Unit 1561

Category: layer    dug in 1996

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: cut fill 

 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: posthole; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

 

Dimensions: 0.38x0.44x0.15-0.32 

 

Discussion: Possible foundation cutting beneath wall 96/57 with charcoal/ash "midden" layers beneath. Continues beneath the East-West wall to the north distinctly, but the Eastern and Southern edges were extremely complex and hard to define. There appeared to be various layers and lenses of ashy/charcoal; clay; and more variable material which were difficult to interrelate. Towards the base of the cut a complete equid scapula (X1) was found, beneath which another large bone seems to extend into the charcoal/ash "midden" layer beneath. 

 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot sunny - few clouds 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1526, 1540, 1541 below: (Click to view the record) 1551 equal to: (Click to view the record) 1060 

 

Dry sieve volume: 25 

Total Deposit Volume: 44 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 1 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 40

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 106, 107

Features:: (Click to view the record) 57 (wall)

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 contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 13  Unit description: X1 is an equid scapula placed under the corner of a wall in a foundation cut. A few odd bits accompany it but seem to have no relation. The rest of the fill is in 1526; the bits here look consistent with that but lack the larger pieces (probably because the excavator was only aiming to pick up the scapula in this unit. The intact scapula in otherwise redeposited middeny fill argues for a foundation deposit. Sample 2 >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. Small sample of mostly tiny crumbles, a few up to 2-3 cm. Most look rather worn; background noise. Some burning and digestion.

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 records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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