Unit 15279

Category: Layer    dug in 2007

 

Area: TP 

 

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Interpretive Categories: midden 

 

Data Category Information: Location: in abandoned building; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

 

Dimensions: 1.40x2.20x0.27(W)/0.46(C)/0.33(E) 

 

Discussion: this is a large and very thick fragment of a miden layer situated along the southern edge of destroyed floor of Building 73. a small fragment of yet unspecified floor (15275) was recognized above. In its eastern part a large hearth was dug into the miden in its N section (15278, 15829). The miden layer continues to the south as unit 15281 and recognized by larger number of constructional material in its uper part. In its N W part a concentration of burnt soil and a considerable amount of charcoal was discovered. The shape of the unit is difrent (larger) than shown on graphics 07/323 due to its extension N,E,W (eg. It is placed underneath unit 15275). A considerable amount of special finds was discovered during the excavation including worked stones, worked bones, clay and stone bals, beads, mineral, one figurine and one stamp seal. 

 

Recognition: colour, consistency 

Definition: midden layer 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: friable to firm 

Colour: dark grey, black, dark bown 

Texture: siltz clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: bones, pottery, obsidian, bead, shell, cristal, plaster 

Post-depositional Features: rodent 

Basal Boundary: wavy, sharp to prominent 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15820 below: (Click to view the record) 15234 equal to: (Click to view the record) 15281, 15282, 15234 

 

Dry sieve volume: 1143 

Total Deposit Volume: 1168 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 26

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

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 72

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 435

Features:: (Click to view the record) 6015 (pit)

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 2007 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 1

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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