Unit 32008

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: patch of dirty floor on plaster U.31568 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: niche; Material: occupation; Deposition: multiple

Discussion: Unit 32008 was assigned to record a small patch of dark-grey/mid-brown sandy-silt layer situated on top of the plastered (U.31568) base of the intra-wall Niche (F.7855) which was carved into the S-wall (F.3679) of B.132. The deposit was recorded only in eastern part of the mentioned Niche below infill (32006) that was accumulated there during the throughout sealing process that took place after abandonment. The letter assumption referring to the niche which was open till the very last occupational phase and then was filled totally allows to presume that whatever was placed on the surface of plaster (31568) before sealing the incised hole must have been related with an actual function that it (the niche) played in the past. For that reason 3 samples (1-archive, 2-flotation, 3-phytoliths) had been collected during the exploration of the unit in order to give some insights into the character of activities and possible role of the Feature. The presented deposit reminded dirty floor layer that was recorded all over the interior of Sp.531 as U.31540. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: dark-grey, dark-brown 

Texture: silty-sand 

Bedding: compound 

Inclusions: charkoals - 15%, fragments of brick-like material - 5% 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: distinct - plastered surface U.31568 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 31568 below: (Click to view the record) 32006 equal to: (Click to view the record) 31540 

Total Deposit Volume: 3 

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:

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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