Unit 21859

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Fill of fire installation 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: hearth; Deposition: heterogeneous

Discussion: This layer represents the infill of fire installation F.8028 which is located in S/W of space 170. It contains a cluster of stones and clay balls and a lot of charcoal. The stones and clay balls help to stock the temperature for cooking. We note that method used in the earlier levels in catalhoyuk.
21859 was covered by an upper basin (F586) and was cut into a make-up layer (21860) related to fire installation F8028 construction itself. According to this year startegy the overlying feature 586 was excavated with unit number 21827, which has also been attributed to other features and to the floor of phase E. This said, 21827 reported in this matrix refers to basins-feature 586 only. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: dark grey, brown 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: medium natural stons 5%, phytolithe 2%, clay balls 5% 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic, very sharp,distinct, wavy 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 21860 below: (Click to view the record) 21827 

Total Deposit Volume: 11 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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