Unit 1432
Category: layer dug in 1996
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: platform surface
Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: raised area (platform); Material: white clay; Deposition: multiple
Dimensions: 1.6m n-s x 1.4m w-e
Discussion: Removal of one phase of platform (F13), possibly middle or late phase. Multiple layers of plaster taken off. In SE quadrant circular pit cut exposed surrounded by orange packing. In NW, whole area beneath plaster consists of pit fill- reworked floor material, bits of painted plaster from wall, charred remains. Contains disarticulated bones of child. Whole platform level slumps significantly on west side, possibly relating to human skulls already uncovered. NE and SW quadrants left unexcavated. Dry Sieve Information: Unknown if any dry sieve
Execution: Trowel
Consistency: Firm
Colour: 10YR 8/1
Texture: Silt loam
Bedding: Fine plaster laminations, multiple layers
Inclusions: Plant impressions/viods, charred remains, salts
Post-depositional Features: A little bioturbation by roots
Basal Boundary: Distinct- abutting other phase of platform
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1
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 Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 40
Unit description: No dry sieved bone, so 4 mm flotation sorted and recorded completely. 3 flotation samples, each fairly small. Sample 1 has mostly small fragments of mostly sheep-size taxa, with 1 larger (4 cm) piece. Little burning, not too weathered. Sample 4 has slightly larger pieces on average, but none over 2 cm. A couple of bits of probably human bone (later returned by the human remains lab). A little burning, not too weathered. Last number = 39Figurine Records: No 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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