Unit 2204

Category: layer    dug in 1997

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Building fill 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 1.8 X 1.8 M 

 

Discussion: This unit was excavated as a very shallow arbitrary level since it seems to leads to a hard bricky layer almost immediately, A baulk is left at first to protect the plaster inner surface of the north and east walls of space 86 and a possible relief abutting the north wall in this unit.

1998. Anne Marie
The first intentions for this unit were to determine if the stripey patterns in the "roof" deposites-directly adjoining this unit, would be seen continuing in this unit. This was not the case, but instead we found out that there were more distinctive deposits in the N end of the unit. While the material in the S end was very crumbly and loose, quite easy to trowel through, as I moved North the deposites became more firm and more distinctive-mud brick can be discerned from mortar. Patterns of mudbrick and mortar can be seen in plan, but not well enough (for this excavator) to reconstruct what is going on. In addition, plaster chunks (20-30 cm) became more common as you approach N end of the unit. As rubble, mortar and mudbrick are removed, peeled away from plaster, we see a hudge plaster lump in this N end.

Note: two pairs of samples (flot. and archive) are taken under same numbers but different coordinates in 1997 and 1998. 

 

Definition: color and texture 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: sunny, dry 

Consistency: Weak 

Colour: 10YR6/3 

Texture: silty-clay loam 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: small amounts of bone and clay inclusions (<2%), Live roots fairly common (<5%); stone (<2%) 

Post-depositional Features: bioturbation by roots 

Basal Boundary: flat 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 2218 below: (Click to view the record) 2236 equal to: (Click to view the record) 2200 

 

Dry sieve volume: 500 

Total Deposit Volume: 585 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 4

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

 

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 2 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 3

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 86

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 contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramic Records: No

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 120  Unit description: Moderate size unit coming from building fill of space 86. Arbitrary layer, roots, plaster, mudbrick, mortar. insecure context. Dry sieve volume 500. Mostly sheep size, but a fair amount of Bos size, mostly long bones splinters, 10% burnt. ID: Ovis/Capra 2 mandible fragments, one large Ovis (?wild) astragalus, postcranial, one micromammal. All body parts present, especially long bones. Fairly fragmented, but includes moderately large pieces. Poor surface condition due to proximity to ground surface. A bit of bird and microfauna (amphibian). Looks like somewhat mixed post-consumption discard. Sample 1 >4mm flotation 100% sorted, only diagnostics recorded, rest as flot frags. May be from a pocket in the deposit. it is rather small and lacks the larger fragments from the dry sieve. it also has perhaps a bit more burning. A little bit of fish and microfauna (amphibian) pulled. There seems to be another Sample 1 from 1998 (first from 1997); 100% sorted, recorded only as flot frags (no diagnostics). This one is also small, but does have the larger (up to ca. 4 cm) pieces. This is F120. Last number = 120

Figurine Records: Yes Count of records::none

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 records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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