Unit 17434

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

 

Area: North 

 

Site Sketch: Click here to open in a new window 

Interpretive Categories: plaster lining of basin 

 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: basin; Material: white clay; Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation); Basal Spit: unpainted

 

Dimensions: 0,78 m (N-S) x 0,42 m (E-W) x 20 mm thick 

 

Discussion: Plaster linings of basin - 5-6 plastering events 3 of which were interspersed with ash lensing. The plaster was very patchy at Southern end- suggesting that this was where most of the activity was done the gradual slope downward from North to South indicates one would kneel at the Northern end. 

 

Recognition: Colour/texture 

Definition: Clear 

Execution: Trowel 

Condition: Dry and hot 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Greyish white 

Texture: Marly silt 

Bedding: Layered - 5-6 plastering events with 3 interspresed with ash lensing 

Inclusions:

Post-depositional Features: Animal disturbance 

Basal Boundary: Clear 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17435 below: (Click to view the record) 17433 

 

Dry sieve volume:

Total Deposit Volume:

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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: 4 (Opens as a group in a new window) 
Buildings: (Click to view the record)

49 
Spaces: (Click to view the record)

100 
Features::

none 

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 2008 still to be released
Clay Object Records: No
Chipped Stone Records: No
Conservation Recorded: No
Faunal Records: No
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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