Unit 5001

Category: Cluster    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: organic deposit 

Data Category Information: Material: wood; Deposition: secondary deposition

Dimensions: 120 x 22 x 3 

Discussion: This tree trunck collapsed or dumped into the area, even it could be part of levelling in order to create the flat floor levels in the north west area of the building 23. Dimensions of the wood is almost (as far as exposed) 130 x 25 x 3 in maximum and situated towards north west corner of the building 23.

There is a 1-3cm thick plaster layer underneath and looks like it is closely related to the tree trunk which suggests that it might have been plastered and collapsed. It has part of its bark on it still and continues towards south along the wall. It requires urgent first aid. It is also the first biggest preserved wooden material on the site so far. It is mineralised, that helped to its preservation. However, there were special type of report relates to this piece of wood. 

Recognition: By eye 

Definition: By colour, by texture 

Execution: Not executed entirely 

Condition: Fragile 

Consistency: Moderately fragile and soft exterior, almost corky 

Colour: White creamish, to dark brown varied colours are visible 

Texture: Soft and corky look and texture to it. Due to its decaying by sealed clay layer 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Wood itself 

Post-depositional Features: None 

Basal Boundary: Clear and sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4994 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): X 

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

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.

<< BackDownload this Units Data