Unit 4876

Category: layer    dug in 1999

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: dump,lime burning 

 

Data Category Information: Description: lime burning; Deposition: homogeneous

 

Dimensions: 2.7m+ n-s, 2.0m+ w-e, 0.01 to 0.04m thick 

 

Discussion: Area of apparently in-situ 'lime burning' in western part of space 181, the presence of (4877) below strengthens the case for it being in-situ although it is not clear if there is enough scorching for the temperatures/duration for burning lime or if it would have been feasible without a structure. Could scorching simply be because it was dumped whrn hot? 

 

Recognition: distinctive light colour 

Definition: limits of excavation / limit of light colour 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: mainly light yellowish white, some light pink patches, occasional light brownish orange 

Texture: sandy 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occasional stone and burnt bone 

Post-depositional Features: none apparent 

Basal Boundary: distinct, anthropogenic, smooth, sloping down to west/south 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4877 below: (Click to view the record) 4874 

 

Dry sieve volume: 20 

Total Deposit Volume: 84 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

 

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 1 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 181

Features:: none

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

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 136  Unit description: Dry sift: A small unit, moderately weathered and looking rather kicked around. Mostly 003, but with some 007 animals. Some low temperature burning, minimal digestion. Sheep-size and large mammal, looks like range of body parts, mostly long bones. Completed: sample 2, flot no. 3281, >4mm, 100%. Lots of little burned bits. Perhaps 75-80% burnt, much of it at high temperatures. Fragmented by burning, though pieces up to 5-6 cm in unit. Sample 2, flot#3329 was recorded for diagnostics only. Last number = 136

Figurine Records: No

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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