Unit 6178

Category: layer    dug in 1999

 

Area: North 

 

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Interpretive Categories: Deps. above platform 

 

Data Category Information: none

 

Dimensions: 95 x 135 cm 

 

Discussion: Photo: 99T832; 1-2

15/08/99 Platform/floor first exposed in NE corner and so it was followed on the edges to see how far it extends along wall so this unit is the 3-5 cm of soil lying directly on this plastered surface. Very nice lip/edge on western side. Deposits removed throughout the center of the space to a level that is estimated to be several cm above platform filling most of the space, this level being determined by exposed platform edges exposed around the periphery of the space and change in accumulated deposits (more ashy and organic debris filled.).
Near center of space 27cm from western platform edge sticking up through deposits is Mudbrick, appears burnt on one side.
Fire installation (unit 6145) was removed separately, the deposits of 6178 continue under this. 

 

Recognition: White platform surface easily recognized, so 3-5cm (on top) then taken as this unit. 

Definition: Plaster surface extends from NE corner at least to grave cut in south, and to just a 3 cm short of west section wall. 

Execution: Trowel, mira trowel. 

Condition: Dry - slightly - barely moist/greasy. 

Consistency: almost firm, slightly sticky, slightly mod. plastic. 

Colour: 7.5 YR / 5/3 

Texture: clay loam 

Bedding: compound layered. 

Inclusions: brick, clay, plaster ~5%, voids, white xxxplants ~5%, charcoal ~5%, lots of turnips. 

Post-depositional Features: salts, roots, animal holes, pottery sherd 

Basal Boundary: plaster surface, very sharp 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): below: (Click to view the record) 3560, 6172 

 

Dry sieve volume: 65 

Total Deposit Volume: 102 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 4

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 5 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: (Click to view the record) 114

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 87

Features:: none

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: Yes Count of records:: 99  Unit description: Material only came from the dry sieve, no flotation. Most of the identifiables are human bones and one distal humerus epiphysis is probably from a wolf given its very large size and young age. NR 2003: Found several bags of flotation, including three all labeled as sample 1. i will keep this separate in case they are supposed to be something else. Sample 1 (flot 3444) >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. This is a smallish sample of smallish but not uniformly tiny pieces, mostly sheep-size. Surface condition is quite variable. There is a piece of human bone. Looks like fill. Sample 1 (flot 3518) >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. it is generally similar to the previous sample 1, with perhaps somewhat better surface condition on average and no human bone. There is some burning and digestion. Looks like fill. Sample 1 (flot 3458) >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. it is similar to the other two samples 1, but smaller. Sample 15 >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded as diagnostics and flot frags. This is a much larger sample, fairly similar but with more burning and more diagnostics, some in quite large pieces. Overall, this still looks basically like fill. Last number = 99

Figurine Records: Yes Count of records::none

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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