Unit 32128

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: mixed dumps 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded

Discussion: This is a composite midden layer, most likely consisting of a number of discrete but much smaller dumps, as evidenced by the heterogeneity of the layer and various ash lenses and deposits. It was excavated as a composite layer in all but the the northernmost grid squares of space 610 in order to bring the space into phase. Priority feedback and dry sieve volumes by grid below:

Priority feedback summary: Some grid squares (7, 9, 11, 18, 21) were prioritized in order to better understand the spatial variation of deposits and activities for this unit. The chipped stone assemblage consisted mainly of obsidian (dominated by Gollu dag variety) and a smaller amount of flint from a diverse variety of sources. Formal tools were rare and the few tools that were found tended to be expedient ones, such as retouched flakes. Grid 21 contained some evidence for early stages of blade core shaping and preparation. And grids 9 and 18 generally had the highest densities of chippied stone. The faunal assemblage consisted mainly of sheep/goat sized bones with low percentages of burning, mostly representing post-consumption waste. The archaeobotanical assemblage in grids 9 and11 contained similar densities of crop cleaning/fuel waste, whereas grid 18 had much higher densities with better preservation indicating little to no trampling. Grid 18 generally contained more food waste, whereas grid 7 contained high density of cleaning waste.

Dry Sieve volumes by grid:
Grid 11: S53 165L
Grid 4: S3 6L
Grid 7: S13 126L
Grid 8: S23 135L
Grid 9: S33 147L; S39 60L
Grid 10: S43 147L
Grid 13: S73 162L
Grid 14: S63 75L; S67 50L
Grid 12: S83 125L; S89 60L
Grid 15: S93- 90L; S99 275L
Grid 16: S103 165L
Grid 17: S113 247L
Grid 19-20: S123-125L
Grid 18: S133 165L; S139 310L
Grid 21: S143 152L; S148 120L 

Consistency: Loose to firm 

Colour: mixed colors ranging from light grayish brown to medium yellowish orange 

Texture: sandy to silty clay 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: charcoal 10%; other organic remains such as phytoliths 2-5%; artefactual 5%; aggregates and geological inclusions 2% 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrowing, insects 

Basal Boundary: antrhopogenic, 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32132, 32139 below: (Click to view the record) 32126, 32127 

Dry sieve volume: 2907 

Total Deposit Volume: 3439 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 148

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 7

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:

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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