Unit 12214

Category: Layer    dug in 2005

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: burial infill 

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

Dimensions: 2.12 x 0.94 x 0,07 

Discussion: This is cantral and eastern part of burial infill in N half of an extension. The pit was excavated as unit 11789 (and had heights of approx. 0.5 m). Then, in central and eastern part of a pit a layer of clay was noticed, which was absent in W part. However, the exploration og unit 11789 was finished on the whole surface of the pit and 2 units were distinguished - unit 12210 (clay deposit in central and E part of the pit) and 12211 in W part - sandy infill. When unit 12210 was removed. Uniy 12211 continued in W part, but in central and E part of a pit (below 12210) a new unit 12214 was defined. Later on, it was observed that they formed an infill together, so units 12211 and 12214 were marked as SAME AS.

The skeleton ecxavated within this pit was recorded as unit 12202, while the cut of the pit as 11589.

Under the skeleton in the area of thoracic vertebrae some organic materials were noticed. These could have been some elements of wood and textile so samples S2 and S3 were taken to be given to analyses. The presence of these organic materials (fragmentary and bad preserved) resulted in bad preservation of vertebrae in this area. There was also an organish extremaly thin layer noticed below the pelvis and in its area which could have also been associated with this organic material.

In the infill 11789 - in its lower part (1 cm over its basal boundary) abronze pin was found, which could have been associated with some textiles. The traces of textile (?) were also found within unit 12211 (N part of the infill).

Between the legs of the skeleton a greenish Byzantine sherd was found (x1).
The lowest differed from 1016.49 (in W part) to 1016.43 (in E part) so it was sloping eastwards. 

Recognition: colur, consistency 

Definition: eastern part of a burial (skeleton 12202) in N half of an extension 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot, dry 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: black 

Texture: sand 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: pottery, bones, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: roots 

Basal Boundary: prominent, sharp, smooth, slopping eastwards, a wall in the middle 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11589 below: (Click to view the record) 12210 equal to: (Click to view the record) 12211 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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