Unit 32736

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: layer of groiuped floors 

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

Discussion: The layer of the grouped floors and underlying make-ups assigned as U.32736 had been recorded to the West of the oven F.7732. As such, it extended between the sloping edge of the raised area which was related with the (use of the) mentioned fire-installation – to the East. Alternatively, the Western limit of the layer coated the E-slope of the SW-platform/threshold F.7880. The Northern limit was established arbitrarily along the grid line which was set 2 m from the S-wall F.3679 of the SP. 531.
The floors excavated under the same unit number U.32736 did not have the same character in terms of composition and texture. However, without doubt they represented definitely the same sequence that coated the SW part of the room. The Southern part composed of the thick mid-white-crèmish plaster and underlying mid-orange make-up. The referring layer was evidently destroyed due to no any overlying floors and its surface was revealed already in 2015 as the only one which coated SW part of the SP. 531. The northern counterpart composing the U.32736 had more laminations characterized by the fine white –plasters and grey make-ups. Both of the components laid on the thick grey make-up layer U.32758 which delineated the actual sequence.
Worth underlining is the fact that Eastern limit stretched along the sloping W-edge of the raised area related with Oven F.7732. In the course of the excavation it appeared that the mentioned slope, as well as the whole central and eastern part of the dirty area were coated by floors U.32707, which referred stratigraphicaly to the described here: U.32707. As such they must be regarded as one sequence of use of the main room of the B132. Furthermore, to the North both layers (32707, 32736) corresponded with central floor U.32090.
The floors 32736 were excavated according to the grid division of the space and established previously system which relayed on collecting samples for flotation and for further analyzes of phytoliths. In consequence, one of the sample had been taken specifically for Phytolith analyzes. For that purpose we decided to enumerate the botanical samples using ODD digit numbers (e.g. 3, 5, 7). The rest part of the explored sediment within squared meter had been taken as flotation sample, enumerated conventionally by EVEN digit number (e.g. 2, 4, 6). Sample 1 refers to the routine archive procedure. 

Consistency: friable to firm 

Colour: Multicolored: mid-white, mid-orange (S-part) fine white and mid grey (to the North) 

Texture: clay, silty-clay 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: charcoal, 

Post-depositional Features: intense animal burrowing 

Basal Boundary: distinct -underlying thick layer of make-up 32758 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32758 below: (Click to view the record) 32714, 32728 equal to: (Click to view the record) 32707 

Total Deposit Volume: 45 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 10

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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