Unit 13183

Category: Layer    dug in 2006

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: midden 'bone rich' 

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

Discussion: light pink colour & lots of bone - thought pink colour might indicate scorching, but deposit overlying (13172) wasn't a burning deposit, and the animal bone isn't burnt. Layer only 1cm thick to east, thickening to about 6cm to west. 

Recognition: recognised first because of colour - also large amount of animal bone 

Definition: clear 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: light pinkish brown 

Texture: slightly clayey silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: v freq small/med animal bones; occ obsidian; occ small stones;1 flint?; mod small charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: truncated by Byz foundation trench & pit cut 

Basal Boundary: abrupt; distinct; smooth; inclined north to south 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 14120 below: (Click to view the record) 13172 

Dry sieve volume: 33 

Total Deposit Volume: 61 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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