Unit 2870

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: outer wall oven 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: oven; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: see sketch 

Discussion: Outer structure of oven. Very clear and distinct from parts of oven affected by heat, also filling cut for oven where cut into wall, possibly originally not distinct from matwerial forming "outer lining" of oven.

Sample 3 = block sample of oven wall (2870) and (2860/2843). 

Recognition: Visible before excavation began. Different colour to material making up lining- no colour change due to heating and different shape. 

Definition: Well defined. 

Execution: Trowel and pick, 1/2 sectioned initially. 

Condition: Dry, in relatively good condition but some cracks through top to bottom. Dry/sunny. 

Consistency: loose (friable to firm) 

Colour: 10 YR 5/3 brown (dry) and 10 YR 5/4 yellowish brown (moist) 

Texture: clayey fine silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occasional white flecks-strands - salt? 

Post-depositional Features: n/a 

Basal Boundary: abrupt/fairly sharp ? 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3116 below: (Click to view the record) 2860 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3127, 2843 

Dry sieve volume: 25 

Total Deposit Volume: 44 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of Related Diary Entries: 4

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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