Unit 20704

Category: Layer    dug in 2012

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: Heterogeneous deposit 

Data Category Information: Deposition: buried soil

Dimensions: 2.22 m x 1.93 m x 0.09 m 

Discussion: U. 20704 is a deposit of extremely dark, humus-rich, partly burnt heterogeneous soil. It is bounded by several walls (f. 3981, 3963, 3951) and a mud brick deposit (u. 20267). It is likely one of the latest strata left in the trench at the end of the 2012 season since it abuts f. 3951, a late wall, and should be excavated early in 2013.

2013: This unit was excavated before the removal of f.3951, a late period wall (likely Roman). It was abutting this wall, then transitioned into the characteristic construction material orange in color and indicating Neolithic materials, which was cut into directly for the construction of wall f. 3951. 

Recognition: clear after removal of 20269 - change to extremely dark soil 

Definition: defined by lack of mud-brick, walls f. 3981, 3963, and 3951, and E. edge of trench 

Execution: excavated by trowel and brush 

Condition: mostly cool 

Consistency: loose to friable, moist 

Colour: mostly greyish brown 

Texture: clay loam 

Bedding: compound 

Inclusions: charcoal, bone 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrow-- especially distinct along f. 3951 

Basal Boundary: diffuse-- change to orange-gray (redeposited Neolithic mud brick) 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 20267, 30772 below: (Click to view the record) 20269 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 135 

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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