Unit 6208
Category: layer dug in 1999
Area: North
Interpretive Categories: fire installation
Data Category Information: none
Dimensions: 32 x 35 cm
Discussion: Photo : 99T, 99T824:1-3, 99T824:10-15
Began by removing east section down to a harder packed clay surface. When the top clay of the area was removed there were many phytoliths & ashy excavated bits ??? in a thin layer of ash visible in the profile. After drawing & photo, began to remove west section down to same level. Cross sectioned it again and saw a thin plaster layer - mostly in north area - more damaged in south. Tried to follow plaster floor layer but it didn't continue westward. Removed all fill finding two stones near base of ill- same type of stones as earlier up on this features surface (white stones). Removed all fill finding a layer of salts on the semi compact earth base.
This fire installation was dug into the second house floor. The cut is of roundish form and rather shallow.
Recognition: dark color - stones around exterior
Definition: dark soil color
Execution: trowel by cross section
Condition: moist (moderately)
Consistency: soft
Colour: 10YR 6/4 (brownish "fill")
Texture: silty clay 20/80%
Bedding: layered - one damaged 'floor' surface- lightly plastered
Inclusions: stone(med-large 10%); charcoal(flakes-med,10%); burnt clay; phytoliths(flecks-large,2%);ash(10%)
Post-depositional Features: animal hole, small roots, found insect during excavation
Basal Boundary: brown/orange soil with salt layer cornering it smooth but broken in areas.
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
Dry sieve volume: 0
Total Deposit Volume: 0
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present
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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 ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No Ceramic Records: No Clay Object Records: No Chipped Stone Records: No Conservation Recorded: No Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 4
Unit description: No material from the dry sieve. Sample 2 >4mm flotation 100% sorted, recorded completely. This is a small sample with a largish sheep/goat radius fragment and a small collection of little bits, all fairly fresh. Looks like fill that may be catching remnants of daily meals, or an accumulation in a dip in the floor. Last number = 4Figurine 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 recordsPhytolith Sample: No
Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samplesDownload this Units Data
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