Unit 4621

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: burnt deposit 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 0.05m (N-S) by 0.02m (E-W) by 0.01m depth 

Discussion: Found next to sternum within rib cavity. Lies below owl pellets 4619 and stains left ribs. Taken as sample. Possibly fallen in with owl pellets, or smoke inhallation? The latter is doubtful as too thick. 

Recognition: Dark area around owl pellets 

Definition: Seems to be within chest cavity 

Execution: plan, sample, lift 

Condition: good 

Consistency: Friable 

Colour: very dark brownish black 

Texture: silt(?) 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions:  

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: Clear, sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4620 below: (Click to view the record) 4619 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

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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