Unit 6240

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: bin floor 

Dimensions: 47 x 33 cm 

Discussion: This feature has been noticed as a small xxxx with a plastered edge that was particularly thick in junction with the north wall. Underneath the brown clay edge of the bin there was a clear shape of white bin wall with the white floor. In the middle of the bin layer of reddish (burnt?) soil was clean of other residues, only occasional lenses of ashy deposit. This feature goes under the platform (texture 165) so after extensively this, it was clear that it is necessary to remove the platform and expose older features in this space, such as this bin, that were in most cases truncated in order for other features to be placed above them. The xxx happened in the case of this bin. A micromammal skeleton (X1) was found inside xxx soil that was on top of white border of the bin, which might be interesting in determining possible use of the space and textures (?). 

Recognition: hardness of the wall and plastered edge of the bin. 

Definition: to the surrounding floor and to the platform on E side 

Execution: leaf trowel, trowel 

Condition: hot & dry 

Consistency: moderately sticky & slightly plastic 

Colour: 10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown 

Texture: silty clay loam 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: bits of plaster 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic/constructional - floor - sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 6250 (platform), 6200 (floor) 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of X-Finds 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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