Unit 14803

Category: Layer    dug in 2007

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: collapse of hearth 

Data Category Information: In Situ: non in-situ; Location: feature; Description: hearth; Material: brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous

Dimensions: 1.05m EW, 0.50m NS, 0.08m Thick 

Discussion: -Lots of brick here, probably structural, but unclear due to truncation on 3 sides.
-Excavation revealed that this was the supersructure of an oven (possibly rebuilt from an ealier hearth) and colapsed/demoloished. Presemubly in preparation for the construction of the overlying platform.
-The second flotation sample, <S3>, is the lower part of the superstructure and contains some of the ashy fill, located on the interface.
-Dimensions not complete, because not completely excavated.

On inspection of section it is clear that the foundation cut for Building 53 truncates this feature. As such, this feature represent a formal area of external fire activity. Possibly the same phase as Roddy's external oven? This feature may be an extremely remnant oven or hearth. FS 9/7/09 

Recognition: Because it's different from adjacent deposits. 

Definition: Clear. 

Execution: Clean, Trowel, Mattock, Bucket, Spoil Heap… 

Condition: Hot, Dry. 

Consistency: Fairly mixed, cemented. 

Colour: Mid-light grey-brown, with mid orange brown fragments. 

Texture: Very sandy silt. 

Bedding: Mixed, some lensing perhaps. 

Inclusions: Frequent mud-brick (whole & fragments); Moderate-Occasional charcoal flecks; Occasional bone and plaster flecks. 

Post-depositional Features: Truncation by anthropogenic activity and some animal bio-turbation (animal burrows) 

Basal Boundary: Clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 14810 below: (Click to view the record) 14315, 14808 equal to: (Click to view the record) 14810 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 18 

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  

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