Unit 7866

Category: Layer    dug in 2008

 

Area: TP 

 

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Interpretive Categories: floor,occupation layer 

 

Data Category Information: Deposition: heterogeneous

 

Dimensions: 4.40x0.80x0.12/0.29 

 

Discussion: This is a very distinct , silty and compact layer, that was recognised in the 2004 excavation season. It was not dig until this year as the works were focused on the western part of the trench. The layer was originally definded as a roof, as it was clearly result of some kind of occupational activity. Futhermore understanding of the deposit proved to be very different as it is placed diagonally with the slope facing East. W e can almost be sure that the current position of the layer is due to some kind of post-depositional processes, probably earthquake. During excavation of the entire structure, it turned out and that is pretty homogeneous and made of horizontally placed a large number of strations made of silt and charcoal. Its thickness differed considerably from 0.29 in the north to 0.12 in the south. In southern- central part of the layer a fragment of floor of considerably size was identified along with fragment full of organic. It is worth stressing that its entire deposit contained a small number of inclusions mostly small animal bones and pottery. As the final interpretation of this unusual deposit remain unclear is no doubt that it was found as a result of long-lasting process related to its occupation. 

 

Recognition: consistency, colour 

Definition: diagonal floor- roof 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: hot 

Consistency: firm to friable 

Colour: greyish, yellowish 

Texture: silty 

Bedding: layered 

Inclusions: bones, pottery, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: rodent 

Basal Boundary: distinct 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 7841 below: (Click to view the record) 10909 

 

Dry sieve volume: 1182 

Total Deposit Volume: 1207 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 5

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 2

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: 18 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 414

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

Ceramics Data for 2008 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: No

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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