Unit 5414

Category: Layer    dug in 2002

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: oven structure 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: oven; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: N-S-106 cm, E-W-116 cm, wall thickness 10\12 cm 

Discussion: The unit 5414 comprises the superstructure of oven F828 walls and the preserved part of the dome. The walls are built of mudbrick-like material- sandy clay mixed with straw. İts colour is gray- yellowish. The shape is almost quadrangular in plan, with rounded corners. The dome was flat, 26 cm high (measured from the floor),its thickness was 7 cm. İt was probably used for drying corn.
The oven was made in a cut in the S wall (its S part). İt height was ca. 26 cm.
The walls and dome were poorly fires, which means that there were no big fires or the construction was not used for long time period. 

Recognition: texture, colour, architecture 

Definition: clear 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: firm to strong 

Colour: gray with traces of white plaster, yellowish 

Texture: silty clay, scorched clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoal, fr. Of obsidian tools 

Post-depositional Features: rodent holes 

Basal Boundary: architectual 

Dry sieve volume: 105 

Total Deposit Volume: 105 

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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