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| Area: South |
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| Dug in Year: 2005 |
| Feature Type: wall |
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| Location: Eastern external wall of B42 |
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Twelve courses of mudbrick, orientated N/S. Heavily eroded to North. Slopes slightly to south. Wall is in foundation trench [11345], which appears initially to have had a plank place along its base (11363). The wall was then constructed and the trench backfilled with a mixture of midden material and mortar/ mudbrick mix. Trench is cut into midden (11347) below and also cuts posthole [11373], which may have been a marker for location of wall. See F1522. Mudbrick used forwall is large. Aprox 88 x 35 x 9 cm. Another mudbrick feature F1521 was constructed at the same time, possibly to strengthen NE corner of B42. Mortar used (11354) appears uniform throughout bricks and mortar are well bonded together and wall appears to be of good construction.
Unfortunately this wall has no relationship to any other walls of thi building except possibly to south, which was excavated in 2002. The North wall has been truncated by Mellaart and eroded.
So we have the eastern wall of B42, it is well made and well thought out. It is assumed the others would be equally well made. The most interesting thing about F826 is the construction method. It is built onto midden, which was probably subsiding as evidenced by later build up on the platforms (see 1501-2). So a foundation trench and plank was used to provide a level and stable base on which to build. Suggesting a knowledge and sophistication of construction methods and adapting them to particular situations.
Also see space 202 and B42. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| abutted by: (Click to view the record) 1070, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1510, 1521 |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 1522 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 2 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 48 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings: (Click to view the record)
| Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 12 (Click here to view unit list) |
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