Unit 8862

Category: Cut    dug in 2004

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: pit cut 

Data Category Information: Description: pit

Dimensions: N-S 2 m; E-W 1.5 m 

Discussion: See unit sheet 8861.
Further investigation showed that E part of the pit was filled with construction rubble (U. 8863). Layered with midden (U. 8859, 8864). The relationship of ''the fill'' (U. 8861) and the units mentioned above is not clear but my guess is that they are either contemporary or 8861 is later.
At that stage it is also clear that the pit was located entirely in the N or ''cul de sac'' part of sp. 226, the part in which the deposits differ from the ''proper'' midden at the ''proper'' street (S part of sp. 226). These could have been nivelation layers on some kind of activity area since they are much more compact and homogenious, and resemble packing deposits in houses (although with a higher quantity of middeny material).
So, to summarize, E part of the pit was filled with midden as well as construction rubble and the proper fill (8861); all mixed but to an extent layered with middenm on top, some fill in the middle and the construcrion rubble at the bottom. A patch of white plaster sits at the bottom of the pit, at the central part. It appears that the pit remained opened for some time.

Rough volume calculated. AKT 25 Jul 2009 

Shape: ovoid, irregular 

Sides: vertical - W end; 45 degrees - N end; 20 degrees - E and S ends - irregular 

Base Break: sharp - W end; gradual - N end; imperceptible E and S ends 

Base: irregular, slightly concave, irregular in plan 

Orientation:  

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 8862 below: (Click to view the record) 8861 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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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