Unit 17644

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

 

Area: TP 

 

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Interpretive Categories: infill underneath platform make up layer 

 

Data Category Information: Deposition: homogeneous

 

Dimensions: 1.22 x 0.74 x 0.13 

 

Discussion: This is an infill layer placed directly underneath make up layer (17641)of the platform 13533 in the Building 73 in NE part of the trench. It was made of a compact, homogeneous silty clay. At the top it was greyish brown and shared some characteristics with above placed make up layer. It contained small amount of charcoal, pottery, bones and obsidian. 

 

Recognition: consistency, texture 

Definition: infill 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry, hot 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: yellow, greyish brown 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoal, pottery, bones, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: abrupt, distinct 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17648, 17649 below: (Click to view the record) 17641 

 

Dry sieve volume: 297 

Total Deposit Volume: 322 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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 

Related Photos: 4 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 420

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: Yes Count of records:: 2

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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