Unit 30868

Category: Layer    dug in 2015

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: infill,occupation layer 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: dark grey clay; Deposition: single; Basal Spit: unpainted

Description: The unit is layered and consists of an upper grey fill and a lower black fat fill, more rich in finds 

Discussion: This unit was exposed at the end of 2013 season. It covered the entire space 493 (except the bins and in the north part of the space where it laid on top of a white floor like layer. The unit is clayey and sooty.

This layer was removed during 2015 year season. It does seem to consist of a damaged occupation layer or floor but furthermost an infill material. The white floor-like layer mentioned by the excavating archaeologist in 2013 year discussion (above) could not be identified and the U30868 is therefore considered to cover the entire space 493 with the exception of the bins F7182, 7497, 7196, 7197.
The unit consists of two layers, one higher layer exposed in 2013 and one lower (darker) connected to the bins F7198, 7182. The Unit covers an even lower occupation level exposed but not included in this unit. It seems like the E part of the wall F7183 was built on top of the higher floor (black layer) while the W is placed on the lower floor (not included in this unit).
The layer covered a claiy occupation layer in S, a burned patch in the central part and a clay layer situated in the N (placed on top of the burned patch) probably connected to the foundation made for the bins. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: black-grey 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: charcoal, burned clay 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 31379, 31385 below: (Click to view the record) 20703 

Dry sieve volume: 460 

Total Deposit Volume: 491 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): II, III 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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

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