Unit 20155

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: Infill,Midden 

Data Category Information: Location: between walls; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 3.6 m EW x 1.6 m NS x depth 0.44 m 

Discussion: This infill was bordered on three of its sides by mud-brick walls - on its southern border is a midden that has a different color and texture in the southern section; however, a few mud-bricks can be seen, so there may be a wall there, too.

The fill was relatively homogeneous throughout. It was very soft, brown, and moist. In many areas there were significant amounts of charcoal in the deposit. There weren not many artifacts found despite being such a large area. Ian Hodder suggested the area might be Mellart's backfill, which made us stop sieving the material. The basal boundary was not very clear but it seemed to be getting more homogeneous. The unit was stopped so that we did not dig too deep a hole. 

Recognition: Shape and color 

Definition: A large rectangular infill surrounded by walls 

Execution: Trowel, brush 

Condition: Hot, dry, windy 

Consistency: Soft to friable 

Colour: Dark brown (when moist), mid brown (when dry) 

Texture: Sandly silt 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Charcoal, pottery, bone, obsidian, stone, mb rubble 

Post-depositional Features: Plant roots 

Basal Boundary: Arbitrary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above:-below: (Click to view the record) 20124 

Dry sieve volume: 375 

Total Deposit Volume: 1515 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 4

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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