Unit 15821

Category: Layer    dug in 2007

 

Area: TP 

 

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Interpretive Categories: midden 

 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

 

Dimensions: 1.45 x 0.60 x 0.33 

 

Discussion: this is a small midden layer situated to the south of deliberately truncated platform (unit 13533) of Building 73 and against the wall recorded as unit 15830.this unit continues along the other wall (unit 13524) situated at S-N alingment recorded as unit 15289. it is also located underneath the rubble layer recorded as unit 15822. this midden contained a large amount of inclusions ( in particular animal bones) it may have been accumulated in the foundation trench for walls of space 327. 

 

Recognition: consistency, colour 

Definition: midden layer 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: friable to firm 

Colour: dark gray, black, mid brown 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: pottery, bones, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: regular, flat 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15847 below: (Click to view the record) 15822 

 

Dry sieve volume: 225 

Total Deposit Volume: 250 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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 

Related Photos: 9 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 327

Features:: (Click to view the record) 3160 (other)

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:: 102

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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