Unit 17930

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: primary wall plaster 

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

Discussion: Primary plaster on west facing wall F.1660. Realtively uniform and well preserved along with other walls of the building.

As with all the walls the primary plaster seems to be a blocky bedding to create an even surface for subsequent applications of plaster render with some fine layerings of rendition. The plaster lips around the plastery mortar core of post scar F.1496 indicating that the post was inserted, a mortar render (17927) added around the post and then plastered. The northern post scar was a solid packing of blocky plaster core creating two pronounced heavy vertical ridges (max 0.14m wide). This would have been the result of the post not lying flush to the wall but leaning (or bent in shape) against the wall and the behind cavity filled by the plaster packing, to strengthen ? But also filling the void?

Coud this indicate that the posts were irregular in shape and size.

The wall elevation (brick face) is irregular as would be expected. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: off white 

Texture: soft limey 

Bedding: blocky 

Inclusions: none visible 

Post-depositional Features: animal holes 

Basal Boundary: clear, constructional 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17937 below: (Click to view the record) 17924, 17498 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

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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