Unit 21560

Category: Layer    dug in 2014

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: Mudbrick of N wall of space 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: wall/blocking; Material: brick; Deposition: homogeneous

Discussion: Mudbrick of N wall, highly eroded at the top and therefore very crumbly and soft. Animal bones, charcoal and plant impressions have been frequently encountered, having been incorporated to the construction materials during manufacture.

The base of the wall has been almost completely destructed by rodent activity. Several burrows and chambers that go deep into the floor and the adjacent N wall F.3682 have made the structure unstable and have broken the stratigraphic relationships.

The mudbrick also contain pieces of charcoal, most likely included in the process of constructing the mudbrick.

In understanding the north wall, 2-3cm of plaster was removed towards the top of the feature.
The north wall is divided by an alcove cut, U.21582. To the west of the alcove at the base of wall was a layer of packing, the function of which is unclear, although it might represent a foundation deposit. 

Consistency: Very compacted 

Colour: Light brown 

Texture: Silty clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Microcharcoal, shell, plant impressions 

Post-depositional Features: Bioturbation (animal burrowing) 

Basal Boundary: Constructional, sharp, smooth, flat 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21588 below: (Click to view the record) 21559 

Dry sieve volume: 127.5 

Total Deposit Volume: 537 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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