Unit 17509

Category: Cluster    dug in 2008

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: Stone cluster 

Data Category Information: Location: floors; Material: stone; Deposition: primary deposition

Dimensions: N-S 0.40 x E-W 0.68 

Description: Phytolith samples taken on underside of quern stones. 

Discussion: Stone cluster on north central platform - the cluster appears to be either placed on the floor or very early on in the fire they fell through the roof above. However, the former appears to be more likely due to the very dense spacing of the smaller stones. The cluster occurs to the west of the NE horned platform and in front of the possible crawl hole.
Some bone found within the matrix.
101 x small stones squared and rounded some may be worked (80mm x 80mm x 40mm)
8 x large stones (170mm x 110mm x 70mm) - (240mm x 110mm x 70mm)
4 x Quern stone fragments
1 x Hammer stone
1 x worked stone with groove - bone working?
X7 and x8 are the same quern stone
All stone retained phytoliths - samples taken. 

Recognition: Stone on floors 

Definition: Clear 

Execution: Trowel 

Condition: Hot 

Consistency: - 

Colour: - 

Texture: - 

Bedding: - 

Inclusions: Occ. Bone (both burnt and unburnt); occ. Obsidian. 

Post-depositional Features: - 

Basal Boundary: - 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 17531 below: (Click to view the record) 16494, 16489 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 22

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 8

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:

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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