Unit 8960

Category: layer    dug in 2005

Area: TP 

Interpretive Categories: floor 

Data Category Information: Location: building; Description: general; Material: mix (dark grey&white)

Dimensions: 2,44 x 1,00 x 

Discussion: It is a layer of floor siituated in the middle of an extension - in its W part. On excavating fragments of human skeleton were found. On the N boundary of the unit compact but destroyed mudbrick was found (unit 8963), while on the S boundary large orange mudbrick (unit 8961) was noticed which is probably a part of a wall (built of the same kind of mudbricks) wich appeared after removing unit 8960 in its basal boundary.

Most of the unit was excavated in season 2004, but just in the end of the season fragments of human skull were noticed. It was impossible to excavate it in one day, therefore it was covered and left to be excavated in season 2005.

It occured then that only bones of a skull some fragments, some fragments cervical vertebrae and two bones of feet were present. They were recoreded as unit 11561. However the bones of feet were not considered to below to the same individual as the skull and vertebrae. 

Recognition: colour and consistency 

Definition: a floor in the middle of an extension 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry, hot 

Consistency: compact 

Colour: light grey with white intrusions 

Texture: silty sand with clay intrusions 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: pottery, bones 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: prominent, very sharp, wavy, constructional 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11535 below: (Click to view the record) 7889 

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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