Unit 16402

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: fill of building 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: homogeneous

Discussion: This layer seems to have occurred in a single episode because the type of material is so distinct and largely isolated, although at some points difficult to isolate from the layer below. There was a concentration of burnt animal bone is the southeast corner, throughout the layer was frequent fragments of plaster wall lining. Removal of this layer exposed the southern wall and defined the space (336). Against the northeastern wall was a concentration of slag (blue, green, yellow, white, and black) from burnt mudbrick and plaster, as Chris pointed out this demonstrated a closed fire getting up to temperatures of 1056 degrees celsius. The layer was difficult to dig due the the very large concentration of burnt mud brick between ashy silt. 

Recognition: really hard burnt brick layer 

Definition: difuse 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot and dry 

Consistency: loose friable 

Colour: greyish brown matrix with red, yellow, orange, grey, and white (burnt brick and plaster) 

Texture: clay silt (burnt brick and plaster) 

Bedding: compound 

Inclusions: occasional animal bone; very occasional clay ball fragments; occasional burnt horncore 

Post-depositional Features: late burial, animal burrows, ant nest, many small plant remains 

Basal Boundary: difuse 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 16406 below: (Click to view the record) 16400, 16428 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Total Deposit Volume: 105 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

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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