Unit 15893

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: midden 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

Dimensions: 0.80 x 4.02 x 0.25 

Discussion: this is a midden layer that is situated within Mellart's trench but was not excavated by him. It abutes the western side of the wall 12230 which comes from the earlier period. The layer in its northern part is cut by a later pit and in its southern part is limited by the edge of a trench. The western border of the midden is defined arbitrarly as a parallel line to the wall 12230 at about 80 cm from the wall. There is also wall 15891, one- two - brick high, limiting the south - east part of the layer. The midden difers in wide range of characteristics. In some parts its texture is ashy, in other sandy or clay. It's colour ranges from light grey to dark brown or even black. The reason for that might be a high percentage of post depositional processes like roots and animals corridors. There were many fragments of pottery and animal bones found witin the layer. 22 - x finds were named, mostly worked stone and small clay balls.
TDV taken from dims. 

Recognition: arbitrary defined layer next to the wall 12230 

Definition: arbitrary defined layer next to the floor 12230 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry, hot 

Consistency: soft/friable 

Colour: dark brown/greyish 

Texture: sandy clay, ashy 

Bedding: differs in a wide range 

Inclusions: pottery, obsidian, shells, bones, charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: disturbance by roots and animals 

Basal Boundary:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15825, 12229 below: (Click to view the record) 17608 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 804 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 22

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:

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

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