Unit 13716
Category: Layer dug in 2006
Area: Trench 5
Interpretive Categories: Arbitrary Layer
Data Category Information: none
Dimensions: 4.7m x 2.5m sondage
Discussion: Arbitrary layer - same as 13720 in the southern part of the trench. 13716 was removed across the northern and central parts of the trench as a c. 0.2-0.25m spit in order to define Chalcolithic architecture and Byzantine grave cuts below.
Recognition: Arbitrary layer
Definition: Defined as slope wash, erosion and colluvium - has cultural material (mudbrick fragments) contained within it
Execution: Mattock and shovel
Condition: Sunny, dry and bright
Consistency: Hard and compact on southern side; soft and loose on northern side suggesting disturbance here
Colour: Light greyish buff
Texture: Silty loam
Bedding: Massive
Inclusions: Occasional small to medium subangular limestones. Frequent abraded Chalcolithic pottery, some obsidian and animal bones. Also some human bone and CBM suggesting Byzantine grave disturbance
Post-depositional Features: Animals and roots
Basal Boundary: Clear
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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| Buildings: none |
| Spaces: none |
| Features:: none |
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 2006 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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