Unit 5095

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Fill of cut 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: scoop; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

Dimensions: 0.34m e-w x 0.39m n-s x 0.26m 

Discussion: 5095 was the clayey, obsidian rich deposit that filled cut 5111 in the south east corner of building 23. The upper most surface of the deposit was mixed and clayey. Beneath this it was more ashy and contained numerous pieces of obsidian and quite a lot of bone fragments. The high obsidian content, suggests that it relates in some way to the working of obsidian in the area. (as in evidenced in some later floor deposits). The neat nature of the cut that contained the deposit (see 5111) suggests that the cut was made for something more important than rubbish. It could be that the pit originally contained a hoard of obsidian, which was then removed and worked and the waste from this work, used to refill the hole in the floor. 

Consistency: Friable 

Colour: Mixed but mostly dark greyish brown 

Texture: Silty clay 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: 10-15% clay, 5-10% charcoal, 5% plaster, 2% bone pieces, <2% pebbles/stone/ sheel 

Post-depositional Features: Some salt encrustation 

Basal Boundary: Clear and distinct, lying within cut 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5111 below: (Click to view the record) 5096 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 34 

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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