Unit 5283

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: dump,hollow fill 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

Dimensions: 2.0m w-e, 1.3m n-s, 0.09m thick 

Discussion: Very distinctive colourful layer with lots of inclusions. Lies within a small hollow and looks like a deliberate dump of refuse from several sources to fill hollow. Filling of hollow probably linked to laying of layer (5282) and 'lime burning' (5281). 

Recognition: lying in hollow 

Definition: edges of hollow 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: moist 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: mixed, predominantly pale creamy brown 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: frequent charcoal flecks, moderate bone/fired clay/obsidian/shell 

Post-depositional Features: none apparent 

Basal Boundary: distinct, smooth, anthropogenic, concave 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5284 below: (Click to view the record) 5282 

Dry sieve volume: 90 

Total Deposit Volume: 123 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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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