Unit 3751

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor(s) 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: mixed; Deposition: composite (floor/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation)

Dimensions: up to 0.63 m N-S x 1.50 m E-W; approx. up to 0.05 m thick 

Discussion: Layer consisting of many different 'floor' layers, overall greyish brown colour but different coloured bands visible on surface pre-ex and also in section during excavation. Have left an E-W section through unit for possible micromorphology and also N-S section because of N-S baulk. E edge of layer clear pre-exc. but not sure what would happen to W, but respected line of oven 252. Once excavated up to the baulk clear that the floor(s) lapped slightly over the white plaster rim at edge of the oven (3755). Layer presumably continues to W of baulk. Continues to N as (3763) and E as (3764) . Overall impression is of a series of 'dirty' floor layers/occupation deposits, some ashy, very thin. Layer thins and becomes generally more patchy to E, also thins to N. Presuambly associated with use of oven 252. 

Recognition: Recognised during cleaning, fine layers of different material, clearly visible. 

Definition: Clear to W, but uncertain to E pre-excavation, defined to N by grid. 

Execution: Clayey silt. 

Condition: Dry. Surface; smooth/flat but not surface of uppermost floor layer, instead cutting across floors. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: 10 YR 5/2 greyish brown (dry) (overall colour) 

Texture: clayey silt 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: occ. <2% small and medium bone frags; occ. >2% charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: c.10-15% salt flecks at basal boundary 

Basal Boundary: abrupt/prominent/smooth/inclined moderately to W 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3755, 3766, 3794, 3976 below: (Click to view the record) 3148, 3149, 3155, 3156, 3133, 3182, 2357, 3183 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3763, 3772, 3764 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 8

Number of Related Diary Entries: 3

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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