Unit 5642

Category: Layer    dug in 2002

 

Area: South 

 

Related Photo (Click to view larger version in new window)  Site Sketch: Click here to open in a new window 

Interpretive Categories: infill 

 

Data Category Information: Location: between walls; Deposition: homogeneous

 

Dimensions: 150 x 95 cm (arbitrary trench) 

 

Discussion: The unit consists of a homogeneous sandy brown clay fill (clean) of the small antreroom (5210) in the building VII-1a, that was excavated by Mellaart. Within the unit were patches of fallen down wall plaster with red paint on them.
The unit contained an amazing amount of stones (eg 20 medium to large size) 

 

Recognition: defined by surrounding walls 

Definition: clear, separate space 

Execution: trowel, mattock 

Condition: loose, dry 

Consistency: homogeneous 

Colour: light brown 

Texture: sandy, powdery 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: phytoliths 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: clear, horizontal 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) F835, F836 

 

Dry sieve volume: 640 

Total Deposit Volume: 641 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 3 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 92

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 210

Features:: none

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

Ceramics Data for 2002 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 1

Figurine Records: No

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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