Unit 15350

Category: Layer    dug in 2011

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: arbitrary top soil layer 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: EW 5m - NS 2m , depth 0.15-0.2m 

Discussion: This is a secondary arbitrary layer of top soil south of U.15349, west of U.15352. The layer was slightly sloped going down towards east, following the natural slope of the tell surface. The southwestern part was sandier than the rest of the layer, which was generally silty. At the corner of this unit and unit 15349 a disturbed burial was uncovered (F.3340). In the eastern section, several big rocks and a very big tile emerged which could possibly point to a disturbed / undisturbed late burial pit. U.15357 was opened to take off another 10-20cm of soil. 

Recognition: arbitrarily 

Definition: arbitrarily 

Execution: pick axe, hand pick, hoe, trowel 

Condition: under shelter 

Consistency: form with soft patches 

Colour: light grey with brown patches 

Texture: silt with silty-sand inclusions 

Bedding: homogeneous 

Inclusions: ottery, stones, animal bones, obsidian, human bones, flint, shell 

Post-depositional Features: rodent burrows, roots 

Basal Boundary: flat, arbitrary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 15357 below: (Click to view the record) 15345 

Dry sieve volume: 3208 

Total Deposit Volume: 3208 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 7

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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