| | Area: South | | | | Dug in Year: 1997 | | Feature Type: wall | | | | Related Photo (Click to view larger version in new window) | | | | | Location: between spaces 108/107 south and 112 / 113 north | | | | Grid X: 911 Grid Y: 978 | | | (1996: N wall of space 108)
1997: A major east-west wall separating row of spaces 109/112/113 to North from spaces 107/108/115 to the south. The wall has two returns to the south between 107/108 and 107/106 which are bonded in and has a kink in its alignment where spaces 109/112 meet. Obviously an important wall related to a largish building to the south and also possibly linked to terracing.
Partially excavated 1997 (CC).
Not fully excavated 1998 either, however only basal courses left. Wall 52 is one continous construction forming N wall to spaces 107 + 108 which at Mellaart's level VII formed one building with with doorway 50 linking the two spaces. To the E its terminus was bound to the S return wall 57 in spaces 106 + 107.To the W of the space divide for 107/108 it formed a short ?? return which formed the doorjamb for doorway 50. It continues westwards beyond the limit of excavation. The S wall associated with it was wall 270. Wall 52 was constructed over midden and therefore represented a re-development in a previously 'abandoned' area. It was, however, constructed over packing/make up material that presumably created a stable base. At the corner of walls 57 + 51, where they bonded 52, there were shallow cuts interpreted as structural/foundation cuts as consolidation at the load bearing corners. The fills of these cuts were solid clayey fills cut into soft ashy deposits of the midden. The wall slopes down from E to W, gradually stepping down to follow the slope of the mound, the terracing that Mellaart recorded too. Interestingly, the floors associated with spaces 107 + 108 also sloped down. The area was not levelled but a packing material was put down. It is not clear at this stage whether wall 52 pre- or post dated spaces 109 + 112 to the N. Whilst excavating, the S wall of space 112, wall 256, it appeared to be that wall 52 post dated 256 because of the heavy slant to wall 286 towards the S. This however is an interpretation, not a stratigraphic relationship. A clearer picture may be revelaed when the wall that appears to be an eastward continuation of wall 286 is excavated as this might reveal a stratigraphic relationship because of walls 282 + 283 (SF).
*97-674 was located in the wrong place + only represented top eroded wall as found, re-planned in correct location on 98-541. | | | | In situ Conservation: No | | Lifted: No | | | | Feature Relationships: | | cut by: (Click to view the record) 67 | | | | Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 | | | | Conservation Recorded: No | | Related Photos: 21 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
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| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 19 (Click here to view unit list) |
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