Unit 7773 

Category: layer    dug in 2003
 
Area: Trench I 
 
Interpretive Categories: fill,room fill 
 
Data Category Information: none
 
Dimensions: 1.4m north south x 0.55m east west x 0.5m 
 
Discussion: heavily truncated deposit on the east west appears to be room fill lots of bone and pot located in space between F1352 and F739, walls.

Suggests link to demolition/disuse of the structure represented by these walls

NB one piece of limestone (0.08m x 0.05m x 0.05m) found within animal disturbance within 7773 probable contamination from 7218 Byz feature. 
 
Recognition: differed slightly from 7759 to north contained much more pot 
Definition: F1352 to the north F739 to the south truncated on east and west by F730 and 7218 
Execution: trowel and hand mattock 
Condition: very dry 
Consistency: friable occ compact 
Colour: 5Y 5/2 mid grey 
Texture: silty loam 
Bedding: massive 
Inclusions: pot bone stone obsidian olaster 
Post-depositional Features: bioturbation 
Basal Boundary: irregular wavy more white and orange flecking and occ charcoal appearing 
 
Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field):
above: (Click to view the record) 9028 
below: (Click to view the record) 7755 
equal to: (Click to view the record) 7295 
 
Dry sieve volume: 280 
Total Deposit Volume: 306 
Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2
Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 4
Number of Related Diary Entries: 0
 
Settlement Phase:
Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 
Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Trench 1.Chalcolithic 
Buildings:

none 
Spaces: (Click to view the record)

223 
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: Clay,Pottery,Stone 
Finds Material Stored: Archive,Faunal,Obsidian,Plaster,Pottery,Shell,Stone 
 
Lab Team Data

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ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: Yes
Count of records:: 2 
Ceramics Data for 2003 still to be released
Clay Object Records: No
Chipped Stone Records: Yes
Count of records:: 5 
Conservation Recorded: No
Faunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 94 
Figurine Records: No
GroundStone Records: No
Heavy Residue Records: Yes
Count of records:: 2 
Microfaunal Records: Yes
Count of records:: 1 
Unit description: Frog pelvis fragment.
Recorded By: RMW
Phytolith Sample: No
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