Unit 18726

Category: Layer    dug in 2009

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: Ash Layer 

Data Category Information: none

Dimensions: 1.30m x 1.00m x 0.03-0.05 m 

Discussion: Thick ash deposit (upto 5 cm thick) below (18711) the brick crush make up between the platform kerbs. Contained small quantities of animal bone and frequent charcoal lumps. Looks like a dump of hearth or oven rake out. Possible related to a dismantled oven or hearth.

Small quantities of burnt clay like material were also present. Demolished hearth/oven super structure. 

Recognition: Within platform kerbs 

Definition: Colour, texture 

Execution: Trowel 

Condition: Hot 

Consistency: Loose, friable 

Colour: Light grey/ white 

Texture: Silty ash 

Bedding: Massive 

Inclusions: Frequent charcoal fragments, small twigs, occasional animal bone 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: Sharp 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 18729, 18734 below: (Click to view the record) 18723 

Dry sieve volume: 30 

Total Deposit Volume: 30 

Number of Samples 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 

Finds Room Information:

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X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

Lab Team Data

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