Unit 5281

Category: layer    dug in 1999

Area: South 

Interpretive Categories: dump,lime burning 

Data Category Information: Description: lime burning; Deposition: homogeneous

Dimensions: 2.2m w-e, 1.8m+ n-s, 0.02 to 0.07m thick 

Discussion: Distinctive 'lime burning' deposit in north-west part of space 181. Quite localised and well defined. Probably related to units (5282) and (5283). 

Recognition: distinctive colour / texture 

Definition: edges of unit 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: moist 

Consistency: soft 

Colour: very mixed, pale grey/off white and olive grren dominate, over black scorching 

Texture: silt 

Bedding: massive 

Inclusions: frequent large charcoal flecks, small burnt frags 

Post-depositional Features: none apparent 

Basal Boundary: smooth, flat, distinct, anthropogenic 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 5282 below: (Click to view the record) 5280 

Dry sieve volume: 25 

Total Deposit Volume: 72 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of Related Diary Entries: 1

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  

Lab Team Data

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