Unit 1028

Category: layer    dug in 1995

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: midden 

 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded

 

Dimensions: 1.5m x 1-1.2m x 0.2m 

 

Discussion: mixed rubble and ashy fill in E of 2x2. Represents layers of midden deposit sloping down from N to S of square. This spit thicker to N where absolute level of initial surface higher. 

 

Execution: pick, trowel 

Consistency: compact/friable 

Colour: 10YR 3/3 dark brown, mixed with grey ash 

Texture: silt loam 

Bedding: internally layered 

Inclusions: <5% brick fragments <3cm; 5% charcoal fragments <2cm; locally 5-10% small flecks of plaster/chalk 

Post-depositional Features: moderate fine + coarse roots 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1033 below: (Click to view the record) 1025 

 

Dry sieve volume: 110 

Total Deposit Volume: 170 

Number of Samples 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 

Related Photos: 3 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 115

Features:: none

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:: 253  Unit description: Moderate-sized unit with variety of large and small fauna. Fairly fragmented, but larger pieces than 1022, 1023, 1026; more identifiable. Phalanges fragmented; trampled, or desperate for grease/marrow? Fair amount of manganese (black) staining. Coloration uniform, mid-brown. Some digestion, but much less than 1022, 1023, 1026. Good bit equid, some large cattle, sheep/goat; a little pig, fox. Flot sample 12, >4mm, 100% done by SAF Fairly dense, including some recently fragmented skull fragments. However, mainly small pieces of fairly uniform medium brown pieces. A moderate amount of burning and digestion. id'd taxa include sheep/goat, cattle and pig. One phalanx is definitely goat. Last number used = 254

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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