Unit 16258

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: midden 

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

Discussion: Midden, dumped laminated deposits _ several layers were removed as a single unit. This layer respects the southern wall of building 44. 

Recognition: seperated from the other midden deposits by distinct colour change 

Definition: clear 

Execution: mattock & trowel excavated 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: loose 

Colour: light grey with reddish brown burnt brick. 

Texture: silty ash 

Bedding: layered, laminated dumps 

Inclusions: frequent animal bone, occasional pottery & stone 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: sharp, onto mud brick colllapse 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16259 below: (Click to view the record) 16253 

Dry sieve volume: 440 

Total Deposit Volume: 462 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 7

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 

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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