Unit 18343

Category: Layer    dug in 2009

Area: Trench 5 

Interpretive Categories: roomfill 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.9m N-S , 1.8m E-W , depth 0,1 - 0,15m 

Discussion: This is the fourth spit of room fill in space 310. The fill was finer than that of U. 18326, which was above this spit, with fewer clay lumps. It contained many large pot sherds and animal bones, lumps of yellow, orange and grey clay, some unfired pot sherds, large pieces of charcoal, plaster(?), a mostly flat piece of clay with plant impressions, and pieces of white chalk/lime. The soil was much more reddish than before (in unit 18326) - visible in section. The soil also contained tiny stones. The last 5-10cm of 18343 contained less pottery than the room fill above.
Directly under one large sherd there was a horn/horn core. Bead X32 was lying on a lump of plaster/ clay that might have fallen into the room. Beads X27, 28, 30, 31, and 32 are from the NE corner of the room. Clay ball X41 as well as X48 and X49 were lying in front of the wall plaster in the East, and X40 in front of the plaster in the North. X40 and X50 were lying directly in front of the plaster of F.3313, X49 and X52 in in front of F.3315. X54 was not spotted in situ, but can only have come from the East side of the room directly next to F.3315 and U.18349. 

Recognition: limited by walls and south section 

Definition: clear 

Execution: pick, trowel 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: loose, some very loose spots, clay lumps hard 

Colour: grey-brown, clay yellow, orange, grey, charcoal, white lime 

Texture: sandy silt 

Bedding: heterogenous 

Inclusions: a lot of pottery, bones, some obsidian , shell, stone, unfired pottery, clay lumps, charcoal, lime 

Post-depositional Features: roots, animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary = flat 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 18326 

Dry sieve volume: 1210 

Total Deposit Volume: 1245 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 27

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 54

Number of Related Diary Entries: 5

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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