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
2019-07-17 George Curtis

While in line with block 7326, the level of 7323 is much lower. The quality of tufo seems somewhat different, and it is much less degraded. It seems improbable, given the high overall quality of ashlar stonemasonry in Gabii, that such uneven and disparate blocks would have been included in the same wall, or at least not both deposited at the same time. It is entirely possible that at some point a wall on this axis may have existed, but it probably was either built of entirely spoliated materials by a somewhat incompetent stonemason or 1 or more of the blocks were never a part of a wall and were never intended to rise far above the floor level (7323 seems the most likely candidate for this due to its well-worked top face, regular shape, and high-quality stone). Moreover, any wall made using these three blocks seems entirely redundant on the basis of the very close, parallel Opus Reticulatum wall 7374. If these two walls were standing at the same time the space between them would seemingly be almost entirely useless, especially once they were faced with plaster, with less than 50cm space between them. An exceptionally narrow corridor, at best. Another possibility is that 7323 may have been sunk into the floor in phase with the tufo slab floor's construction, in similar fashion to the square tufo blocks sunk in the cocciopesto floor elsewhere in Area H. But the tufo slab floor is far sturdier than cocciopesto, so the need for greater sturdiness is doubtful. Secondly, the relatively long, narrow rectangular shape of 7323 makes it seemingly much less useful than the broad square blocks used elsewhere in H.

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

Features
105

Attachments

Attachments
SU_7323_1.jpg
Photo

View from west

PM2091_RoomH15_extended.pdf
Photo Model

Room H-15

GPR_RoomH15.jpg
Sketch

Room H-15