Unit 32123

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: clay surface (floor) 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Material: mix (dark grey&white); Deposition: single; Basal Spit: unpainted

Discussion: well-made external clay surface sealed by, and sealing fire spots in open space 610. In some grids (10, 11, 14), a large amount of intrusive charcoal and bone were noted from the layer below. Well preserved in most areas.

Priority feedback:
Grids 11 + 14 were prioritized as they sealed rich charcoal deposits. In general, both samples contained high densities of materials (chipped stone, archaeobots, and faunal), with grid 11 having a higher density across the board. Several in-situ activities are suspected based on an initial study of the materials, such as obsidian knapping, crop cleaning, as well as evidence for food waste and the use of fuelwood as well as dung. Feedback indicated high preservation of materials that were not overly trampled.

Volume information by grid:
Grid #9: 30L flot; 9L D.S.
Grid #12: 30L flot (all to flot)
Grid #8: 11L flot (all to flot)
Grid#11: 32L flot (all to flot)
Grid#10: 10L flot (all to flot)
Grid#7: 3L flot (all to flot)
Grid#15: 30L flot (all to flot)
Grid#14: 30L flot (all to flot)
Grid#13: 15L flot (all to flot)
Grid#18: 15L flot (all to flot)
Grid#17: 11L flot (all to flot)
Grid#16: 21L flot (all to flot)
Grids#19-21: 19L flot (all to flot) 

Consistency: compact towards the southern extent of the unit, more friable along the eastern section. 

Colour: dark yellowish gray along the eastern section; darker gray along western and southern limits of the unit. 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: geological: clay lumps 5% ; artefactual: bone, obsidian 2% ; organic: charcoal 2% 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows throughout the extent of the unit, as well as general erosion as a result of being exposed during the off-season 

Basal Boundary: clear irregular anthropogenic boundary with slight incline towards the east. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32126, 32127 below: (Click to view the record) 32114, 32115, 32121 

Dry sieve volume: 9 

Total Deposit Volume: 277 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 69

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

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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