Unit 3551

Category: layer    dug in 1999

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: floor,organic debris on the floor 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 0.6x0.7m 

 

Discussion: In this unit we have the remains of organic debris on the latest floor surface in this part of the bldg. 3. The floor is connected to the N & E walls. The remains that were lying directly on this floor have been excavated as unit 3547. Unit 3551 has been oppened for Rissa to be able to excavate a neonate bones that seem to be lying on the floor under some ashy deposits.

Bl 29/VII/99 : The floor in this unit now that we have expanded the boot of the latest floor in space 86, seems to be earlier than the final floor. The black organic remains lie under a pooring ??? Surface (see unit 3570, 3574) that is actually the latest surface. 

 

Recognition: black ashy soil with animal bones on top of floor 

Definition: the rest of the area is floors; clear 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: loose-soft 

Colour: 10YR 6/2 light brownish grey 

Texture: sendy silt 

Bedding: layered (parallel though blurry) 

Inclusions: plant (whitesilicius); bones (small animal/dog) 

Post-depositional Features: N/A 

Basal Boundary: antropogenic - distinct- flat 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3594 below: (Click to view the record) 3547 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3521 

 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 10

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 3

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 86

Features:: (Click to view the record) 173 (platform)

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

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 23  Unit description: A small unit, looks more like floor unit. Except for one large piece of O/C metapodial, all small pieces, and almost all sheep-sized. Most body parts represented, but no feet. No microfauna. Some burning, both high and low temperatures. Somewhat weathered, a few quite rolled. No digestion. Could be somewhat dirty floor; remnants of daily meals, not cleaned up. Puppy (3553) was a cluster within this, and some puppy bones were taken from this unit bag and put with 3553. The O/C metatarsal had light, small skinning marks, reinforcing the interpretation of this material as food remains. NR 2003: Sample 9 >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. Very small, even for 23 liters. Two pieces of worn large mammal scrap that look as though they were in construction material, and one very fresh bit of bird bone. Last Number = 23

Figurine Records: Yes Count of records::none

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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