Unit 12129

Category: Layer    dug in 2005

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Niche fill 

 

Data Category Information: Location: feature; Description: niche; Deposition: homogeneous; Basal Spit: basal deposit

 

Dimensions: .25m NS x .5 m EW x .50m deep 

 

Discussion: Niche between west wall, small partition wall, and north partition wall of space 269 in building 57. Some finds were also in unit 12124 which ought to be associated with this unit including a flint core and a clay ball. Objects were found at different levels throughout this unit. 3-4 plaster ledges were present which were continuous with the wall plaster. These were on all 3 sides. East side bonded by plaster ledg which may have stood higher at one point. This may have been a storage space for tools with shelves (?).

Excavation was conducted in haste during the first day. Finds were given x find numbers instead of a cluster number per request of specialists, but coordinates were not taken for all finds. 

 

Recognition: significant change of color, texture. Inclusions change. In "niche" in corner of 12125. probably a cache. 

Execution: leaf trowel, brushes, in haste due to upcoming visitors. 

Condition: hot, windy 

Consistency: loose 

Colour: dark grey 

Texture: silty clay loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: organic material, 30% ground stone, 5% bone, 5% clay balls 

Post-depositional Features:  

Basal Boundary: undercut on west side 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 12124 

 

Dry sieve volume: 5 

Total Deposit Volume: 48 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 6

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 15

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: 21 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 57

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 269

Features:: (Click to view the record) 2171 (niche/recess)

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 2005 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 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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