Unit 3173

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Foundation material,Infilling 

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

Dimensions: 0.74 x 0.32 x 0.28 m 

Discussion: 3173 represents a very mixed layer of material which appears to have been dumped in the corner between walls 58 and 278 and out 1043. It consisted of lenses of a range of material cut with lumps of mud brick, ashy patches , lumps of clay (especially in the corners at the brick) and occasional sandy lenses. Most of it was well compacted and this distinguished it from the layer within the cut, suggests that it represented the dumping of material in this space to provide a foundation for the wall 56 which sat on top of it. The high clay and plaster content of the layer imply that tumbled construction was selected for this purpose. It also contained a large number of bones. These were not distinguished as a cluster, as this would be difficult to define within the context of a partially excavated unit. 

Recognition: Recognisable by its high charcoal content and soft texture. 

Definition: Defined by cut 1043 to the East and surrounding walls to the North and West. 

Execution: Trowel and mattock. 

Condition: Dry and crumbly. 

Consistency: Mostly firm but friable in places and very firm elsewhere. 

Colour: Varies: 10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown was the colour of the main matrix; in patches of clay and ash the colour ranged from 10YR 5/2 (greyish brown) - for ashy patches - to 10YR 5/6 (yellowish brown) for clayey lumps. 

Texture: Varied - mainly ashy sandy silt loam, but some patches of sandy loam, silty clay loam and clay. 

Bedding: Compound layer - a very mixed deposit. 

Inclusions: 10% animal bone / horn (some burnt), several pieces of jaw and a piece of horn; 5% charcoal (flecks and large lumps); 8% plaster (some large lumps); <2% shell; <2% hackberries; <2% obsidian; 2% plant silicats; 2% coprolite; 2-5% clay/burnt clay lumps. 

Post-depositional Features: Salt encrustation and animal burrows. 

Basal Boundary: Sharp / irregular basal boundary. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3194 below: (Click to view the record) 3161 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Total Deposit Volume: 59 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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:

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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