Unit 31850

Category: Layer    dug in 2015

Area: TPC 

Interpretive Categories: midden deposit 

Data Category Information: Location: in abandoned building; Deposition: coarsely bedded (dumps)

Discussion: Unit 31850 recognized as succeeding midden deposit situated in NE part of Trench 4. This midden layer was primarily sealed by large layer of another midden (U.31848). Both deposits were treated separately as two different units with an arbitrary appointed boundary between them. We decided so after revealing top surface of Neolithic wall structure sitting underneath the upper midden (U.31848). Therefore the second midden deposit seems to be directly associated with the wall structure and consequently appears to be slightly earlier than previous one.
Midden deposit was very easily distinguishable because of its dark color, ashy soil consistence as well as plenty of typical midden finds – mainly animal bone fragments, pottery pieces and fine obsidian flakes. The layer was very compound and clearly laminated (brown ashy and blackish layers). Many ashy grey and black lenses were found within this layer. Surprisingly, this arbitrarly appointed midden layer not contained any artefacts with an exception for mentioned before organical mass stone and bone material.
The basal boundary of unit 31850 designated arbitrary - Unit excavated down at the very end of season 2015 in order to define Neolithic wall extend. Finally uncover the upper part of northern edge of the wall F.8288. 

Consistency: Firm 

Colour: Dark grey 

Texture: Ash / Silt / Clay 

Bedding: Compound 

Inclusions: Charcoal, Calcium bits, pebbles, clay aggregates, burned clay, rock fragments, natural stones 

Post-depositional Features: Animal burrows 

Basal Boundary: Arbitrary 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above:NFEbelow: (Click to view the record) 31848 

Dry sieve volume: 1575 

Total Deposit Volume: 1605 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 16

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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