Unit 23011

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: plaster surface 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: raised area (platform); Material: white clay; Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation); Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: Remnant of a unit that was excavated during one of the previous campaigns. This unit represents a compound layer of a make up and plastering event that probably covered the entire sunken area of space 500 in building 131 and the bench F7966 - this conclusion stems from the fact that this unit was removed from the south wall of the F7966 and went up and covered the parts of the bench F7966 and a step on that bench. Samples were taken from the side of the bench and from the top of the step - just in case the layers were melted together.

It looks like the step on the bench F7966 and the surface of platform F7954 were plastered in one single plastering event.

After analyzing the documentation (matrix, unit sheets etc) of B131 it was concluded that this layer is probably same as unit 32367. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: light yellow pink 

Texture: sandy clay 40:60 

Bedding: composite - plaster and makeup 

Inclusions: plant remains - impressions from decayed plants that were probably makeup temper 

Post-depositional Features: burning 

Basal Boundary: distinct 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 23024 below: (Click to view the record) 22695 equal to: (Click to view the record) 32367 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 6 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

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:

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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