Unit 3680

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: white clay; Deposition: multiple

Dimensions: 0.85 m N-S x 0.36 m E-W x 0.02 m deep max. 

Discussion: Plaster floor same as (3681) to E, within confines of plaster rim F.289.
Abutts built of fire installation and is probably associated with it. Possibly the ashes above layer were raking outs from this.

Orginal paper record recorded this unit as a cut, this was incorrect and this unit has been altered to a layer. 

Recognition: Seen in plan beneath ashy layer (3672)/(3673) as a compact yellowish white plaster floor which abutts FI to W and another plaster feature (?) platform. 

Definition: Continues into baulk in E, (called (3681) on other side), tapers to S and stops, abutts FI to N and W. 

Execution: Leaf. 

Condition: Hot. 

Consistency: compact 

Colour: 10 YR 8/2 pale yellow 

Texture: clay 

Bedding:  

Inclusions: 2% small white salts <1 mm, < 1% charcoal flecks <1 mm, thin lense of charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: salts 

Basal Boundary: smooth/abrupt/anthropogenic/sloping down slightly to E 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3924, 3912, 2819 below: (Click to view the record) 3672, 3673, 36994 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3681 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 6 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 7

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

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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