Unit 17905

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: occupation debris 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: occupation; Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation)

Dimensions: irregular c.1.2m n-s x 0.6m x 0.12 - 0.2m depth 

Discussion: initially this unit was interpreted as a skim of make up over construction levelling horizon, (similar sequence to (17906) to the south) but upon excavation was more like occupation material. There were no traceable lenses except at the edge of the deposit, fairly homogenous, soft and friable with few small - medium sized fragments of brick, mortar and plaster. Overlay plaster ridge which seemed to be a division of some kind. Similar deposit continued to the north ((17910) whilst further to south was a construction type infill of small fragments rubble debris (17911).

This layer contained lots small obsidian.

Seems to be accumulation of occupation debris in fine lenses (though only visible on edge of deposit and untraceable otherwise), so primary deposition of occupation but diffuse nature suggests high traffic? Accumulation over redundant plaster basin (where did it move to, can we phase this with reappearnce of plaster basin elsewhere?), but prior to overlying sequence, appears that this area must have been truncated/scoured on an even horizon indicated by complete truncation of these deposits to the south where it may have been on a slightly higher plane. (17905) also appeared to lay in a slight sunken plane, unless the sinking was due to settling/subsidence as material decayed and settled? 

Recognition: slightly more compact than surroundd with visible lenses of floor type deposits along edges 

Consistency: soft, friable 

Colour: mid-dark mottled brown with oragnge brown patches 

Texture: soft and silty 

Bedding: diffuse, faint lenses 

Inclusions: lots of small obsidian frags, small flecks charcoal and salts, mod phytoliths especially at interface of lenses 

Post-depositional Features: lots animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: diffuse, and unclear. Changed number as horizon of underlying plaster ridge appeared 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17910, 17911 below: (Click to view the record) 17452, 17461 

Dry sieve volume: 50 

Total Deposit Volume: 72 

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 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

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