Unit 11911

Category: Cluster    dug in 2005

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: Peas concentration 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: bin; Material: peas; Deposition: primary deposition

Dimensions: 40cm x 35 cm 

Discussion: this unit consists of a concentration of charred peas (Pisum sativum) in fine dark brown soil matrix. The density of peas is very high and the deposit stands out clearly from the surrounding bin fill.
The main concentration of peas, detected initially, consists of a 'pocket' c. 10 cm deep against the south wall of the bin. The concentration continues a little to the north as the basal boundary of the deposit slopes upwards.
Removal of the pea deposition exposed some fragments of animal bone all set in a compact dark burnt fill. Exposure of these finds and the different fill defined an end to unit 11911. 

Recognition: By black colour and high seed density 

Definition: inside bin, discrete area within bin fill 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot, dry 

Consistency: fairly loose 

Colour: black-dark brown 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: charred peas, little bone 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: slightly concave 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 11953 below: (Click to view the record) 11907 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

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:

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

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