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Publication

Publication Status

Beta Published

Publication Year

Publication Notes

Record Events

Filled Out By

Revised By

Finds Studied By

Filled Out On

Revised On

Finds Processed On

SU Closed

Yes No

Inclusions

Class	Frequency	Details
Anthropic
Glass	Medium	Glass slag comprises approximately half of the recovered glass.
Metal	Rare
Pottery	Medium
Geologic
Organic
Animal Bones	Medium	High frequency of bones including particularly large examples.
Charcoal	Medium
Shells	Rare

Stratigraphic Sequence

Relationships

7001
- Covers

7032

Covers
- 7003
Covers
- 7014

Observations and Descriptions

Observations

Position

Shape

Layers

Surface

Inclusion Observations

Thickness Observations

Interface

Commingled Diffuse Sharp

Other

Samples

Total Volume of Layer (buckets)

Soil Sampling

Yes No

Soil Sample Quantity (buckets)

Soil Sample Fraction (%)

Sieving

Yes No

Sieving Sample Quantity (buckets)

Sieving Sample Fraction (%)

Non Soil Sampling

Yes No

Non Soil Sample Type

Non Soil Sample Size

Interpretations

2016-07-18 Zoe Ortiz

A silty deposit between 7003 and 7014. Most likely has contemporaneous relationship with construction of the little walls (linear features/muretti) throughout Area H and G.

Dates and Phasing

Approximate Date of Layer

BC AD

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

Bag #	Cassetta #	Recovery Method	Weight (gr)	Notes
1929	124	Excavation	875
1932	124	Excavation	14	shell helix
Totals			889

Faunal NISP

Species	NISP	NISP %	NISP Notes
	0	0
	0	0
Totals	0

Bulk Finds

Finds Observations

Finds Storage Notes

Bulk Finds

Class	Count	Weight (kg)	Details
Bone		0.928
CBM	2	0.243	2 bricks of opus spiccatum
CBM		13.88	discarded all but 2.80 kg
Glass		0.145	includes several chunks of slag and one piece of blue glass paste
Iron		0.55	mostly nails; large chunk of iron slag
Marble		0.462
Mosaic Tile		0.049
Shell	1
Totals	3	16.257

Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020

Total Partial

Fire Damage Notes

Special Finds

1808

Ring, Bronze fragment

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition

Good Fair Poor

Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020

Total Partial

Ceramics Condition Comments

Ceramics

Class	Whole Vessels	Rims	Handles	Bases	Walls	Total	Weight (kg)	Minimum Size (cm)	Maximum Size (cm)	Details
African Cookware		3		1	5	9	0.118	4	6
African Red Slip		3		2	7	12	0.098	2	6
Amphora			5	2	52	61	3.12	4	15	sherds of eastern amphorae, italian, and african. several show signs of fire damage
Black Gloss					1	1	0.006	3	3
Commonware		16		3	58	77	1.168	1	10	one rim fragment of olla with internal/external burnishing characteristic of republican pottery, the rest much later forms
Creamware		1	1		24	26	0.182	1	5
Impasto Chiaro Sabbioso		1				1	0.727	20	20	large mortarium; entire fragment (int and ext) has very worn surface
Painted Fineware		3	1		2	6	0.034	2	7	several fragments are imperial east slope redslip ware and several seem archaic
Terra Sigillata		1		2	4	7	0.052	1	4
Thin Walled			1		3	4	0.015	2	4
Totals	0	28	8	10	156	204	5.52

Glass

Spot Dates

4290

150 AD - 325 AD

4291

20 AD - 200 AD

4292

1 AD - 150 AD

4295

150 AD - 250 AD

4294

325 AD - 450 AD

4293

290 AD - 400 AD

Connected Forms

Attachments

Photo Model

Layer of brown silty soil between SUs 7003 and 7014. South of the road and north of the Area H building.

Sketch

Photo

Sketch

GPR_7003_7014_7015_7018_7023_7025_7026_7027_7028_7034_7025.tif

Sketch

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

Soil Matrix

Composition

Matrix

Compaction

Measured Compaction

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