Unit 18994

Category: Layer    dug in 2013

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: homogenous abandonment fill of house 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: homogeneous

Discussion: This unit was one of the uppermost remaining units from the 2010 season and overlaid the house floor (u.18981) to the west of the hearth within house 80. It was tentativley identified as a thick (10cm) homogenous house fill consisting of a fine light brown and grey matrix with varied inclusions. This interpretation was based on the exposed southern section of the unit. Therefore, removal of this unit was neccessary in order to proceed with the excavation of the house proper. The homogenity of this unit, its context as an adandonment layer and its restricting effect on the wider goals of the excavation neccessitated its rigourous and efficient removal with a trowel and hand mattock starting with its northernmost extent. As the material was removed regular cleaning was undertaken which revealed an eroded plaster surface abutting the building's west wall. This plaster surface (u.18997) was found at a depth of approx. 5cm through unit 18994. Another discrete patch of plaster surface was encountered towards the southern extent of this unit again abutting the buildings western wall and also the southern edge of feature 3431. The southernmost extent of this context was badly burnt resulting in a darker colour and finer texture. 

Consistency: compact, dry, friable 

Colour: light brown, grey, changing to darker brown, near black towards the southern extent of the unit 

Texture: fine, changing to extremely fine towards the southern extent of the unit 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: variable, charcoal, clay, bone 

Post-depositional Features: post hole 

Basal Boundary: `clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 18996, 18983, 18995 

Dry sieve volume: 52.5 

Total Deposit Volume: 83 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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  

Lab Team Data

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