Unit 5339

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: oven demolition / floor packing 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: floor (packing only); Material: re-used superstructure; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 2.10m e-w x 0.90m n-s x 0.03m thick 

Discussion: [5339] was a distinctive layer of smashed-up oven demolition deposit that covered most of the northern part of building 170 that was contained by partition F.572. It represents the rubble produced by the destruction of the double ovens that were used in the earliest phase of building 17. This was spread over the northern part of the building to create a fairly level surface on which to lay the floors [5335] and build the later ovens in this area. 

Recognition: colour / texture 

Execution: plan / lift 

Condition: good 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: mixed - rich orangeish brown, with patches of dark brown + ???white 

Texture: baked silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: 5% charcoal + flecks of obsidian, bone, pebbles 

Post-depositional Features: salt encrustation 

Basal Boundary: sharp / smooth + distinct 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5341 below: (Click to view the record) 5338, 5333 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 56 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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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