Unit 4327

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: burial fill 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 0.38m ( E-W ) ; 0.32m ( N-S ); 0.11m deep 

Discussion: Silty clay fill of a small grave pit, lying above the skeleton of a small baby. 

Recognition: V. faint discolouration compared to surrounding deposits following discovery of skeleton ( 4328 ) 

Definition: Faint but in clearly defined area 

Execution: Trowel and leaf trwel from edge 

Condition: Slighly moist, well compacted 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Mottled grey and dark greyish brown 

Texture: Silty clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: <5% charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: some root and insect activity 

Basal Boundary: clear, smooth, anthropic 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4328 below: (Click to view the record) 3999 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

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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