Unit 3391

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: plaster on rim 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: basin; Material: plaster; Deposition: layered (wall plaster)

Dimensions: 0.60 m NW-SE; 0.06 m wide; up to 0.15 m deep 

Discussion: Excavated plaster on outside of rim before recognised what the feature was, excavated remainder after removal of (3602). The plaster also ran around the corner to the N and lapped over layer (3701). (3701), on excavation, appeared to post-date the construction of the storage bin rim and on the northernmost part of the rim had apparently truncated the plaster. So although stratigraphically the sequence is (ascending) (3704) - (3701) - (3391), it's very probable that (3391) represents more than one plastering event and that the sequence is (3704), plastering event(-s), (3701), plastering event(-s). (Create an arbitrary layer to reflect this interpretation?) 

Recognition: Recognised on cleaning after removal of (3371) and (3385), distinctive colour light yellowish brown, appears much more yellow than (3371) which is much whiter in appearance. 

Definition: Clear. 

Execution: Trowel, in 2 halves (see discussion). 

Condition: Dry. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: 2.5 Y 7/2 light grey (dry) 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occasional >2% charcoal flecks, impressions of straw plant material through unit 

Post-depositional Features: 10-20% salt flecks at basal boundary at back vertical edge of unit 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic/constructional/abrupt/prominent/smooth/steep inclined at rear of unit 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3704, 3701 below: (Click to view the record) 3602, 3385 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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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