Unit 8672

Category: layer    dug in 2003

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: block of the opening 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: N-S - 1 m; E-W - 0.28 m 

Discussion: This unit comprises the "block" of the opening in F. 633, i. e. to the E of it. There is a mudbrick on top, 67 x 27 cm, that finished the "block". The brick is 5.5 cm thick.
Underneath there was a packing consisting of thin mudbricks and thin layers of mortar inbetween. It seems that the bricks and the mortar were layered when they were still wet so they were stuck together and now it is very difficult to separate them. Underneath there is a brick made of yellowish sandy clay. This brick lies on top of surface covered with salts - its level is 1011.41 (N) - 1036 (S).
After we removed the "block", we reached the black layer (see unit 8665) - its level is 1011. 29 (N) - 1011.37 (S), which most probably is the original surface of the step at the opening (F. 633) at the time when it was blocked. 

Recognition: architecture 

Definition: clear 

Execution: pick, trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: firm to strong 

Colour: yellowish-beige 

Texture: sandy clay, silty clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: lots of salts, few bits of bones 

Post-depositional Features: animal hole, plant roots 

Basal Boundary: constructional 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 8623 

Dry sieve volume: 102 

Total Deposit Volume: 134 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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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