Unit 3999

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Mellaart backfill 

Data Category Information: Description: 60's

Dimensions: 4.10m by 1.20m by 0.26m approx 

Discussion: Originally thought to be neolithic backfill, but found to be compressed Mellaart backfill. Directly above it appears to be a layer of trample, another dark brown silt, located mostly towards the centre of the room.

3999 was excavated archaeologically as it was unclear about the date of the deposit. Directly below the trample (which contained root action) was an extremely compressed neolithic room fill (4173), also dark brown and silty. Dry Sieve Information: Not dry sieved but may have hand picked finds 

Recognition: Recognised when cleaning recent backfill 4100 

Definition: Clearly defined against plaster to north wall of room 163, obscured by collapse F.410 

Execution: Trowel, mattock 

Condition: Good, moist (briefly) 

Consistency: Sandy silt 

Colour: Mixed dark brown with occassional creamy coloured plaster. 

Texture: Friable 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Rare charcoal < 2%, grit 

Post-depositional Features: Animal and root action 

Basal Boundary: Unclear in areas. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4273, 4422, 4410, 4327, 4454, 4614, 4181, 4185, 4170, 43204405, 4426 below: (Click to view the record) 4140, 4145 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

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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