Unit 21180

Category: Layer    dug in 2014

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: Wall collapse 

Data Category Information: Location: between walls; Deposition: heterogeneous

Discussion: This unit was recognized as a layer covering almost all of space 40, containing layers of plaster, brick (clayey and sandy bricks), mortar. It was excavated with trowel to follow the plaster layers and pick axe when not needing to be so delicate.

It was a well preserved layer, and seems to be the collapse of a wall judging by the regular layers of plaster and brick. It seems that at some point the prehistoric people wanted to build something new and tore down some walls. Some bricks were then reused as foundation bricks (see U 21348, 21349) for F3660 and 3656. It is likely that there had not been a building in use in the space for quite some time before this collapse, even though the remains of it were standing.

Its basal bounary was relatively clear - it was sloping above 21181 infill unit. In its eastern part an old infil appeared. In the W it was more diffuse as the next unit was similar (21503). X1 is a heap of bones initially thought to be a burial, but clearly not after investigation. Perhaps the bones are human, only analysis will tell. In an animal burrow into this layer, directly under F7572, human remains with beads appeared, presumably from some unknown grave below or the grave cluster above. 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Light brown and whitish brown 

Texture: Sand, silt 

Bedding: Compound (layered) 

Inclusions: Plaster, brick fragments, mortar 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrowing 

Basal Boundary: Clear in its eastern part, diffuse in North 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21181 below:21307; 21365; 21510

Dry sieve volume: 738 

Total Deposit Volume: 3055 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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