Unit 3890

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: levelling deposit,oven demolition 

Data Category Information: In Situ: non in-situ; Location: building; Material: pise-like; Deposition: heterogeneous

Dimensions: average 0.11 m thick; 0.5 m N-S x 0.3 m W-E excavated 

Discussion: A mixed deposit consisting of crushed oven lining (finely broken up) and clean pale yellowish brown sand. It looks like the demolition material from a fire installation which pre-dates FI242, but perhaps occupied roughly the same space. (3889) above which also contains crushed oven lining looks like a separate phase. It is possible that (3890) is actually a number of different layers but this seems unlikely. (3890) seems to have functioned in part as a levelling deposit to raise a lowered area, possibly around the fire installation. 

Recognition: Vertically different colour/texture, horizontally arbitrary edges. 

Definition: Arbitrary. 

Execution: Partially excavated by trowel. 

Condition: Normal. 

Consistency: soft 

Colour: 10 YR 4/3 brown 

Texture: sandy silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charcoal flecks 5%; small stone/bone fragments 2%; small-medium sized fragments of oven lining frequent 40%, some quite large, clean lenses of light yellowish brown sand 

Post-depositional Features: human trampling, bioturbation, truncation 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic/distinct/smooth/flat 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 3889 

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): 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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