Unit 32403

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: infill of burial 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: heterogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Discussion: Burial infill cut into floor in western side of sp.551. Thiis unit was recognized by cut into floor and texture. The origin of the unit was a typical infill of building. It may represent burial infill activity. The unit located into cut and western side of space 551. This unit's composition has changed from previous unit which is on above of the units which are 22324, 32404. It consist of with charcoal flecks,mudbrick frag, plaster frag and orangish burnt clayish flecks. There is change in the deposit composition across to up to down deposit. Especially moulded clay fragments appear to evenly spread throughtout lower deposit. The reg pigment remains appear to be more concentrated towards to western side of unit across to lower deposit. And also wooden planks remains appear to be more concentrated to northwest side of infill.

The unit was excavated by trowel and wooden sticks. 

Consistency: friable to compact 

Colour: light to mid gray 

Texture: Silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charchoal flecks, dump plaster fragments(5 mm), lime stone fragments(1mm), moulded clay fragments (3mm) 

Post-depositional Features: cracks 

Basal Boundary: clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32437 below: (Click to view the record) 22324 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 263 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 18

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): IX 

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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