Unit 2252

Category: Layer    dug in 1997

Area: North 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: Most of the material that was removed appeared to be various architectual components.
From the beginning we had the evidence of plaster (possibly collapsed/slumped?) in the E area of the section as well as what seems to be collapsed brick wall (appearing as outlines of mortar in NW area of the section).
The architectural rubble that was dug through consisted of burnt and unburnt brick and plaster as well as painted plaster. The painted plaster probably comes from the slumped or collapsed wall although interestingly the painted surface is not the most recent but under a few layers of regular white plaster.
At the base of the unit are five lumps of gypsum, ranging in size from only a few cm to a good size chunks about 12 cm long and 4 wide. Also, there is a small, so far unidentifiable plaster figure poking out of the baulk against the north wall. 

Consistency: Moderately firm 

Colour: 10 YR 6/3 pale brown to 10 YR 5/3 brown 

Texture: silty-clay loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: Small amounts of the following: bone, shell, stone, worked stone, gypsum and indistinguishable architectural material (probably burnt and unburnt plaster - painted and unpainted), also floor plaster, brick, mortar and daub 

Post-depositional Features: lots of roots, animal burrows, insects and some salts ~5%. 

Basal Boundary: Arbitrary 

Dry sieve volume: 450 

Total Deposit Volume: 482 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

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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