Unit 4797

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Basal post-hole fill,Small pit fill 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: posthole; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Dimensions: 0.40m (E-W) x 0.35m (N-S) x 0.09m deep 

Discussion: Mottled fill of a small feature cut adjacent to the west wall of Space 173. Basal fill at the west end consisted of some burnt material, possibly fire installation destruction debris, but no carbonised remains, and no burning of the surrounding material. 

Recognition: Dark oval patch 

Definition: Dark patch surrounded by lighter material 

Execution: Trowel from edges 

Condition: Dry and firm 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Mottled mid grey and brown 

Texture: Silty clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: <2% small bone fragments and small pebbles 

Post-depositional Features: Some root and insect disturbance 

Basal Boundary: Clear, smooth, anthropic 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4798 below: (Click to view the record) 4444 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 12 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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

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