Unit 4894

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Packing/ fill,Surface/ repair 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: bin; Material: mixed; Deposition: multiple

Dimensions: 0.75 x 0.45 x 0.06 

Discussion: Mixed deposit of plastery lenses and darker fill-basal fill within bin F 520. It represents either packing to support wall. arm 4893, which appears to postdate the plaster surface underying 4894, or a series of casual/ partial replasterings of the bin floor. Subsequent excavation of 4893 showed one patch of floor in north-east running up to the arm while the majority of the plaster (4896) underly (4893). The small patch was photographed and then removed with 4894. However the plastery patches were often lumps rather than distinct layers (see plan). Finds were relatively sparse - a large bone lying towards the base of deposit (but not on the plaster surface below) is shown above, a broken clay ball came from the east end of the bin. The east end of deposit was rather more plastery - and the underlying surface (4896) more discontinuous. 

Recognition: (exposed when I began) 

Definition: Mixed layer coming off clean plaster floor (4896) and north arm of bin (4893) 

Execution: Trowel 

Condition: Dry 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Mottled greyish-brown to mid-brown 

Texture: Silty clay loam 

Bedding: Lensed (compound layered) 

Inclusions: <2% charcoal flecks, c2-5% phytoliths, 10% plaster lumps/ lenses, 5% orange ?bricky material 

Post-depositional Features: Occasional medium roots 

Basal Boundary: Sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4893, 4900 below: (Click to view the record) 4796 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 20 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

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:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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