Unit 18368

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: fill,mortar 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: This unit is the mortar found in the gap between the southern wall of B.107 (F.2426) and the northern wall of B.105 (F.5051). Amidst the normal fill that would be expected was noticed many many bits of mortar similar to the mortar of the upper walls of B.107. It appears that this mortar was deliberately placed in the gap in order to seal it, but it is also possible that it had merely fallen in the gap as the building collapsed. Although this seems less likely as the gap would be filled with similar quantities of mudbrick rubble and what not. It is also notable that it is only B.107 mudbrick within the gap and none from B.105. If it is placed in the gap it could also indicate that B.107 was erected after B.105 was standing. The mortar was sampled for material analysis and for comparison with that of B.107. 

Consistency: very firm clayey material 

Colour: mostly dark brown with red and orange spots 

Texture: clayey 

Bedding: heterogeneous - mortar mixed with fill 

Inclusions: none 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows, plant roots 

Basal Boundary: unexcavated 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): equal to: (Click to view the record) 16848, 16846 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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