Unit 10714
Category: layer dug in 2004
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: midden fill
Data Category Information: Location: in abandoned building; Deposition: finely bedded
Dimensions: 3m x 2.5m
Discussion: unit comprised entirely of room fill. The fill is layered extensively w/ clear lines of burning, clay, incomplete plaster levels, etc. Thick layer of bone, as well, all animal. Clearly midden room fill. 2 possible plaster lines, one running north/south with a curve and one following a possible wall. Part of which is shown in F1602 (wall 2). Wall is not clearly defined in space 229. Unit shows western wall of 229 sits on midden layer and ends approximately 30cm below surface.
Recognition: defined by walls. Dark brown w/ black layers and layers of burnt brick and bone
Definition: boundaries recognized by walls and plaster lines
Execution: Mattock, trowel, shovel, hoe, from east end to west
Condition: soil is vey wet generally, with dry layer on top
Consistency: firm and strong/compact
Colour: dark brown withlayers of black and dark orange (many different colored layers)
Texture: silty clay to clay/clay loam
Bedding: compound layered- anywhere from 2mm-3cm charcoal, bone, clay, burnt brick, plaster
Inclusions: Obs. (less than 2%), chipped stone (less than 1%), clay balls (lt 1%), bone (lt 5%), teeth, shell, brick, mortar, plaster bits, natural stone, generally all small amounts
Post-depositional Features: disturbance by animals and roots
Basal Boundary: arbitrary diffuse wavy smooth boundary
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 2787
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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Finds Room Information:
All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.
X Finds Material: nothing recorded
Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded
Lab Team Data
Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramics Data for 2004 still to be released Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 34 Figurine Records: Yes
Count of records::none GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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