Unit 5396

Category: Layer    dug in 2002

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Collaspe/Wall,Floor 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: mix (dark grey&white); Deposition: composite (floors/bedding/plaster/packing/occupation)

Discussion: layer of white plastr below bricky fill 5393. The surface is undulating in level, particular dipping down towards the face of wall F827 - a possible cavity associated with oven to the W? 5396 is also discontinuous and occationally seems to be composed of discreet 'slabs' of plaster, laying rather unevenly, rather than a uniform floorsurface. The numerous root and animal holes don't help things!

On removal appeared to be a mix of collapse an scrappy (re)surfaces. 5396 refers to that material removed until a level surface was reached, except by oven in nw where a discrete floor was removed revealing another beneath. In the SW, 5396 came down on to a mix of plaster and orange brick make up apparently underlying the level surface to the N. I.n most of the area a more level, discontinuous plaster floor or levelled bricky surface was reached.

SO WHAT IS THIS UNIT?? 

Recognition: layer of white plaster e of oven F828 running up to walls F826 and F827 

Definition: As above 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: white/grey brown 

Texture: silty cly/ silt (30% white plaster, 60%grey brown soil and brick) 

Bedding: massive/layered 

Inclusions: occa. Brick 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: clear 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5397 below: (Click to view the record) 5393 

Dry sieve volume: 40 

Total Deposit Volume: 68 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

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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