Unit 32069

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: plaster 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: raised area (platform); Material: white clay; Deposition: single; Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: A mid white plaster with adjacent yellowish make-up U. 32069 had been evidenced as two patches coating Western and Northern parts of hard-backed base (U.32010), as well as the construction of oven (F.7732) situated in South-Central segment of Sp.531. The presented here unit was recorded partially under the make-up layer (U.32009). However, its most Northern extension had been recognized as a result of singular whitening episode without any trace of repetition. Apparently, on the top surface of the latter of mentioned (northern) plaster, there had been set a rim (U.31546), which restricted to the South Bin F.7867. The above notion gives significant stratygraphiocal relationship between the closure of the oven and converting it into a Niche (F.7855) as well as parallel setting the circular container to the North.
All of the collected so far data imply that at some point the use of oven (F.7732) had been ceased and after its partial demolition it was altered into the niche (F.7855). The initial stage of the new function (on the spot) is marked by plastering the protruded part of the previous fire-installation. The result of that phase was evidenced by recognized scope of unit U.32069. Then after uncertain period of time, the plaster (32069) had been truncated to the North by the cut U.31538 which proceeded the erection of the Bin F.7867.
The (South-) Western part of the presented plaster was recognized mostly on the edge of the protruded part of the oven whose construction sloped down towards the west. The White-coating in mentioned part covered also small extent of the backed-base (U.32010). 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: mid-white 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions:  

Post-depositional Features: truncation caused by later activities 

Basal Boundary: distinct 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32010 below: (Click to view the record) 32009 

Total Deposit Volume: 2 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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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