Unit 31221

Category: Layer    dug in 2013

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: Activity surface and fill,Fill 

Data Category Information: none

Discussion: U. 31221 is fill continuing from the surface on which U. 18372 (mudbrick structure) and the groundstone slab (X1, 31210) were situated. The top surface most likely was an activity area that was directly situated on top of fill (see unit sheet 31210).

The unit was first excavated in the middle and NW parts of the building. Later it was decided that a limited sondage in the eastern half next to buttresses 3353 and 3365 would be a better way to explore the possible floor phases.

The fill itself did not yield surprises. However, the basal boundary was distinct, with red-brown silt forming a compacted surface different from the fill that characterizes the unit. See 31224.

NB: flotation sample S. 13 from U. 31210 extends into 31221 and can be used as this unit's sample. 

Consistency: Heterogeneous; mix of compact (dark greyish brown), firm (yellowish-grey) and soft (light yellowish clay) 

Colour: Mix of dark greyish-brown, yellowish grey, and light yellowish 

Texture: Sandy silt (greyish brown); clay 

Bedding: Massive and heterogeneous, with lumps of mortar and clay 

Inclusions: None 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: In the sondage, distinct difference in color; flat, slight slope downwards toward the south. Elsewhere, aribtrary, mostly flat but following contours (lumps etc). 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 31224 below: (Click to view the record) 31210 

Dry sieve volume: 189 

Total Deposit Volume: 189 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 3

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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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