Unit 4953

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: oven base 

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

Dimensions: 0.6m (E-W), 0.55m (N-S), 0.12m deep 

Discussion: 4953 was a homogeneous deposit of sandy silt material that formed the base/make-up of oven F533. Its uppermost surface was scorched to a reddish-brown in places especially towards it's outer edge where it was baked into a hard crust. However, this material was not clearly distinguishable from that beneath it that filled the hollow provided by cut 4958. The central area of the hearth may have been removed or trampled away, leaving a softer surface in this area, so it is difficult to determine the exact structure of the oven. It appears to represent the oven that was contemporary to the use of the floors included within unit 4791. 

Consistency: friable, but baked hard on its upper surface 

Colour: mid grey-brown 

Texture: sandy silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: 5% sand (in patches), 2% charcoal flecks, 2% plaster flecks, 2% clay ball fragments, <2% phytoliths and hackberries 

Post-depositional Features: some salt encrustation 

Basal Boundary: sharp and distinct, following the contours of cut 4958 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4957 below: (Click to view the record) 4951, 4967, 4791 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

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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