Unit 4503

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: floor layer 

Data Category Information: In Situ: in situ; Location: floor (packing only); Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 1.62 E-W by 0.195 by 0.05m max. depth 

Discussion: (4503), as with (4502), appears to be an E-W band of material, in this case, a slightly ashey occupation/ bedding? layer-that has only survived in a strip along the edge of wall F.482. This is probably due to subsidence (now visible toward the E. limit of F.482), which has allowed these layers to survive within a shallow E-W hollow, whilst further south, they have either been worn away or purposefully removed - possibly before the laying of new floor surfaces above.
Toward the E. limit of (4503), the deposit thickened, from an averae 10-30mm, to a 50mm max., where it contained a substantial lens of mid. gray clayey silt (about 0.20m E-W ) . It seemed slightly odd, and out of place, but I presume it is part of the same layer, and not an 'intrusion', particularly as it's texture is very similar. 

Consistency: firm 

Colour: v.slightly grayish-light brown 

Texture: clayey silt ( approx. 25/65 ) slightly ashy ( up to 10% ) 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: occ. to mod. charcoal flecks <2% , mod., v.small, white siliceous plant remains. one small frag. of burnt bone 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: anthropogenic, abrupt, distinct, smooth to slightly uneven 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 4504 below: (Click to view the record) 4502 

Dry sieve volume: 0 

Total Deposit Volume: 0 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 3

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): X 

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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