Unit 8669

Category: layer    dug in 2003

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: fill/packing 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 1.90 x 0,73 cm 

 

Discussion: When E wall of space 88 was removed (F. 163), a heterogenious, midden like packing/fill appeared, attachech both to E wall of space 88 and W wall of space 89. In upper part it was thin, very dry and sandy (dusty). In colour almost the same as the bricks and mortar of the E wall of space 88 and W wall of space 89. As we went deeper, it was getting thicker, sticky greasy, midden-like, resembling mortar. Animal bones, obsidian debitage, salts, gypsum and some phytoliths were the main inclusions within this fill.
After taking out this unit, the western face of the W wall of space 89 was exposed, revealing two-three types of bricks and two types of mortar as well as numerour animal holes and a patch of white plaster in northern uppermost part. 

 

Recognition: by position (inbetween walls) 

Definition: by texture, consistency 

Execution: trowel, mattock 

Condition: moist 

Consistency: not very firm 

Colour: orange-brown, grayish to black 

Texture: sandy greasy clay, midden-like 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: salts, gypsum, animal bones, charcoal, obsidian chips 

Post-depositional Features: animal holes, roots 

Basal Boundary: constructional 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0.5 

Total Deposit Volume: 30 

Number of Samples 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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Buildings: (Click to view the record) 114

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 88, 89

Features:: (Click to view the record) 163 (wall) 1017 (west wall of sp. 89)

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 2003 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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