudely rendered & thick at junction of wall & floor (c. 30mm). Reflects the overhang in the wall & slopes from east to west at a 1:2 gradient.
19/9: on removing the top courses of wall [77] it became apparent that the extent of the plaster defines one wall, the plaster continues on to the west face with a 2nd wall rebuilt, abutting the plaster face. 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: moderately strong 

Colour: 4Y 8/1 - 8/2 white - pale yellow 

Texture: fine silty 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: 1% <2mm charcoal, 2% rootlets, 20% voids from tiny plant remains 

Post-depositional Features: 2% root action 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic, sharp, regular & smooth 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1679 below: (Click to view the record) 1670 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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  

Lab Team Data

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