Unit 3794

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor(s) 

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

Dimensions: 0.35 m E-W; 0.88 m N-S; up to 0.05 m thick 

Discussion: Layer of floors at W end of 'dirty' area space 151 lapping up against ridge of clean plaster material to W. Floor(s) layer thickest at W edge where up against plaster ridge, up to 0.05 m thick here. Floor layers visible on surface, tipping E-W, though against plaster ridge in places ran up the edge of the ridge ( see sketch section )! Up to approx.18 layers, visible in section, consisting of thin plaster of a few mms, ashy grey layers and brown silty layers. Didn't get a section through the thickest section of floors, but these floors ran into the baulk and partly into N area of excavation (at N end of unit on W side took off wedge of material that prob. strictly not part of this series of floors, part of clean area layers). 

Recognition: Recognised when cleaning, E edge visible as lip of material, brown colour contrasting with greyer material beneath. 

Definition: Clear definition to E, probably clear to W if on excavation layer does run up to white plaster edge as expected . 

Execution: Trowel. 

Condition: Dry. Surface; smooth/some cracking/inclined slightly to W. 

Consistency: hard/firm to friable 

Colour: 10 YR 6/3 pale brown (dry) 

Texture: clay/silt 

Bedding: layered, very thin plaster, ashy grey and brown layers, approx. 18 layers visible up to c.7 mm thick 

Inclusions: occ.>2% charcoal flecks, 1med. bone 

Post-depositional Features: occ.c.2% salt flecks 

Basal Boundary: abrupt/distinct/smooth/flat - wavy/ inclined to W 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3954, 3955, 3769 below: (Click to view the record) 3772, 3751, 3763, 3764, 3748, 3741, 3793, 3729 equal to: (Click to view the record) 3766 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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