Unit 17290

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: Wall Bottom 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: NS: 137 cm; EW: 21 cm; Depth: 40 cm 

Discussion: The bottom level of the Western wall of b.98 is represented by this unit 17290. It is a thick frontal plastered layer of the Western wall which covers several layers of mudbrick and mortar. Within its structure, u. 17290 has a layer of burnt soil (samples S1 & S2) with charcoal and mixed silty sand and clayish soil; as well as inclusions of pottery, bones, obsidian and stone. After its removal, the floor of b. 98 is determined. This floor is continuing below the wall and it is not connected with the plaster covering the wall. 

Recognition: Defined after scraping the top of plastered wall 

Definition: Clear in the East 

Execution: Trowel, brush 

Condition: Hot, sunny, under shelter 

Consistency: Heterogenous, compact fill 

Colour: Mixture of brown, gray, greenish 

Texture: Sandy silt and clay 

Bedding: Massive and slightly layered 

Inclusions: Pottery, bones, obsidian, stone 

Post-depositional Features: Rodent pits 

Basal Boundary: Flat, sloping 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16977 below: (Click to view the record) 16897 

Dry sieve volume: 80 

Total Deposit Volume: 80 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 3

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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