Unit 18697

Category: Layer    dug in 2011

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: ash layer,Rakeout 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: occupation; Deposition: single

Dimensions: EW- 0.58 NS- 0.50m 

Discussion: This layer is a deposit of significant ash underlying the yellow clay floor surface (18696). It likely signifies the rake-out from hearth F.3525- it is also worth remarking that large quantities of ash and charcoal have been found in this area in more recent stratigraphic units. The basal boundary along with the south and eastern edges of this deposit were extremely difficult to determine since it is composed of sucessive and continuous dumping/rake-out events, without any structure built to contain the ash. Excavation of this layer ceased when it became clear that some of the ash was extenuating underneath the floor layer present in the southeast area of the space. 

Recognition: clear ash layer U/L yellow clay floor layer 

Definition: clear on north edge, less clear toward south and east 

Execution: trowel and brush 

Condition: cool 

Consistency: loose, soft 

Colour: dark grey, mottled with yellowish brown silty clay 

Texture: ashy silty clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: charcoal, occ. Bone 

Post-depositional Features: - 

Basal Boundary: unclear- more ash underneath with different boundaries 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 18699 below: (Click to view the record) 18696 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 13 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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:

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

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