Unit 5360

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Pure ash deposit 

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

Discussion: (See 5338 for sketch section. In some areas 5359 'domes' over ashy deposit. Could this be a small temporary oven burning very ignitable deposits-eg dried grass-no floor reddening found though).

Ash deposit within lined cut 5358. Pure ash no associated burning, deliberate cut and lined.
Could this be a significant deposit? I think it was bought here from a different place as the ash is selected. The lining of the cut contains the ash. It is covered in a white/ yellowish make-up deposit similar to surrounding 5336. Lack of floor layers or depris in the backfill (5355) suggest it was deposited at the time when the floor make-up (5336) was deposited possibly a marker or offering. 

Recognition: Light grey deposit-soft 

Definition: By lining 

Execution: Half section, sample lift 

Condition: Good 

Consistency: Soft-very 

Colour: Light grey 

Texture: Silty ash 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Rare charcoal 

Post-depositional Features: None 

Basal Boundary: Clear and sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5359 below: (Click to view the record) 5355 

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):  

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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