Unit 2273

Category: layer    dug in 1998

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Roof tumble,Room fill 

 

Dimensions: 1.4 x 2 m. 

 

Discussion: This cut between the roof was made to create new N-S profile to make possible to follow some lines which were visible on horizontal layer. After two angular cuts it then became a larger layer between the roof and the plaster of the N wall.
This stuff is sandy, compact so that it breaks in your hand easily . Its pinkish matrix is streaked strongly with thick (3 cm) charcoal and burned earth.
Most of S7 is from a discrete area of the baulk that was being taken down to free space in front of roof for removal of roof samples. In this sample was a chunk of what reminded me of clean roof. Namely the clean roof stripeys from units 2271 and 2286. This chunk was app, 25x10 cm.
Ash, loose immediately under 2273 and lying caught just north of platform wall (feature 162). It also goes along N edge of Nmost edge. 

 

Recognition: Colour 

Definition: Between new N-S profile and Roof 

Execution: Trowel 

Condition: Dry 

Consistency: Loose to compact 

Colour: 7.5 YR 7/2 light beige/pinkish with a touch of gray 

Texture: Clay- small amount of charcoal, lenses of ashes and plaster 

Bedding: Compound layered, vertically 

Inclusions: Small bones 

Post-depositional Features: Light bioturbation by animals 

Basal Boundary: Flat, gently sloping towards S 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 2279 below: (Click to view the record) 2238 

 

Dry sieve volume: 95 

Total Deposit Volume: 228 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 13

Number of X-Finds 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 

Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 3

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 86

Features:: none

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 contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 92  Unit description: This is unit of roof substructure and is represented by 7 flot samples (1?, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10). it is below the layers of 'dirty' roof. It is a small-medium unit, with mostly small pieces (<3 cm) but a few frags of 6 cm and one of 12 cm. There are some burnt fragments - grey, black and brown - some fish, little digestion, a lot of sheep size, and a few bits of cattle size (e.g. horn core, tooth). Weathering is normal for site (stages 2-3). in general, material is of a mixed nature, and may be incorporated from diverse sources into roof substructure material??? Sample 1 has a single diagnostic (horse tooth) Sample 2 has a fish jaw, but no other diagnostics. Sample 3 has no diagnostics Sample 5 has 3 frags of Bos horn core as diagnostics only, and 2 fish bones. Sample 7 has no diagnostics, and 1 frag rodent bone. Sample 8 has one diagnostic (sheep/goat horn core fragment). Sample 10 has a single diagnostic (a sheep/goat tooth). LY 2001: Small amount of material to be added to the existing F76-90 NR 2004: Sample 13 yielded a deciduous sheep/goat incisor from the >2mm. Last number = 91

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 records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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