Part of the collapse phase - bright red soil may be remains of degraded bricks from superstructure of op ret wall (17020). The brick fragments recovered intact are very friable and crumble to fire red soil when crushed in hand. Was cooking pot hanging on wall?
SU 17180; view to north-north-east
SU 17180; view to east
Detail of 17180; view to south
Detail of SU 17180; view to east
Detail of SU 17180; discovery of tree root cavity (17187) that cut into this context; view to east-south-east
SU 17180 removed; once context removed, tree root cavity (17187) exposed