Unit 1606

Category: layer    dug in 1996

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: fill of cut 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: floor (packing only); Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 1.57mx0.72m x (0.02-0.06m) 

Discussion: Layer of fill in cut 1544 beneath 1601. Similar composition to above layers, although slightly higher in charcoal content. The deposit appears to slope downwards from East to West. It lies immediately above a charcoal/ash deposit ( the basal deposit of the cut), towards the Eastern edge, but towards the centre of the area, an extremely hard clayey chunk protrudes. At its Western extent, a patch of sandier material extends beneath the section left unexcavated. The layer peeled distinctly from those beneath and from the Southern edge of the cut. Two pieces of pottery were removed to avoid the floatation machine, joining to form the corner of a base sherd. 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: morning sun 

Consistency: very firm 

Colour: varies. 2.5YR 4/3 to 10YR 5/4 

Texture: silty clay loam to sandy silt 

Bedding: heterogeneous, not layered 

Inclusions: 5% charcoal (<40mm); 5% clay (<60mm); 2% plaster (<40mm) 

Post-depositional Features: salt encrustation 

Basal Boundary: distinct, wavey 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 1609 below: (Click to view the record) 1601 equal to: (Click to view the record) 1544 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

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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