Unit 10396

Category: Layer    dug in 2005

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: midden 

 

Data Category Information: Location: in abandoned building; Deposition: finely bedded

 

Dimensions: N-S=6.90; E-W=3.10; depth=0.12m 

 

Discussion: primary midden deposit, truncated by roman foundation trench but same as 10348, 10369

NB/ env 5 figurine is down as H3, is this same as X2 or were theretwo figurines? To check. (sf 19.08.05) 

 

Recognition: layered midden visible in section covering room fill 

Definition: edges defined by walls and LOE 

Execution: mattock 100% sieved 

Condition: Hot 

Consistency: loose to friable 

Colour: very dark grey 

Texture: sandy silt 

Bedding: composite 

Inclusions: moderate bone, occasional pot and odsidian, frequent charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: clear over most of the area where midden changes to rtoom fill. Where midden backfilled in possible foundatuion trenches was encountered it was not possible to see a definate change 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10398 below: (Click to view the record) 10381 equal to: (Click to view the record) 10348, 10369 

 

Dry sieve volume: 2500 

Total Deposit Volume: 2545 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 53

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: 180 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 279

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

Ceramics Data for 2005 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 737

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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