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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
Amphorae Frequent In particular in the south-eastern section of the room
Brick Frequent
Collapse Debris Frequent
Dolia Rare
Glass Rare
Marble Medium In particular in the central northern portion on site the room
Mortar Frequent
Painted Plaster Frequent In particular in the south western portion on the room
Pottery Frequent
Geologic
Basalt Medium In the center and northern portion of the room
Pebbles Medium
Tufo Medium Lapis gabinus and lionato
Organic
Animal Bones Rare
Ash Rare In northern portion of the room
Shells Medium

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
2019-07-03 Amelia Eichengreen

Owing to the various distinct inclusions and soil types, the SU was likely dumping activity of various deposits during the post-abandonment period. Thus, the layer was excavated as one SU.

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
Class Count Weight (kg) Details
Bone 0.095
CBM 10.66 Weighed and discarded July 2nd, 2019.
Cocciopesto 2 0.237 Stored with painted plaster from same SU
Marble 10 1.573 5 carrarra rectangular slabs, finished on long edges, and rounded on one short edge- other edges are broken; 1 thin slab of slate, 2 rough marble chunks, 2 thin rectangular slabs from opus sectile floor, with grey veins
Mosaic Tile 34.36 Weighed and processed on July 2nd by Leah Bernardo-Ciddio. 1 cassetta full of loose tesserae, 2 cassette full of chunked sections of intact mosaic. Chunked sections were retained, along with 2 sets of representative samples from the loose tesserae. One representative sample represents the dominant type of tesserae found in this SU, being small, cubed, and either white or grey; the second sample comprises c. 20 long (finger-length) grey tesserae similar to those recovered from the mosaics in Area I (recovered by A. Creola, J. Farr, and team) in the 2018 season.
Plaster 52 3.211 6 fragments with worn surface (.317 kg), 8 fragments with pink stripes against white background (.378 kg), 9 fragments with pink background (.416 kg), 5 fragments dark red background (.219 kg), 17 fragments white or too encrusted to tell coloration without further cleaning (1.107 kg), 1 fragment with stucco molding displaying a continuous ridge above a line of dentils (.336 kg), 1 fragment with yellow background (.109 kg), 1 fragment with interface between yellow and red fields (.024 kg), 1 fragment green or blue background (.065 kg), 1 fragment with dark red interfacing with indeterminate stripes (.055 kg), 2 joining fragments with the interface between dark red field and pink field, divided by white and blue stripe (.185 kg).
Plaster 10 0.174 Size range 1-6. 2 white, 1 without surface, 1 yellow, 2 dark red, 2 white with narrow red stripes, 1 white interface with pink, 1 bright pink. These plaster fragments discovered 03/07/19 in an additional cassetta and added to the cassetta already processed.
Totals 74 50.31
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Fire Damage Notes

Special Finds

2839
Bone Object, Head fragment of bone hairpin

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition
Lost / Damaged - Shed Fire 2020
Ceramics Condition Comments
Ceramics
Class Whole Vessels Rims Handles Bases Walls Total Weight (kg) Minimum Size (cm) Maximum Size (cm) Details
African Cookware 1 2 3 0.022 2 6
Amphora 16 16 0.696 3 11
CBM 1.045
Commonware 1 1 2 0.013 3 4
Creamware 1 1 2 0.023 3 6
Terra Sigillata 1 1 0.004 4 4
Totals 0 3 0 1 20 24 1.803

Glass

Glass

Spot Dates

4630
200 AD - 250 AD

Connected Forms

Attachments

Attachments
SU_8421_1.JPG
Photo

Photo from west

SU_8421_2.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_3.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_4.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_5.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_6.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_7.JPG
Photo

photo from north

SU_8421_8.JPG
Photo

photo from west

SU_8421_9.JPG
Photo

photo from north

PM2044_SU8421_extended.pdf
Photo Model

Layer of silty brown soil with frequent inclusions in Room I-14

GPR_8421_sketch.pdf
Sketch

SU_8421.jpeg
Sketch

Developed by the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas.