Unit 3319

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Mortar 

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

Dimensions: 0.20 x 0.19 x 0.07 m 

Discussion: 3319 represents a thin layer of softer ashier material which lay in between the upper 2 courses of wall 58 and both the lower courses of the same wall and the upper course of wall 278 to the East. It doesn't seem to fulfil any clear structural purpose. It could represent some of the mortar of 2781, spilling over the lower bricks of 58 if these were built at the same time. This seems unlikely as the return wall of 278 is only a metre to the East, creating a strange small space. Alternatively, it could just be a path of midden deposit which fell from the roof of an adjacent building or blew from the area around during the courses of building. 

Recognition: A soft greyish material which was clearly different to everything else around. 

Definition: Defined by its difference from the surrounding material. 

Execution: Trowel. 

Condition: Dry. 

Consistency: Friable. 

Colour: 10YR 5/2 Greyish brown. 

Texture: Ashy silt loam. 

Bedding: Massive. 

Inclusions: 5% charcoal (flecks and small pieces); <2% shell (flecks); <2% clay (flecks); 2% plaster (flecks and small pieces). 

Post-depositional Features: Salt encrustation. 

Basal Boundary: A clear, sharp, anthropic basal boundary. 3319 lay directly above the brick of two walls. The interface was smooth and level. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3382 below: (Click to view the record) 3106 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3317, 3307 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 2 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

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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