Unit 32405

Category: Layer    dug in 2016

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: dirty floor on SE part of building 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: raised area (platform); Material: mix (dark grey&white); Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation); Basal Spit: unpainted

Description: dirty floor on SE part of B.160 

Discussion: Dirty floor in the SE part of Sp.551-B.160. This unit was recognized by colour and texture. The origin of the unit was dirty floor which is related fire installation area. This unit may represent dirty area(fire activity) of B.160. This unit contains charcoal flecks, some phytolith pieces and small plaster fragments. This unit is close the hearth and oven and the layer wasnt not all around the hearth and oven. Especially colour of the layer was more darker near the fire installations but in the N part of layer colour has changed. In the N part of layer was more lighter than sout part. The orientation of deposit is N-S. After taking out this layer, we exposed another dirty floor layer.
This unit was excavated by trowel. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: dark grey and black 

Texture: silty clay(greasey) 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: %20 charcoal, %10 phytolith, %05 natural small stone 

Post-depositional Features: cracks 

Basal Boundary: clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32453 below: (Click to view the record) 32411 equal to: (Click to view the record) 32421 

Total Deposit Volume: 93 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 8

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): IX 

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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