Unit 21789

Category: Layer    dug in 2015

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Painted plaster floor on small platform 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: raised area (platform); Material: mix (dark grey&white); Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation); Basal Spit: painted

Discussion: Unit was identified as a layer of plaster covering the small platform F. 7410. Was not excavated due to presence of at least 5 red painted handprints, and a red/orange and white striped pattern on the s-facing edge. The hands are painted rather than impressions made by an actual hand. The stripes are approx. 5cm in length alternating running vertically along the vertical surface of the platform edge. Will be further expolored in 2016.

In 9/06/2016 we started to excavate the small platform, but I decided to take off the plaster layer and two layerof makeup in the same time and with the same number. I realise that it is a mistake, because every action is a constructional phase. I will try to be the more close aspossible to the original stratigrafy. The first layer excavated was the plaster layer (white with red hand prints paint) covering the top of the platform F7410 and it south and westeren edges (2-2.5 cm thick), then I have excavated the first light brown makeup layer (1 cm thick), then a gray makeup layer (7 cm thick).
It is important to mention that while cleaning the edge of platform 3441 thatis arliethan this platform F7410, we uncovered red and white checkerboard pattern on the s-facing edge of 3441. This patterns are the same as the one on the s-facing edge of F 7410.
We stoped the excavation on a brown layer more clayey, we do not know yet the function of this platform, allthat we can say that the construction is later than Plat 3441, but the same painting indicate that the both was used contemporarly. 

Consistency: Firm to soft for the plaster and compact for the makeup layers 

Colour: White than light brown, and then gray on the bottom 

Texture: White Plaster : silty clayey lime. Light brown layer: silty sand 

Bedding: Compound layered: 2 layers, plaster on top than silty sand light brown layer, the bedding is parallel, all the layers are continious 

Inclusions: In the gray layer : 5% of small charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: the makeup layers are trampled and more compact 

Basal Boundary: Constructional, very sarp, prominent, smooth 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above:NFEbelow: (Click to view the record) 21737 

Dry sieve volume: 45 

Total Deposit Volume: 89 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

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  

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