Unit 18328
Category: Layer dug in 2009
Area: Trench 5
Interpretive Categories: room fill,surface
Data Category Information: none
Dimensions: NS 3m / EW 2,4m / depth 10cm
Discussion: This units seems to be similar to the overlying deposit 183111 but consists of a browner matrix and more burnt bone inclusions than 18311. Bones and large potsherds often sticking out from the matrix in vertical position. Many fragments of wall plaster that looks reddish.
The unit also surrounded the burial F.3300. As no distinction between the defined soil around the skeleton (18333) could be distinguished the fill 18334 is the same as 18328. As the base level of the burial is ca. the same as the base level of 18328 one can assume that the burial was placed there as part of the rapid deposition that is indicated by the high percentage of articulated bone.
The appearance of more colour, ashy patches as well as the continuation of bench F.3303 along the wall F.5051 marks the lower boundary of the unit.
After the exposal of 18341 - a surface - which looks fairly similar to the interface between 18328/ 18311 we made the assumption that this interface was a surface, too.
The single obsidian blade X5 was x-finded in case it was determined ot be part of the obsidian cluster 18325 - in this case, the co-ordinates of 18328.X5 are more reliable as it was more securely in situ than 18325.
Recognition: more homogeneous layer under 18311 - visibly more brown
Definition: clear towards 18311 and 18310 - at 18310 interface is marked by phytoliths
Execution: trowel
Condition: normal warm
Consistency: soft, crumbly
Colour: brown
Texture: sandy loam
Bedding: in lumps
Inclusions: large bone fragments, large ceramic fragments, layers of phytoliths, charcoal, plaster, burnt mud brick, obsidian, phytoliths
Post-depositional Features: mole holes
Basal Boundary: flat
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 580.5
Total Deposit Volume: 612
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 21
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 29
Number of Related Diary Entries: 11
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 Ceramics Data for 2009 still to be released Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 541 Figurine Records: Yes
Count of records::none 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 recordsPhytolith Sample: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samplesDownload this Units Data
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