Unit 4898
Category: layer dug in 1999
Area: South
Interpretive Categories: Rake-out
Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: occupation; Deposition: multiple
Dimensions: 0.77m (E-W) x 0.70m + (N-S) x 0.07m thick
Discussion: Layer of ashy material lying to the east of fire installation F523 and overlying the base of the superstructure of this feature. Probably rake out from this feature, though containing material not burnt, such as bone and obsidian, which muat have been incorporated from some other nearby activity.
Recognition: Dark ashy layer abutting fire installation
Definition: Bounded by fire installation and floors
Execution: Trowel from edges
Condition: Slightly moist but firm
Consistency: Firm
Colour: Mottled black, grey and mid brown
Texture: Silty clay
Bedding: Layered
Inclusions: >20% charcoal flecks, <5% small bone fragments and small obsidian chips, <2% medium pebbles
Post-depositional Features: Occasional root and insect disturbance
Basal Boundary: Diffuse, smooth, anthropic
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3
Number of Related Diary Entries: 1
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): VIII
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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 ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 25
Unit description: This is a fairly small sample, consisting of flotation sample #2, >4 mm, 100% sorted and completely recorded. it is mostly sheep-size but there is a fair amount of large mammal. Almost 50% burnt, mostly at low temperature. Fairly high fragmentation. Much of the bone looks fairly fresh, with mostly slight weathering. The diagnostic bone consists of three foot bones, all sheep/goat: an astragalus and two digested metapodials. There is very little indication of carnivore gnawing in this unit: only one fragment is gnawed. Most of the unit looks like sweepings of post-consumption discard, with a few of the larger bits perhaps coming from elsewhere. Last number=25Figurine 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 recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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