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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 2004 |
| Feature Type: other |
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| Location: scar |
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| Grid X: 919.35 Grid Y: 958.8 |
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Shallow rectangular recess cut into platform F1502. Base of recess or 'niche' stops at surface of lower plastered platform beneath F1502. So only 6cm deep. Regular, vertically sided recess, excapt to south where it has been disturbed by animal burrows. Recess infilled with silty material - brick type fragments, probably accumulated although poss backfill, depth of 6cm makes it hard to say.
Similar and better preserved niche F1508 is located in platform F1501 to NE (see F1508).
Niche/recess appears to be some sort o architectural elaboration of platform F1502. It is possible a short pillar, similar to 'bulcrania' pillars mentioned in Mellaarts excavation was located here. This feature has been removed and recess not replastered so one can suggest tis occurred at the end life of this building (42) and may have significance related to this event - clearing out of house - scouring episode.
So positioning of both these features F1508 and F1509 suggests an elaboration of these platforms, and possibly therefore that this building had an area of 'ritual' or even that the building had a 'ritual' or 'shrine' status. However it is also possible that many houses at this level had a similar mix of ritual space within the domestic.
See also feature sheet F1508 for its discussion.
This has been re designated as a 'scar' (SF 28/09/11) |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| cuts: (Click to view the record) 1502 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 0 |
| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 13 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 2 (Click here to view unit list) |
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