Unit 4126

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: wall plaster 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: plaster; Deposition: layered (wall plaster)

Dimensions: 2.7m (n-s) ,1.1m high , 1.5cm thick 

Discussion: layer of plaster rendering over the west face of wall f66 in space 117. Originally covered whole wall to a thickness of up to 1.5 cm. Only some had become detached prior to controlled removal . The plaster consists of numerous microscopic layers each representing a separate coating. Paint wa noticed on some of the layers. The removal of plaster revealed a painted surface 4223 which was followed to reveal a red painted geometric pattern (initial sketch unit shhet). This was further cleaned by the conservator. 

Recognition: clear pale plaster on wall 

Definition: plaster mostly restricted to wall 

Execution: trowel and leaf trowel 

Condition: dry and fragmentary over upper wall courses 

Consistency: firm to friable 

Colour: pale beige 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: occational paint flecks 

Post-depositional Features: some insect and root disturbances 

Basal Boundary: clear and smooth anthropic 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4120, 4127, 4128, 4129, 4130, 4131, 4132 below:none equal to: (Click to view the record) 4223, 3799 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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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