Unit 20720

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: mudbricks of the Neolithic wall 

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

Discussion: This unit consisted of a few courses of mudbricks of the Neolithic wall (F.3852) on E-W alingement and located in S part of Trench 4. The size of the bricks varied significantly. The largest of them measured up to 0.9 m in length and 0.36 m in width. A firm mortar layer (U.20721) was placed beetwen every single course of bricks. It has been established that this wall was contemporaneous with two adjacent wall constructions - F.3850 & 3851 and represents one of the first distinct occupational events following the abandonment of B. 150 and defined as B. 152. All these walls were built right on top of the flooring layers of space 594 from B. 150 in the form of a single constructional event, as indicated by similar shape and size of bricks and their permanent binding. It is worth noting that this wall was constructed following a delibarate removal of a small part of the original E wall of B.150 and it was inserted into this empty space. Hence, in its E part this wall was basically sitting on the original basal part of the E wall of B.150. There are some indications that older bricks, allegedly originating from the E wall of B. 150, got reused during the construction of this new wall. There were at least three bricks with white plastering on one of their sides, which may have come from the previous E wall construction. 

Consistency: Strong/compact 

Colour: Most bricks light brown and orangy; few grayish ones 

Texture: Silty-clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: none 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: Clear, constructional, distinct color and contrast, smooth surface 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 31849 below: (Click to view the record) 31367 equal to: (Click to view the record) 20721 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 4959 

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:

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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