Space Number:  98

Area: North  

Within Building Number: 51 

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.98 of B.51 represents the latest phase of the B.52 sequence. Prior to the introduction of the Hodder phases Sp.98 of B.51 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:
Originally recorded in the 1993-94 scrape.

Building 51 comprised a single small room Space 98. Two stepped platforms lay against the north wall with a niche cut into the east wall leading on to the NE platform and a post pit at the southern end of it. Phytolith traces of a woven mat were also clearly preserved on the surface of the NE platform. The southern area of the building functioned as the food production area with a hearth surrounded by a raised boundary. There was no oven but the hearth was set relatively close to the southern wall in the position where ovens are frequently positioned and is the likely location of the entrance ladder. Positioned in the southeastern corner were a bench, a pedestal, and a double basin.
The most important piece of information about this structure is that it appears to have been built as a replacement for Building 52, which was destroyed by fire. Building 51 was constructed within the walls of a cleared out area of the burnt building in the northeast corner.

(Only the final phase of the building was exposed. The entire building is contained within one space. Because the excavation finished at the final phase it is not possible to relate the building stratigraphically to the surroundng buildings at this stage. (added 10/08/05- it now seems that building 51 was built after the fire in building 52 and contained within its area.)
The only post scar visible is on the eastertn wal an this may represent the point of access.
The southern area of the space may have once been partitioned from the rest and this is where cooking took place. The hearth is detached from the wall and would not have been domed. Two platforms form the northern end of the space.
At the end use of the building the final fired debris was not cleared from the hearth. The space was subsequently infilled with relatievly sterile material. The uopper most fill was mixed with some chalcolithic pottery) 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 6

Conservation Recorded: No

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