Unit 6653
Category: layer dug in 2000
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: burial fill
Dimensions: 1.01 NS x 1.43 EW m
Discussion: Top layer of human bones were uncovered. They represent the disturbed remains of several individuals. Three cranias are exposed; at least two appear disturbed while the third seems to be articulated under the disturbed remains. The top layer of bones was removed first while he next layer of bones were only partially exposed. The jumble of bones represents an adult and at least one juvenile. The mass of bones spans F. 644, 634 and 647. The two cranias removed had mandibles-one mandible was articulated with the crania; the other mandible was articulated with the mandible although the mouth was open. The bones were photographed and drawn several times-as successive layers of bone became visible. Several bones at the lower layer were left for excavation in the next season, to be articlated with bones in the next layer of bones. This unit consisted of the burial fill around all the bones. The fill was not separated according to the different feature #15.
Recognition: soil surrounding human skeleton, in burial cut
Definition: burial fill not distinguishable for each skeleton, treated as a single unti for all 3 features
Execution: trowel, leaf trowel, brush, dental pick
Condition: moist
Consistency: soft, loose
Colour: 10 YR 4/2 : dark greyish brown
Texture: midden -like (clay and ash)
Bedding: massive
Inclusions: charcoal, animal bone, shell, stone, clay balls
Post-depositional Features: animal disturbance, roots disturbance
Basal Boundary: arbitrary
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 7
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
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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 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:: 39 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 recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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