Unit 8863
Category: layer dug in 2004
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: levelling layer
Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: external; Material: brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous
Dimensions: N-S ca 2 m; E-W - ca. 3.60 m
Discussion: The unit comprises a layer of construction rubble and midden, mixed together. The colour differs from the midden layer to the S and the gray plastery ashy surface, which was above (U. 8858). The layer is pale orange to gray, firm and compact. It containd few animal bones and obsidian chips, few charcoal and pottery sherds. It could be a levelling layer against the walls to the N.
The next thing we have to do is to scrape out the midden layer to the S of U. 8863.
After further cleaning and investigation, the unit was exposed to S and SE to include construction rubble in the pit, U. 8862 and further to the cut/burial construction U. 8871. It means that it also abuts the curved feature in the NE part of sp. 226. It is important to notice the sequence: 8863 is underneath/later the midden (or at least yet excavated midden) 8854, 8859, 8864 and 8869; it partially fills the pit (U. 8862, 8863) but lies on top of (in the W, N and E part) of 8870. The conclusion so far is that it had the same function as U. 8870 and underlying yet unnamed units of ''middeny packing'' as well as the brick fragments abutting the N wall of sp. 226. This function is probably levelling the NE part of sp. 226 (''cul de sac''). We are going to take a micromorphology block from this unit, which hopefully will help us understand whether this area was or was not used for any specific kind of activity.
Volume estimated (FS 24/6/09)
Recognition: by colour and texture - lighter colour that midden
Definition: not very clear
Execution: mattock, trowel, pick, brush
Condition: moist to dry
Consistency: friable to firm
Colour: pale orange to gray
Texture: sandy clay - the construction rubble; ashy patches
Bedding: massive
Inclusions: few bones, few obsidian chips, few pottery sherds, charcoal
Post-depositional Features: animal holes, plant roots
Basal Boundary: irregular
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 720
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2
Number of Related Diary Entries: 3
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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 ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramics Data for 2004 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 recordsPhytolith Sample: No
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