Unit 4671

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: bin fill 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: bin; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Dimensions: 0.30m w-e, 0.15m n-s, 5 to 10mm thick 

Discussion: Fill in base of bin F.515 sealed by infill (4670). Appears to be a primary use-related fill. A mixed silty deposit distinguished by the presence of lots of red ochre and a flint blade associated with the ochre. Very similar to (4673) in bin F.516. Was bin used for storing ochre, mixing ochre or does it represent an abandonment ritual? On balance the last of these options seems most probable. 

Recognition: presence of red ochre 

Definition: within bin 

Execution: leaf trowel 

Condition: moist 

Consistency: soft 

Colour: light / mid brown - mottled 

Texture: silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: frequent red ochre - c.30%, occasional charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: none apparent 

Basal Boundary: distinct, smooth, anthropogenic, flat 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4682, 4683, 4681 below: (Click to view the record) 4670 equal to: (Click to view the record) 4673 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 2

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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