Unit 20988
Category: Layer dug in 2013
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: infill
Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: heterogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit
Discussion: The room-fill was placed inside the whole interior of Sp. 511. Nature of the unit (20988) was completely different comparing particularities of the midden uncovered above. Still there were some charcoals, however it comprised mostly of crashed bricks number of mortar fragments of plasters of diverse types. An exception were ashy layers registered in the SW corner of the trench along the southern wall (F.7125) of the space. In the latter location there were also animal burrows revealed that might have caused contamination of the material and accumulated deposits. During the excavation of the infill some features were exposed and their presence referred to an internal arrangement of the Space. It appeared that deposit covered completely for instant plastered oval container/bin- F.7139 (see portfolio picture No. 20130722_north_6103 - 6105.JPG) and posthole (cut U.30552). The latter was afterward used by animals due to soft environment. Along with the mentioned features there were also several elements evidenced as re-deposited structures in the lower parts of the unit. At the elevation of 1010,70 – 1010,50m A.S.L. there were for example recorded collapsed multi-plastered layers (see portfolio pictures No. 20130722_north_6099.JPG - 20130722_north_6101.JPG) that covered approximately 1,5m square in the W part of the trench. It is possible that the plastered structures came from a ceiling or an upper story of the building. More significant data provided the SE corner of the Space 511, where few fragments of probable roof were uncovered (see portfolio pictures No. 20130722_north_6093.JPG - 20130722_north_6098.JPG) and sampled (S3, S4, S5, S6) for farther microstratygraphical analysis.
The basal boundary of the unit was sharp in the term of distinctness, however its surface had smooth and sloped northward form exactly as the floor of the Sp. 511.
Considering the whole context, one must bear in mind that the huge scapula recorded in the western part of space 511 and assigned as X11 of the room-fill (u.20988) should be rather connected with a kind of (special) deposit related with the dirty floor u.30591. However, during the exploration of the infill the whole situation and the setting of the newly exposed bone was not clear and it had been already entered by faunal specialist to the database under the mentioned unit number.
Consistency: friable, firm
Colour: multi-coloured: dark-grey, mid orange, mid-white, brown
Texture: silty-clay, sandy-silt, silt, marl
Bedding: layered
Inclusions: clay, stones, occasional charcoal, plaster
Post-depositional Features: animal burrowings in the NE and NW part of the unit
Basal Boundary: sharp, smooth surface, sloping towards N
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 215
Total Deposit Volume: 6027
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 10
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 11
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 Ceramics Data for 2013 still to be released Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 6 Figurine Records: No 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
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