Unit 32132
Category: Layer dug in 2017
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: middening,pit fill
Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded
Discussion: Compound midden layers accumulated against clay packing/enclosure (32135). The unit is composed of finely bedded layers (ash/clay/charcoal) and for the most part, had a higher density of material culture than other compound layers thus far excavated (e.g. 32114, 32128). The southern and western limits of the unit were easily distinguishable by the clay packing (or constructional element). In the north the unit was delimited by a retention wall (F.5778). In the east, however, the limits of the unit were not clear. Additionally, the northwestern corner was truncated by a post-neolithic burial (F.5077) In addition to a general eastward slope, the truncation by the BACH team along with years of exposure and erosion made the limits of the unit hard to define. A number of articulated animal bones were found within its limits, making it seem as if this unit accumulated faster and was the site of more localized/primary activity. Grid 9 from this unit was prioritized to further explore this hypothesis. Priority feedback and dry sieve volume info by grid are below:
Priority feedback: the chipped stone assemblage was again dominated by obsidian sourced at Gollu Dag, similar to other units excavated in this space. Some flint and chert with cortex found along with evidence for early stages of flint prepration. However, no tools (formal or expedient) were found. This grid contained a high density of mini clay balls with some being heavily burned. The faunal assemblage contained the limb bones from 1 goat and possibly two sheep, mixed with other materials, indicating the potential for several discrete dumps.
D.S. volume info by grid:
Grid 12: S3 15L
Grid 11: all to flot (7L)
Grid 9: S33 150L
Grid 24: S43 186L
Grid 23: S53 110L
Grid 25: all to flot (29L)
Consistency: soft to firm
Colour: light grayish brown
Texture: silty clay
Bedding: compound layered
Inclusions: charcoal 5%; artefactual 5-10%; organic and plant remains 5-10%
Post-depositional Features: animal burrowing; insects; Post-neolithic burial in northwest corner; truncation by BACH team to the east;
Basal Boundary: sloped but clear anthropogenic
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 461
Total Deposit Volume: 615
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 43
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 4
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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
Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramics Data for 2017 still to be released Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 163 Figurine Records: Yes
Count of records::none GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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