Unit 17609

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: infill,midden 

Data Category Information: Location: in abandoned building; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

Dimensions: 2.00 x 0.73 x 0,26 

Discussion: It is a part of the midden (same as 13532) that boundaries were established arbitrarly beneath the wall 15889. The midden was compound layered with: orange bricky layer in its upper part and mid brown silty sand in lower part. Additionally, between those two layers light grey ashy layer in S part of the unit was deposited. The ash appeared to be relatively rich in big fragments of animal bones. Especially bones of horse must be taken into account. In N part of the unit a fr of fine clay female figurine was found. The fact that the figurine was placed directly underneath the wall 15889 may indicate same kind of ritual activities which took place before construction of the wall / building. 

Recognition: consistency, colour 

Definition: midden underneath the wall 15889 in N part of the trench 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry, hot 

Consistency: soft, friable 

Colour: oranguish in upper part, mid brownish in lower part 

Texture: silty clay, silty sand 

Bedding: compound layers 

Inclusions: obsidian, shell, pottery, bones 

Post-depositional Features: rodent 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17603 below: (Click to view the record) 15889 equal to: (Click to view the record) 13532 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 5

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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