Unit 32004

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: patchy layers of floor within SE part of B.132 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: mix (dark grey&white); Deposition: multiple; Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: Unit no. 32004 had been assigned in order to record patchy layers of plastered floor situated in SE part of sp.531 (B.132). The position of the floors suggested they were related with latest coating (plastering) activities that took part in the mentioned room. Still it is unclear why those activities had been undertaken in the mentioned part of the building and there is no continuation of the remains further to the West. Also distinct stratygraphical relationship between underlying orange preparation layer (U.32005) had been evidenced only in the central part of Unit presented here. During the exploration of the floors it appeared that to the East we could distinguish more layers (4 plasters) of floor which were more solid than elsewhere within the unit. Taking the latter into consideration one may state that most plausibly the evidenced plasters (32004) might be regarded twofold: (a.) as the only examples of remained coating that preserved in particular spot due to character of less intensive activities; Or (b.) in contrary plasters were set primarily within the SE corner because there was a need for repairing and make even the surface that was effected by the activities concentrated Eastward from the Oven (F.7854).
Worth noticing is that the unit 32004 was hardly distinguishable around the Hearth (F.7871), and its continuation in that segment was not noticeable any more.
In order to better understand and conceive the nature of the activities undertaken within the plastered floor there was decision made to excavate the layer by the use of the GRID. Accordingly, within the Southern part of the interior of Sp.531 there was arbitrarily set a net of squares (1m x 1m). The main axis of the Grid was established along Southern wall (F.3679) of the building, whose EW alignment positioned the further division of the room. As a result, the grid was 2m wide (from the wall), and the first 1sq.meter was assigned in E-S corner of the room.
The latter strategy implemented a change in the method of exploration which mainly focuses on sampling process that bears consequences in collecting two samples from each of 1m x 1m square. One of the sample is taken specifically for Phytolith analyzes. For that purpose we decided to enumerate the botanical samples using ODD digit numbers (e.g. 1, 3, 7, 9, 11). All of the rest part of the explored sediment within squared meter would be taken as flotation sample, enumerated conventionally by EVEN digit number (e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10). The excavation of the layer as well as assigning the subsequent numbers of samples stared from SE corner. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: white, light-cream 

Texture: clay, silty-clay 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions:  

Post-depositional Features: animal burrowings, later cuts 

Basal Boundary: clear - different deposits underneath ( thick layer of orange make-up in E-part, and dirty floor in W part of the unit) 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32005 below: (Click to view the record) 31540 

Total Deposit Volume: 15 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 13

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:

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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