Unit 2883

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: infill,mortar 

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

Dimensions: 0.48 x 0.14 x 0.18 

Discussion: (2883) represents a sliver of "infill" between walls [61] and the upper two courses of [56]. Stratigraphically it must be later than these and seems to have been poured into the gap after the upper two courses of [56] were built against the eastern end of E-W running [61]. By this time, wall [61] seems to have slumped considerably to the west suggesting that it was quite a bit earlier than [56] and (2883) which was added to fill the gap between them. Other than its higher bone component, the material of (2883) was very similar to that of the mortar of [56] (2880). It may have been poured into place in the same episode of building as that of the upper two courses of [56] - i.e. the left-over mortar, thrown in to fill a gap with an adjacent building? 

Recognition: Different colour and texture from wall [61] to the west. Similar to mortar of [56] to the east, but stratigrpahically it must have been later. 

Definition: Clearly defined from surrounding material, marked by salt crystalisation 

Execution: Trowel and pick 

Condition: Dry and crumbly - late afternoon sun on a clammy day 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Pale brown 10 YR 6/3 

Texture: Ashy sandy silt 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: 5 % bone (some large pieces); 5% charcoal (flecks small and medium pieces); <2% obsidian; <2% plant silicates; 2% clay (10 YR 6/6 

Post-depositional Features: Salt encrustation and animal burrowing 

Basal Boundary: A clear, sharp basal boundary sitting above the bricks of [56] to the east and [61] to the west. The surface between these was smooth and fairly level and marked by salt crystalisation 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 2879 below: (Click to view the record) 2867, 2868 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 12 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

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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