Unit 21261

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: make up plaster in podium 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: building; Material: re-used brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous

Discussion: this layer represent the make up below plaster U19199 on the surface of the podium which built against the weastern wall. It extends along the podium but it truncated by the pits pillars F3433 , where it replaced by pise-like/mudbrick supporting the pillars and as well as by pit F7434. U21261 is featuring a lot of charcoal, plaster and smalls stones. It is important to note the presence stain marks of charcoal on the entire surface of this layer. This phenomenon is also observable and is consistent its degree of spread on the surface of the make up and plaster in the main space 135 with unites 21256, 21236. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: mid brown/ orange 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: pointes of charcoal on the surface, plaster, clay agreggates 

Post-depositional Features: truncation by post pillar, stakhole 

Basal Boundary: sharp, prominent, wavy 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21262 below: (Click to view the record) 19199 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 23 

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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