Unit 5081

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: infill 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: hearth; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 65 x 68 x 5 cm. 

Discussion: Thýs unýt ýs consýst of sýlty clay soýl whých ýs mýxed wýth some ash. I t also contaýned ýn ýt varýous materýal such as bone, clay lumps whých are greenýsh coloured, anýmal bones, burnt and broken oven remnants. It ýs roughly 65 x 70 x 5 cm. ýn dýmensýons and lýes N/S dýrectýon. However, ýn the N end of ýt another roundýsh cýrcular feature looks lýke joýnýng to the feaure. Obvýously ýn thýs stage, at least, they were both ýn use ýn combýnatýon. Thýs fýll was also free from the artefacts. 

Recognition: by eye 

Definition: by colour and the texture 

Execution: by pýck axe and trowel 

Condition: moderately damp 

Consistency: moderately fýrm and frýable 

Colour: lýght to dark brown 

Texture: sýlty clayey- mýxed wýth ash 

Bedding: massýve 

Inclusions: burnt bases(<4 cm. & <5%), ash(<0.1 cm & <10%), greenýsh clay lumps(<10 cm & <2%), anýmal bone (<5cm. & <2%) 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: anthropo- wavy 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5082 below: (Click to view the record) 5080 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

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

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