Daily Log

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July 11, 1978

Morning

Yesterday, meters ABC/5-7 were taken down to

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Plan of trench

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bedrock.  It was decided to terminate excavation in meters ABC/0-4 for the time being.  Because meters ABC/7 produced a great deal of material (especially notable is the quantity of bronze - fragments of sheet and nails and tacks), it was decided to extend the trench to the east.  Maintaining a 3 meter width (Alphabetical coordinates ABC), meters 8-10 were added to the already designated numerical coordinates 0-7.

Work began by clearing topsoil from meters ABC/8-10.  Second, the Dark Brown Layer was removed, making the floor 30-40 cm in depth.  As in meters ABC/5-7, this layer produced some pottery.  This pottery consisted of a few bucchero fragments, but mostly coarseware.  Tile was fairly frequent.  It should be noted that 3 fragments of bronze sheet were found in the Dark Brown Layer - in A-8, B-8, and C-8.  The cut was completed in meters ABC/8-10.

Next, an extention of the trench to the south was prepared for excavation.  Trees and brush were cleared from a large area.  Using numerical coordinates 6-8 as a

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width, a prependicular grid of 8 meters in length was staked out.  Alphabetical coordinates AA-HH will mark its length.

Tile: 3 cassetti

Pottery: 1 box

Afternoon

Work began by beginning a Red Layer cut in meters ABC/8.  As in meters ABC/4-7, the soil continues to be redish and full of tile at this level (in meters ABC/8, the Red Layer is thicker than it was in ABC/4-7 - it is c. 40 cm in depth).  However, there was very little pottery excavated - a few coarseware sherds.

As in meters ABC/4-7, there continues to be a lot of bronze.  In addition to slag, there were two tacks and one nail excavated in ABC/8.

Most notable in today's excavation was the occurence of three ivory fragments.  Two are burned.  All three are worked.  Also found was a glass bead.

Tile: 2 cassetti

Tile [sic! pottery?]: 1 box

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19780257

19780257

• A-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• A bronze tack - it is possible that the tip is chipped;

19780197

19780197

• C-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c. 60 cm
• A fragment of a blue glass bead.  Only part of the entire ball is preserved;

19780062

19780062

• C-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• A worked black ivory triangle.  One point is badly chipped;

19780075

19780075

• A-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• A complete bronze nail.

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19780060

19780060

• B-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• An impasto rochetto - fairly large - 2 breaks, one fresh, one old;

19780061

19780061

• B-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• A fragment of worked white ivory with two incised lines running its length;

19780063

19780063

• B-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• Three fragments of black, worked ivory.  Badly broken;

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19780148

19780148

• B-8 [Red layer]
• From a depth of c.60 cm
• Two fragments of a bronze tack - both have fresh breaks - may join;

19780182

19780182

• B-8
• Bronze pieces (sphere, nail, fragment)