Unit 10711

Category: layer    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: Room Fill 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: heterogeneous

Dimensions: 2.8 x 3.8 x 0.95 m 

Discussion: This is a completely homogeneous room fill deposit which appears to have been finely churned prior to deposition- there are no recognizable pieces of brick or plaster more than 0.01m in diameter. There were also extremely few finds within the fill- several pieces of bone and a few of obsidian- but essentially it is an almost clean fill. This suggests that it may represent a single deliberate backfilling episode to finish the use of the space. It seems that at the same time or slightly later part of the south wall of the building collapsed and the bricks and fill spilled outwards (south) into the area which became midden. 

Recognition: contained within walls 

Definition: contained within walls 

Execution: mattock, shovel, trowel 

Condition: dry on top, damp at lower levels 

Consistency: firm and very compacted in lower levels 

Colour: light to medium brown 

Texture: mixed 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: brick, mortar, plaster, charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrow disturbance, roots 

Basal Boundary: sharp, fill ends at beginning of floor layers 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 10720 below: (Click to view the record) 10700 

Dry sieve volume: 10077 

Total Deposit Volume: 10108 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

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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