Unit 3739

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor,patch 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: scoop; Deposition: heterogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Dimensions: 0.26 m N-S; 0.26 m E-W; 0.05 m thick 

Discussion: Prior to excavation appeared that (3739) would be a thin plaster floor layer, however on excavation found to fill a small hollow, so may be a patch or deliberate backfill again? Adjacent though to small pit (3732). Very close to the edge of excavation noticed a colour change, but whether this significant or represents another unit too close to the edge of excavation to say. 

Recognition: Recognised during cleaning, white plaster. 

Definition: Clear defined to N by edge of excavation. 

Execution: Trowel. 

Condition: Dry. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: 10 YR 7/2 light grey (dry); 2.5 Y 6/3 light yellowish brown (dry) (close to section) 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occ. >2% charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: c.10% salt flecks 

Basal Boundary: abrupt/prominent/smooth/concave 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3741 below: (Click to view the record) 2348, 2349 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

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:

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

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