Unit 32132

Category: Layer    dug in 2017

Area: North 

Interpretive Categories: middening,pit fill 

Data Category Information: Location: external; Deposition: finely bedded

Discussion: Compound midden layers accumulated against clay packing/enclosure (32135). The unit is composed of finely bedded layers (ash/clay/charcoal) and for the most part, had a higher density of material culture than other compound layers thus far excavated (e.g. 32114, 32128). The southern and western limits of the unit were easily distinguishable by the clay packing (or constructional element). In the north the unit was delimited by a retention wall (F.5778). In the east, however, the limits of the unit were not clear. Additionally, the northwestern corner was truncated by a post-neolithic burial (F.5077) In addition to a general eastward slope, the truncation by the BACH team along with years of exposure and erosion made the limits of the unit hard to define. A number of articulated animal bones were found within its limits, making it seem as if this unit accumulated faster and was the site of more localized/primary activity. Grid 9 from this unit was prioritized to further explore this hypothesis. Priority feedback and dry sieve volume info by grid are below:

Priority feedback: the chipped stone assemblage was again dominated by obsidian sourced at Gollu Dag, similar to other units excavated in this space. Some flint and chert with cortex found along with evidence for early stages of flint prepration. However, no tools (formal or expedient) were found. This grid contained a high density of mini clay balls with some being heavily burned. The faunal assemblage contained the limb bones from 1 goat and possibly two sheep, mixed with other materials, indicating the potential for several discrete dumps.

D.S. volume info by grid:
Grid 12: S3 15L
Grid 11: all to flot (7L)
Grid 9: S33 150L
Grid 24: S43 186L
Grid 23: S53 110L
Grid 25: all to flot (29L) 

Consistency: soft to firm 

Colour: light grayish brown 

Texture: silty clay 

Bedding: compound layered 

Inclusions: charcoal 5%; artefactual 5-10%; organic and plant remains 5-10% 

Post-depositional Features: animal burrowing; insects; Post-neolithic burial in northwest corner; truncation by BACH team to the east; 

Basal Boundary: sloped but clear anthropogenic 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 32133 below: (Click to view the record) 32128 

Dry sieve volume: 461 

Total Deposit Volume: 615 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 43

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 4

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:

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

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