Unit 23917

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: burial fill 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: homogeneous

Discussion: Unit is a fill within burial cut U.23721. The fill apears darker and mixed gray and orange color as well as different in consistency than the fill above (U. 23913) and was therefore easy to distinguish. The fill is belongs to burial F.3890 from the northern platform F.8262 in B. 122. The fill is sitting on top of the skeleton sk. 23920. In central part of the burial fill a point made from animal bone was recognized (x1). It is worth mentioning that this point is lying on the the same horizontal line and seem to have a similar elevation as another point (x2) made from animal bone, which belonged to the neighboring burial F. 3889. The distance from x2 F. 3889 and x1 F. 3890 is 38 cm. In addition a lot of beads were exposed in the fill and it's possible that they (x2- x6) may be linked to the primary individual (sk. 23920), because some of them were recognized as lying in situ in close association with some anatomical parts (x2-pelvis area, x3- lower limb, x4- right wrist, x5- vertebrae column, x6- lower limb- especially right femur). Beads are different in color (black, white mostly) and were made of different materials (stone, shell). From x7- x8- beads were in close association with lower limb of the individual sk. 23920. from x9-x12 beads were exposed as attaching the cervical area. X12 and x13 were lying below the first cervicals (c1- c3).In this fill it is possible to recognize more individuals relaying on loose bones which occurred in this fill. Some of them may identify infant and at least more than one adult individual. These bones were loose in fill so no skeleton number was given. 

Consistency: firm to loose 

Colour: light gray, dark gray, orange 

Texture: silty clay to silty sand 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoral, clay, pieces of white plaster 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrow 

Basal Boundary: distinct 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 23920 below: (Click to view the record) 23913 

Total Deposit Volume: 150 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 13

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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