Unit 3300

Category: layer    dug in 1998

 

Area: South 

 

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Interpretive Categories: moulding plaster,wall mortar 

 

Data Category Information: In Situ: non in-situ; Location: feature; Description: moulding; Material: re-used brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous

 

Dimensions: 3.5 m thick on top, 6 thick S top (??) 

 

Description: 4 very messy unit sheets, had to cut out the essential facts. 

 

Discussion: This white marl/plaster layer apppeared originally to cover most of F.279. It is now clear that it does cover the N and "base" surface, but was itself covered on the S face by layers of brown and white deposits (perhaps not covered in many areas but overlain stratigraphically and to a certain extent physically). Upon excavation, which started with the upper surface, it became clear that the S "elevation" was actually a different deposit, numbered (3303), separated from (3300) by a grey/brown deposit (3304), which are stratigraphically later than than (3300).
Unit (3300) ran down the N face of F.279 and along the base (NSH 7/9/98).

This unit was very difficult to separate from adjacent plaster layers and the finished plans are probably not accurate.
Basically this is a basal layer of F.279 but in detail there seem to have been some lower layers of plaster and the "moulded hornshaped thing" under the central area seems not to have been joined on but underlay (3300). However, if F.279 is the roof of a bin, this could explain the occasional additional layers and strengthening of the interior, especially the upper exterior surface was a small work platform.

Profiles of (3300) were taken for the lower layer and profiles of the whole feature will add the upper parts and N face. Whether they can be fitted together accurately I'm not certain.

(3300) ran along the lower horizon of F.279 (give and take a few thin layers) up the N face and over the top of (3394), a moulded hornshaped element. It curled down the S face a little but was overlain by multiple layers of other deposits here (added 10/9/98). 

 

Recognition: Plastery/mortary outer layer of F.279. Clear whitish deposit covering large areas of F.279. 

Definition: Apparently good, though in detail less so, particularly on the S face which has been exposed/eroded/cleaned repeatedly. 

Execution: Leaf trowel and brush. 

Condition: Sheltered but hot and interrupted. 

Consistency: firm/soft in different areas, top particularly firm 

Colour: 2.5Y 8/2 pale yellow to 5Y 8/2 pale yellow 

Texture: clay 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occasional chalky aggregates 

Post-depositional Features: occasional fine roots; abrasion/erosion/repeated cleaning 

Basal Boundary: clear/smooth in parts/irregular almost interdigitated in areas, especially at E end of upper surface "hornshaped" grey deposit 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 3198, 3339?3304 

 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of Related Diary Entries: 5

 

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 6 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 2

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 116

Features:: (Click to view the record) 279 (moulding/bin)

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: No

Figurine Records: No

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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