Unit 11906

Category: Cluster    dug in 2005

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Bin fill 

 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: bin; Material: archaeobotanical; Deposition: primary deposition

 

Dimensions: c. 85cm x 40cm 

 

Discussion: this unit of bin fill consisted of an almond concentration (sample no.1) and surrounding fill. The almond 'layer' sloped dam towards the east and along the north side of the bin, was resting on what appeared to be a mud brick 'ledge' stepped in from the plastered wall of the bin. In addition to a floatation sample (no.2) of the surrounding fill, a further sample (no.3) of chaff-tempered, plastered building material fragments was taken.
From the irregular and sloping basal boundary of the almond spread, it appears that this deposit was tipped in, over clayey, bricky fill.
After removal of the almond spread a wheat grain neli leus (including some almonds) was uncovered in the central -western part of the bin fill, and the end of the unit was thus defined. 

 

Recognition: Colour and high almond density across centre 

Definition: inside bin 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot and dry 

Consistency: fairly loose- rather compact 

Colour: black-reddish brown (burnt building material) 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: mostly charred almonds, some charred cereals 

Post-depositional Features: animal track 

Basal Boundary: slightly concave 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11908 below: (Click to view the record) 11903 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 24 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

 

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 4 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 52

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 93

Features:: (Click to view the record) 2002 (bin)

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:: 9

Figurine Records: No

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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