Unit 8007

Category: layer    dug in 2003

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Plaster layer 

 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: pedestal/podium/plinth; Material: white clay; Deposition: single

 

Discussion: Represents a layer of plaster that has been eroded considerably. A layer of brown packing material was on top of this deposit (8005) and a further packing deposit appeared under this deposit (8007). This series of plaster and packing deposits could reflect various stages of platform repair and replastering. 

 

Recognition: underneath 8005 

Definition: sharp contrast in colour, clear and upto wall 102 

Execution: trowelled in plan 

Condition: considerably eroded. 

Consistency: friable 

Colour: greyish white 

Texture: clayey silt 

Bedding: no visible bedding - massive 

Inclusions: charcoal (<1cm <1%), plaster fragments (<2cm, 2%) 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrows in places, possible root disturbance. Deposit irregular and eroded. 

Basal Boundary: sharp, clear (packing material underneath) 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 8018 below: (Click to view the record) 8005 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 8 

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 

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Buildings: (Click to view the record) 44

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 120

Features:: (Click to view the record) 1305 (platform)

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

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramics Data for 2003 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: No

Figurine Records: No

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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