Unit 6603

Category: layer    dug in 2000

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: burial fill 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 0.10 (NS) x 0.60 (EW) m 

 

Discussion: The burial fill was excavated in northern and southern parts with uit 6323 separating the two halves. In the orthern half of the unit, the upper burial fill was filled with plaster in addition to the midden fill. The southern half of the unit was softer and less filled with the plaster bits. The midden fill had numerous animal bones, obsidian and charcoal in it. Human bones did not occur in the upper levels of the unit (as in unit 6323). Most of the bones appeared scattered without articulation with corresponding bones. At the basal boundary of the unit (where this unit conjoins with the bases of leveles of unit 6323), articulated bones were evident. It appears that the EW burial cut of unit 6323 may still have a burial in it. Excavation of all these units (632 and 6603) was stopped until the other burial cut in the platform could be determined. SW edge of platform located on 14/08/00. Small xxxx excavated and sampled separately (S9 flotation). 

 

Recognition: soil coloration and consistency 

Definition: clearly defined within burial cut 

Execution: trowel, brush 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: soft/friable 

Colour: 10YR 4/2 dark grayish brown 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: massive: homogenous burial fill 

Inclusions: charcoal, animal bone, shell, hackberry, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: animal and root disturbance 

Basal Boundary: human bone exposed 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 6602 equal to:none 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 10

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

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) 644 (burial)

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 2000 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 1

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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