Unit 2861

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Burial Fill,Room Fill 

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

Dimensions: 0.56 m x c.0.15 m thick 

Discussion: Burial infill - mostly defined and initial recognition due to exposure of burial. Worked from bones and although no definite cut was ever truly defined, I'm fairly happy (85% certain) of cut because of the way most of the deposit broke away from the sides, their regularity and verticality. The base was OK too and fairly regular.

Although this was excavated as if sealed by 2716, it was more likely cut through 2716. 

Recognition: No obvious deposit recognition, slightly more grey brick aggregate inclusions and slightly rougher surface but mostly excavated by defining skeleton. 

Definition: Defined by working from visible bones. 

Execution: Followed bones, therefore worked from centre to edge in plan by leaf and trowel. 

Condition: Dry at top, slightly moist by the base, very hard and clayey. 

Consistency: Moderately hard. 

Colour: 10 YR 5/4, 5/6 Yellowish brown. 

Texture: Clayey silt (40:60) 

Bedding: Massive. 

Inclusions: 2% medium sized fragments of grey brick aggregate; 2% medium and small plaster fragments; 1% small fragments and flecks of charcoal. 

Post-depositional Features: Cracked and root activity. 

Basal Boundary: Diffuse, shares characteristics with underlying and surrounding deposit, fairly even horizen. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 2886 below: (Click to view the record) 1875 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VII 

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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