Unit 3132

Category: layer    dug in 1998

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: backfill,collapsed oven roof 

Data Category Information: In Situ: non in-situ; Location: feature; Description: oven; Material: pise-like; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 0.02 m thick 

Discussion: Thought to be collapse of oven roof as covers area only just bigger than hole in roof. Also looks very similar to scorched areas visible outside of oven. Alternatively, it could be burnt debris from elsewhere used as backfill. 

Recognition: Recognised as a dark reddish brown deposit very similar to top of oven. It did not appear as in N edge at entrance of kiln but when (3134) was removed there was a definite difference in colour and texture. 

Definition: Edges at E and W against one wall, tapers down and dissapears to N, uneven surface and hard to see as this area is dark as oven is still intact. 

Execution: Leaf, trowel, spoon, difficult ( see above ). 

Condition: Very slightly moist, under cover. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: 5 YR 4/2 dark reddish grey 

Texture: 10% very fine sand, 80% silt, silty loam to clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: fragment 10% small white flecks <1 mm salt/lime, 5% moderate small flecks yellowish grey clay/plaster, 2% small charcoal flecks 

Post-depositional Features: small amount of root action 

Basal Boundary: surface: uneven, irregular, seems to have cracks in it and slopes at edges, especially to N, basal boundary: abrupt, very irregular, anthropogenic. 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 3136 below: (Click to view the record) 3124 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space):  

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  

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