Unit 32133

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: midden,pit fill 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded

Discussion: This unit consists of compound midden layers, alternating between fine layers of ash and charcoal and clay deposits built up against clay packing/constructional element (32135). In the north the unit was delimited by a retention wall (F.5078). In the east, however, the limits of the unit were not clear. Additionally, the northwestern corner was truncated by a post-neolithic burial (F.5777) In addition to a general eastward slope, the truncation by the BACH team along with years of exposure and erosion made the limits of the unit hard to define. In grids 11-12, a fire pit was contained in this unit, which was excavated as S5 (prioritized) in the interest of time. The unit also contained articulated elements and bones that seem to have come from the same animal suggesting distinct localized activities, although these were mixed with other 'background' bones and finds, perhaps pointing to varied accumulation rates and deposition. Priority feedback on S5 and dry sieve volume info by grid can be found below.

Priority feedback:
S5 consists of a circular fire pit with a depth of 12cm. The chipped stone assemblage, dominated by Gollu Dag obsidian, was composed mostly of fragments and indicated some trampling. The faunal assemblage contained ~2-3 sheep and a high number of articulations. These elements were mostly burned (so little or no flesh was left on when burning) pointing towards possible trash burning event post-consumption.

D.S. volume info by grid:
Grid 11-12: S3 40L
Grid 8-9: S13 210L
Grid 23: S23 88L
Grid 24: S33 175L
Grid 25: S43 18L 

Consistency: varied from loose to hard 

Colour: light grayish brown and light orangish yellow 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: charcoal 5%; artefactual 5-10%; organic and plant remains 5% 

Post-depositional Features: Post-neolithic burial in northwest corner; truncation by BACH team to the east; animal burrows and insects 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic and clear, but sloping at 20-25 degree angle to the east 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32137, 32141 below: (Click to view the record) 32132 

Dry sieve volume: 531 

Total Deposit Volume: 691 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 48

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

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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