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Unit Book A16

A16f328

Processed on 2023-12-09

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2002-09-23 !! ^ta [Input: M926LR.j]
Best image 2011-12-12 lC
v129 [Input: VZ12LC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2002-09-23 lR ^ta [Input: M926LR.j]
Description (summary) 2002-09-23 lR possible tannur found on top of a thin gray ash layer on the stone pavement a12 located inside the East baulk on the southern end. Only a portion of this feature remains and has a rounded body flat in the center with the sides sloping up. When it was first discovered we assumed it was a tannur based on the roundness but after excavating the fill inside it revealed to have a number of holes on the inner surface. [Input: M926LR.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2002-09-24 MISSING The east section revealed a clay installation f328 a few cm above the stone pavement. This first appeared as a tannur but after cleaning the area it was found to have several holes in line inside this feature. It was cleaned and the conservator will consolidate it and remove it. We left a section to show it's relationship to the pavement and the matrix around it, photographed it then removed the section leaving f328 ontop of the pavement. The phase sequence of this installation is still in question and most likely falls into phase 4 similar to the tannur found ontop of the stone pavement in A13. The pit f250 continued to go down with the same black ashy fill as yesterday. [Input: M924LR.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2002-09-23 lR k209 [Input: M926LR.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: latest events 2002-09-23 lR f329 (^fi) covers f328 (^ta) [Input: M926LR.j]
Type of contact: earliest events 2002-09-23 lR f328 (^ta) rests on f341 (^ly) [Input: M926LR.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Aggregate (to which element belongs) 2000-12-18 !! a23 (^ta) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 cJC s530AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h4jAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Function

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on function 2002-09-23 lR It was suggested that these holes may be used for cooking with a wooden shish- placing the meat on skewers and sticking the skewers in the holes. Coals would then be placed on the inner surface, which would roast the meat. [Input: M926LR.j]

5. TREATMENT

Site Presentation

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on conservation or analysis 2002-09-23 lR The conservator sB was called to view this feature and see if it can be properly conserved and removed from its location. She made a mixture of glue and brushed it on the surface using a paint brush to consolidate it. The material was then left to dry and will be removed by cutting it from the thin ash layer f341 in which it sits on. [Input: M926LR.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
View/drawing of features

v124
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v125
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v125a
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v128
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v128a
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v128b
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v128d
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v129
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v136
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]

v147
2007-08-03 pC [Input: R803PC.j]