Unit 4108
Category: layer dug in 1999
Area: South
Interpretive Categories: oven wall
Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: feature; Description: oven; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous
Dimensions: 0.96m (E-W) 0.88 m (N-S) 0.23m deep
Discussion: Wall or superstructure of oven F269. built of compacted homogenised clay and scorched surfaces. It is built over cut 4113 *see sketch on unit sheet) which forms the base of the oven. Although standing to a height of up to 23 cm, the structure is probably all that survives of a much taller, possibly domed structure which was levelled following abandonment, prior to infilling of space 117
Recognition: Clear hardened open ended oval structure
Definition: Clearly differentiated from neighbouring units as harder - different colour and showing signs of scorching.
Execution: Trowel
Condition: Dry, becoming moister with depth, cracking and slightly damaged at top
Consistency: firm
Colour: Reddish Brown where scorched, otherwise dark brown
Texture: Silty Clay
Bedding: Massive
Inclusions: Moderate charcoal flecks, occational bone fragments
Post-depositional Features: occational root and insect holes
Basal Boundary: Clear smooth anthropic
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 23
Total Deposit Volume: 50
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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
Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 10
Unit description: Part of an oven wall from Building 2. Flot sample 2324 This is a very small unit, but with uniform light brown colour and no burning. Generally small pieces all within 2 or 3 cm range, but with articulated first and second Bos phalanges. The heavy residue is very clean, with no apparent mixing. Not floor like at all, more like oven packing/sealed fill. Last Number = F.10Figurine Records: No GroundStone Records: No Heavy Residue Records: No Microfaunal Records: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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