Space Number:  290

Area: North  

Within Building Number: 52 

Phasing:
Mellaart Level: Unassigned at present 

Hodder Level: North.G 

Additional Phase Info: Central group of related buildings based on combination of stratigraphy (abutting relationships) and lithics assemblage dominated by East Gollu dag bifaces and percussion blades. Lying at the surface of the mound, Sp.290 of B.52 represents the mid phase of the B.52 sequence. Excavated to the latest phase of occupation with NFE (not further excavated). Prior to the introduction of the Hodder phases Sp.290 of B.52 had been allocated to Mellaart Level VI - V very crudely based on comparison of the material assemblage but Mellaart levels of buildings/spaces NOT excavated in the 1960s have been removed to allow an independent assessment on phasing. NB/Work in progress. Correct as of date entered or modified. 

Description:
Space originally recorded in 2005 as part of space 254. What was recorded as platform F2009 was in fact space 290. F2009 is void

Small space in SW corner of building 52. Accessed from N through crawlhole F2181. Possible storage space. Appears to have been 'closed' not abandoned after burning of building 52. No wall plaster survives on N or W walls. Floors are scoured out, small area of truncated floors survives in SE corner. A feature (F 1487) is visible in E side of room, probably a shallow basin, however it is sealed by later floor layers.

A cut F1488 at the E side of the space was originally interpreted as a construction cut for wall F2013. To me it
looks more like a truncation of wall F2013, possibly by basin F1487 or another feature such as a niche.

The space must have fallen out of use directly after the rest of B52 was destroyed by fire. The space was not burnt (or at least not to the same extent) and appears to have been deliberately 'closed'. This suggests to me that B52 was accidentally burnt and any surviving artefacts/ building material was recovered from the less burnt S. part of the building.

There is a double wall dividing the centre of B52 (F2013 and F2014). Although obscured by F1488 this appears to continue to the S extent of space 290 suggesting spaces 290 and 255 to the E were not constructed at the same time.

Space fully excavated BT 11/08/2017 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 3

Conservation Recorded: No

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