Unit 8828

Category: layer    dug in 2003

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Burial fill 

 

Data Category Information: Location: cut; Description: burial; Deposition: homogeneous

 

Discussion: Fill of burial F.1402, Neolithic in date. Phytoliths were preent under the skeleton and samples. Yellow ocre was found around the ribs, pelvis and humerus; also sampled.

Volume estimated from dimensions (21/07/09)-ms

X find found in the crate register given mid x/y. 

 

Recognition: Human bone 

Definition: In cut 8834 

Execution: Trowel/dental tool 

Condition: Hot 

Consistency: Loose 

Colour: Mid-orangish brown 

Texture: Sandy silt 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Occasional rounded pebbles (2-5mm) 

Post-depositional Features: None visible but some beads maybe intrusive 

Basal Boundary: A layer of phytoliths were present on the base of the cut. The fill lay over this with a sharp and easirly defined boundary 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 8821 below: (Click to view the record) 8808 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 340 

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 

Related Photos: 7 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 1003

Features:: (Click to view the record) 1402 (burial)

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: Yes Count of records:: 8

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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