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Area: TPC

Dug in Year: 2012

Feature Type: wall

Feature Subtype:

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Location: center of S half of trench 3; N edge of Building 120

Grid X: 952.31 Grid Y: 951.34

F. 3948 is an emerging wall in the center of trench 3, most recognizable by the burning evident on its S face. Its eastern extent is extremely difficult to discern, likely due to the erosion we see often on this area of the mound. The bricks appear regular, suggesting this wall may be late in date like f. 3951. Unexcavated at end of 2012 season. F. 3948 runs E-W but turns a corner at its Western end.

2013: We have excavated the fill of building 120, and have revealed the extent of f.3948. We now see that it was once plastered but has been greatly damaged by a burning event that seems to have been either intentional or at least the cause of the building's abandonment. It has been built along the terracing cut [30229], and has been built onto-- two bins abut it (f.3993 and f.7151). It has also been cut into by both a pit (f. 3986) and a robber's trench (f. 3987) which postdate the construction of the building. This wall is extremely long, and its bricks were packed into terracing cut [30229], which was an extremely irregular cut into orange Neolithic (?) mud-brick material. The plaster on this wall suggests a post-Neolithic construction date, and the vessels found on the associated floor f.7153 may be Iron Age or Bronze Age in date, but may be Roman instead.

In situ Conservation: No

Lifted: No

Feature Relationships:

abuts: (Click to view the record) 3984

abutted by: (Click to view the record) 3993, 7151

cut by: (Click to view the record) 3986, 3987

Number of Related Diary Entries: 2

Conservation Recorded: No

Related Photos: 5 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record)

120

Spaces: (Click to view the record)