Unit 15839

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: burial infill 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: heterogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Dimensions: 1.95x 1.10 x 0.55 (0.51) 

Discussion: This is an infill of the tomb,recorded as F 6000 in Space 327. This burial infil was very thick (0.51-0.55 m) and was very compound. It consised of many layers and lenses of different textue and consistency, including some ashy ayers, charcoals, fragments of bricks and fragment of make up / floor. Basal boundary of this unit was not very distinct, and was preceded by a layer of a salt inclusions. It was recorded as floor - u. 17808. The bedding of this infill was divided into 4 layers. Most of the bones were placed in NE part of the burial. There were almost no bones in the central and southern part, except for two, almost complete burials- u. 17698 and 17622. Within the 1st layer remains of 8 individuals were recorded and given the folowing unit number: 15838, 17622, 17624, 17807, 17823. Within those units one almost complete skeleton of a baby was found (17622). Within 3rd layer two units number were given: 17699 and 17689, which was almost complete female burial. In all the layers remains of at least 10 individuals were found, along with many bones and fragments of bones, which was not given separate unit number. A separate unit number was given to the fragment of a wall painting, found within 2n layer of this unit (u. 17645. The fragment depicting standing male figure was probably placed in the infill intentionally. It was located in the SE part of the chamber. In addition to the skeletons many finds were discovered, such as a very small figurine, few arrow heads, and flint dagger. Also a head of a (probably) greek figurine was found withn tihs unit, but it is very likely that it was dragged there by he animals were noticed during the excavation. All the soil from this unitwas collected and flotated. In addition to archive and flotation samples other samples were taken: pigment, phytolites, radiocarbon. 

Recognition: consistency, colour 

Definition: burial infill 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry,hot, sightly windy 

Consistency: friable to firm to soft 

Colour: grey, brown, black green, orange 

Texture: clay, silty clay, sand, silt 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: bones,charcaols, pottery, shell, stones, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: rodent 

Basal Boundary: flat, orange, distinct 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17808 below: (Click to view the record) 15857 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 1179 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 46

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 36

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:

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

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