Unit 21728

Category: Layer    dug in 2014

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Hearth superstructure 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: hearth; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

Discussion: Unit was initially recognized under plaster molding/edge to F 7402 as another superstructure, but was also found to be underneath the smaller sunken floor (u. 21722) to the E. The superstructure is composed of fine sandy clay, is very smooth and at a somewhat even elevation around the perimeter of the feature, probably in order to prepare for the plaster edge. The superstructure appears to be sitting on the main sunken floor plaster on the N edge, but is very thick and built up on the S edge like many of the superstructures from later phases. The layer is most likely thicker on the S edge due to the raised floor patch to the S of the hearth (Last U. 20076). The hearth superstructure may have been built up on this edge to level the area and match the height of the plaster floors and makeup. With the removal of U. 21728 on the E edge of the feature, the hearth seems to change shape and transition from an ovular to a much more circular shape, which is strange considering the superstructure/molding layers along the N, W, and S edges still seem designed for a much more ovular/rectangular hearth. 

Consistency: Friable 

Colour: Orangey brown 

Texture: sandy clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: marley, charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21729, 21731 below: (Click to view the record) 20078, 21722 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 2 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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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