Unit 4760

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: clay oven lining 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: hearth; Material: baked; Deposition: single

Dimensions: 0.67m (E-W), ) 0.48m (N-S), 0.04m deep 

Discussion: (4760) was the compact, burnt layer that formed the base/lining of an oven (F524). It formed a smooth surface but inclined slightly from west to east and from south to north and was thicker towards the north east. It seems to have been associated with the latest use of this oven. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: dark reddish-brown 

Texture: burnt silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: 20% burnt/silicated plant material, 5% charcoal, <2% stone 

Post-depositional Features: none obvious 

Basal Boundary: clear but irregular 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4764 below: (Click to view the record) 4759 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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