Unit 10222

Category: layer    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: grave fill 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: E-W 180cm, N-S 50cm 

Description: FT 

Discussion: The grave fill layer was clearly defined by an outline of wood around the edges of the pit. Furthermore, the pit was covered by two horizontal planks excavated earlier by Hussein. Two vertical posts to the west of the pit mark the boundary of the fill, vertical planks to the north and the south, and vertical posts to the east. The fill consistency varies- soil that had been exposed too long was hard and light brown. Upon further excavation it became clear that the fill was made up of different patches of soil, including soft, dark, ashy lenses, soft light orange-brown clay, salty soil deposits, bits of wood and plaster, and friable medium brown patches. At least one nail has been recovered from the west of the pit, other inclusions are obsidian, pottery, glass, faunal bone, root and animal disturbance. 

Recognition: wood-lined grave pit outline with human bone 

Definition: clear, fill defined within boundaries of wood lining 

Execution: trowel, pickaxe, wooden tools, brushes 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: friable with soft and compact patches 

Colour: light brown to dark brown with grey 

Texture: silty clay with ash lenses 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: faunal bone, obsidian, pottery, iron nails, glass fragments 

Post-depositional Features: roots, rodent disturbance, fallen wood 

Basal Boundary: clear- removal of skeleton 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10230 below: (Click to view the record) 10200 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 630 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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

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