Unit 6135

Category: layer    dug in 1999

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: packing 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 1m x 1m 

 

Discussion: removal of packing underlying floor (6132). Packing comprises solid layer of mottled, mixedcons. material which directly overlies clean white floor of earlier phase of platform. Packing is 5cm thick. Small frgs. of red painted plaster included in packing. Peels of onto thin skim of occup. debris lying on top of white floor. Samples of 6135 are taken from the interface of packing and occup. debris. 

 

Recognition: under floor 

Definition: 1x1m grid 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: O.K. 

Consistency: slightly sticky, slightly plastic 

Colour: 10 YR 6/3 but very motteled and mixed 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: brick fragments 0.5-5 cm < 20% charcoal flocks <10 % 

Post-depositional Features: animal runs 

Basal Boundary: very sharp, very distinct, onto whole surfaces. 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 6132 

 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 7

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 5

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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Buildings: (Click to view the record) 3

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 86

Features:: (Click to view the record) 154 (burial) 162 (platform)   163 (wall)

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:: 46  Unit description: Sample 6 >4 mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely; represents layer immediately on surface of platform. Tiny unit consisting of tiny pieces of sheep-size animals, plus one fish bone. Some burning, variable weathering; much looks slightly rolled and trampled. Looks like clean floor. Last number = 6 LY 2001 Flotation sample #1 was completely recorded and consisted of small fragments of bone; c.10% had been charred and there was a high proportion of digested bone. A number of burnt bones came from a large mammal skull but the only fragments identifiable to species belonged to caprines. One fragment of fish jaw was also present in the sample Last number = 38 Note acw 2001: double number occurred. From 2001 data F1-F6 renumbered F39-F44 Last number = 45

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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