Unit 4477

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Infill 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 5.08m E-W; 1.78m: ? 

Discussion: (4477) is archaeological infill, exposed below Mellart backfill. It partly obscures E-W wall F482. Originally we thought it overlay N-S wall F507 but this wall lies immediately to the E. of what seems to be the E. limit of (4477). However, where N-S wall F447 ( above F507) has been excavated, you can see in section a layer of infill between these two walls. I suspect this material is the same as (4477), so our original assumption may be right. This may show up in the S. facing section of wall F448 ( to east of wall F447 ) this would be significant, because it would show a gap between construction of N-S walls F447 and F507. (4477) is not fully excavated. The level it has been taken down to, will serve as our first step-in, as we excavate to deeper levels.
(4477) is a very mixed deposit, comprising of orangey and grayish brown clayey silts, and substantial lensing of broken-up building material - mostly plaster and mortar, but with some brick remnants. 

Recognition: grayish, light to mid br., cl.silt infill, to W. of wall F.447 

Definition: a compact deposit, defined also by colour, below loose Mellart backfill 

Execution: planned. mattock and trowel 

Condition: dry at surface. slightly moist within. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: grayish, light to mid brown/off-white pl./orangey-mid brown 

Texture: clayey silt. clay v.approx. 30%. clay/silt/lime plaster 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occ. small to large bone and clay ball. small to med. obsid. v.occ.small to med. fired? mat. occ. shell & charcoal fl.<2% occ.sm. to l. stone 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: not excavated to basal boundary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4512, 4595 below:none equal to: (Click to view the record) 4508 

Dry sieve volume: 3750 

Total Deposit Volume: 3776 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 9

Number of Related Diary Entries: 3

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): X 

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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