Stratigraphic Units

Publication

Publication Status
Publication Year
Publication Notes

Basics

Excavation Year
Area
Definition
Formation Process
Stratigraphical Reliability
SU Type
Layer Distinguished By
Photos
Photo Model

Record Events

Filled Out By
Revised By
Finds Studied By
Filled Out On
Revised On
Finds Processed On
SU Closed

Inclusions

Class Frequency Details
Anthropic
Geologic
Organic

Soil Matrix

Composition
Clay %
Silt %
Sand %
Matrix
Compaction
Measured Compaction
Measured Compaction (kg per cm)
Color

Unit Limits

Northern Limit
Southern Limit
Western Limit
Eastern Limit
Depth Limit
Unit Limit Notes

Stratigraphic Sequence

Relationships

Observations and Descriptions

Observations
Position
Shape

Layers

Surface
Inclusion Observations
Thickness Observations
Interface

Cuts

Cut Edges
Cut Sides
Cut Bottom
Cut Top Edge
Cut Bottom Edge
Cut Observations

Structural Remains

Alignment
Building Technique

Binding Agent
Mortar Description
Mortar Inclusions

Mortar Inclusion Size
Wall Facing

Foundations
Floor Type

Wall Finishing

Dimensions
Structure Description

Samples

Total Volume of Layer (buckets)
Soil Sampling
Soil Sample Quantity (buckets)
Soil Sample Fraction (%)
Sieving
Sieving Sample Quantity (buckets)
Sieving Sample Fraction (%)
Non Soil Sampling
Non Soil Sample Type
Non Soil Sample Size

Interpretations

Interpretations
2014-07-27 Andrew Johnston

This worked block of grey tufo represents (along with SU 5566) the southern threshold for the entrance to Room 6/16 from the central courtyard and slab floor 5410. It is worked in such a way as to accommodate a door (presumably wooden) with a locking mechanism. It is aligned on the same north-south axis with threshold 5491 to the north, which leads to the landing for the staircase by which the upper terrace is accessed. When both of these doors were open, a view of the staircase would seemingly be possible through Room 6/16. In terms of movement through this room, from south (5565/6) to north (5491), one would seemingly be presented with a number of important features: the uncertain feature within a gap in the slab floor (5661) just west of the central axis delimited by blocks 5674, 5675, 5676, 5677, and 5687; the wellhead within the slab floor (5661) in the northwestern corner; and the sunken dolium within a cut in the bedrock in the northeastern corner (5424). This must have been a fundamentally important space, as it represents the only means of accessing the staircase from the central courtyard and the main entrance(s) of the building, and a full reconstruction of its layout, uses, and appearance is, I suggest, key to understanding the purpose of the building.

Dates and Phasing

Approximate Date of Layer
to
Date of Layer Observations
Creation Phase (First Phase Present)
Last Active Phase (Present and in Use)
Last Presence Phase (Last Phase Present, not in Use)

Faunal Register

Faunal NISP

Bulk Finds

Finds Observations
Finds Storage Notes
Bulk Finds
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Fire Damage Notes

Special Finds

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Ceramics Condition Comments
Ceramics

Glass

Glass

Spot Dates

Connected Forms

Attachments

Attachments
SU_5565_1.JPG
Photo