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Publication

Publication Status
Publication Year
Publication Notes

Basics

Excavation Year
Area
Definition
Layer of floor preparation in Room 3, covered by 7077.
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
southern and western limits are partially original because a portion abuts the wall, but another portion continues past our excavation limit onto thresholds of another room.

Stratigraphic Sequence

Relationships

Observations and Descriptions

Observations
Floor preparation layer was more compact along the western entrance threshold. Additionally, three coins were found around the same portion of the layer. The layer immediately beneath this preparation was not excavated in 2017.
Position
Room 3
Shape
Roughly rectangular

Layers

Surface
the surface was very compact.
Inclusion Observations
mostly pottery, tile and bone
Thickness Observations
layer was about 3-4 inches in depth
Interface

Cuts

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

Structural Remains

Alignment
n/a
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
2017-07-22 Andrew Johnston

This is a layer of poorly preserved floor preparation for a floor surface that was used in phase with walls 7079, 7080, and 7131. This phase postdates the ashlar phase (wall 7078, 7057, 7097, 7098). Its construction was probably related to the partial obliteration of wall 7098 and its transformation into a threshold between this room and the room immediately to the south.

Dates and Phasing

Approximate Date of Layer
to
Date of Layer Observations
large well preserved sherds of black gloss, but latest dateable class is African cookware, though no diagnostic sherds of this class are present; generic African cookware date of 1-500 CE is applicable, though not particularly helpful
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 # of Specimens Weight (gr) Notes
3161 134 Excavation 0 5
3192 134 Excavation 0 41
Totals 0 46

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 0.461
CBM 41.17 tiles weighed and dumped -- weight as of July 12 2017 12pm
Iron 5 0.041 2 nails, 3 fragments
Marble 3 0.034 africano, 1 pebble
Mosaic Tile 2 0.007
Plaster 4 0.027
Shell 1 0.005
Totals 15 41.745
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Fire Damage Notes

Special Finds

2431
Coin, Bronze coin

2432
Coin, coin - Republican As (mid 2nd cent. BCE)

2434
Coin, bronze coin

2488
Nail, bronze nail!

2504
Game Piece, Glass paste gaming pieces

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Ceramics Condition Comments
large well preserved sherds of black gloss, but latest dateable class is African cookware, though no diagnostic sherds of this class are present; generic African cookware date of 1-500 CE is applicable, though not particularly helpful
Ceramics
Class Whole Vessels Rims Handles Bases Walls Total Weight (kg) Minimum Size (cm) Maximum Size (cm) Details
African Cookware 1 3 4 0.034 3 5
Amphora 2 1 16 19 0.514 4 11
Black Gloss 1 8 1 2 16 28 0.21 2 9
Bucchero 3 2 5 0.012 2 3
Commonware 30 3 8 125 166 3.21 2 10
Creamware 6 45 51 0.206 2 5
Impasto 1 1 1 2 5 0.051 2 5
Impasto Chiaro Sabbioso 4 4 0.028 3 5
Impasto Rosso 1 3 4 0.056 4 5
Internal Red Slip Ware 1 1 0.004 4 4
Internal Slip Ware 1 6 7 0.045 2 4
Lamp 7 7 0.014 2 3 appear to be from five different lamps
Large Storage Container 2 3 5 0.753 5 11
Painted Creamware 1 3 4 0.04 2 7
Painted Fineware 2 2 0.011 4 5
Terra Sigillata 1 2 1 4 0.011 3 4
Thin Walled 4 1 18 23 0.036 2 4
Unguentarium 1 1 0.015 5 5
Unidentified Ceramic 1 1 0.013 4 4 burnished cream colored sherd, probably late; fleshy
Unidentified Ceramic 1 1 0.008 4 4 1 wall sherd commonware, 1 wall sherd creamware, joined by mortar
Totals 1 58 10 17 256 342 5.271

Glass

Glass

Spot Dates

Connected Forms

Attachments

Attachments
PM1659_SU7135_extended.pdf
Photo Model

Layer of floor preparation in room 3, covered by 7077

GPR_7135_7136_7137_7138_sketch.pdf
Sketch

SU_7135_1.JPG
Photo

View from north

SU_7135_2.JPG
Photo

View from west (1/3)

SU_7135_3.JPG
Photo

View from west (2/3)

SU_7135_4.JPG
Photo

View from east

SU_7135_5.JPG
Photo

View from west (3/3)

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