Unit 30015

Category: Layer    dug in 2015

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: White plaster on oven superstructure 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: oven; Material: plaster; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: Thin layer of white plaster extending towards the back of the superstructure but without reaching it, as the bottom of the oven has a thin layer of alluvial clay packing. This plaster was probably deposited to mark the closure of the oven, as seen in similar fire installations of other buildings. The abundance of charcoal and phytoliths is not due to manufacture techniques but to the nature of the closure infill, U.22128, very rich in plant remains, which left plant imprints and macro-remains stuck to the plaster above.
In addition to the plaster, a thin (ca. 0.3cm) layer of alluvial make-up was also removed, lying immediately underneath the plaster. 

Consistency: Soft 

Colour: White 

Texture: Clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Charcoal (15% abundance), phytoliths (10% abundance) 

Post-depositional Features: Bioturbated by rodent burrowing 

Basal Boundary: Sharp, prominent, smooth / slightly irregular, constructional 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 30017 below: (Click to view the record) 22128 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

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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