Unit 1832
Category: layer dug in 1996
Area: South
Interpretive Categories: midden
Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded
Dimensions: 2.3m E/W 2.1m N/S 0.15m deep
Discussion: Series of mixed dumped rubbish deposits interlensed with ash , charcoal, and coprolite lenses. Equivalent to 1668 to the north but 1832 contains thicker clayey dumps. Although this represents several deposition episodes the clearer underlying sloped horizon was aimed for rather than excavating the individual lenses. To the east the layer was less thick than to the west, this may be explained by rubbish being tipped from the east falling on a slope and accumulating to the west. * sample 10 coprolite residue 911.48/ 974.14/ 1005.74 10ml
Execution: trowel
Condition: hot and sunny
Consistency: moderatley firm
Colour: see above
Texture: silty clay
Bedding: compound layered, ash lenses 2.5y 4/1 dark grey , clay lens 2.5y 4/2-4/4 olive brown, coprolite lens 7.5yr 6/6 reddish yellow, charcoal lens black.
Inclusions: <15% charcoal <4mm, <10% chalk < 3mm, <5% phytoliths, <2% brick frags <50mm, 1% stone 50mm- 5cm.
Post-depositional Features: 5% root action
Basal Boundary: anthropogenic dumpp, diffuse boundary shares characteristicswith underlying deposit but fairly clear horizon. slopes from east to west and north to south
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 820
Total Deposit Volume: 906
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 17
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 6
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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 ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 90
Unit description: DNA sample X1 (sample 1). 2 bone tools. X3 is another bone tool, a split distal radius point. Last number = 2 2014 Recording (JW: 15-7-14): Very large midden unit with a large number of Bos-sized fragments. Body part representation of both the sheep and Bos-sized animals seems relatively even, though there are fewer vertebral elements than expected (ribs are less underrepresented). Also fewer tooth fragments. Equid, pig, badger and canid also represented. Very little burning or evidence of butchery. Several articulations and fragile elements (bones with fusion lines evident, jaws with teeth still in them) found, suggesting rather rapid deposition and little post-depositional movement. However, a good number of the large (cow-sized) bones show signs of post-depositional damage from salts and exposure. A dog mandible, maxilla, and lower arm bones were also recovered and had been sub-bagged by the excavators, suggesting it was all found relatively close together. The material looks relatively complete and dis-similar from the rest of the material in terms of patina and surface texture, though there are many anatomical parts missing. The tooth crowding on the mandible and maxilla is relatively intense (more so than the reference dog, for example) and the metacarpals are much smaller tha the reference (similar in size to the fox, actually). . Flot #618 (>4 mm, 100%): similar compositions of animal sizes as the dry sieve, though a better representation of sheep-sized animals. Some carnivores and bird bones represented, as well. One fish dentary sent to fish specialist. Similar proportions of burning and digestion compared to the dry sieve. Flot scrap weight: 489 grams Molar from 1832.F3 sub-sampled by JW for Sr analysis (16-7-14).Figurine Records: Yes
Count of records::none GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
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