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Daily Log
July 17, 1978
Morning
Because there was no more wood found in the area surrounding the large section of burned wood, it was decided to lift it this morning. The wood, which is very fragile, was taken out of the ground in three sections.
Next, the Red Layer cut was completed in ABC/9 and continued into ABC/10. This area continues to produce bronze and ivory. In addition to the fragments of sheet and slag, another bronze nail and another bronze tack were found. The number of bronze nails and tacks excavated in ABC/7-10 has been tremendous. Also, a large iron and bronze stud was found today in B-10.
Fragments of two iron nails as well as a chunk of copper slag were also found today.
Ivory continues to be frequent. Approximately 15 fragments of worked ivory were excavated. Most of them are burned. The incision, as it has been on all of the ivory found in this area, is simple and
geometric -- zig-zags, meanders, straight lines, etc. The ivory and bronzes are all being excavated at approximately the same level (Red Layer, 60-80 cm in depth).
Tile continues to be very frequent. Also, today large pieces of stucco were found. Unlike meters ABC/7,8,9, meters ABC/10 produced a great deal of pottery today. Notable are three stamped orange ware fragments: one with animals, one with vossettes, and one with voluntes.
- Find #3
- B-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
-
complete bronze tack with small, round head
- Find #4
- B-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Fragment of worked wood; one rounded, finished side; badly burned
- Find #8
- A-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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fragment of an iron nail; head missing but large piece of shaft was preserved
- Find #14
- B-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Two fragments from a fine orange ware lid, decorated with two rows of stamped rosette design
- B-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Several joining fragments which together form a large part of a stamped, fine orange ware lid, probably for a jewellery pyxis; stamped design consists of donuts, panthers, and mountain goats; all of the fragments found today join except one small fragment that joins with additional fragments found in AA-9 on July 25 (see
p. 255 #5
).
- Find #18
- C-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
-
Fragment of worked blue-white ivory; seven incised lines decorated one end of the fragment; slightly bowed
- Find #20
- C-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Fragment of iron, probably the shaft of a nail
- Find #24
- C-9
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Fragment from an impasto rachetto
- Find #27
- B-10
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
-
Complete bronze and iron stud; head is bronze, shaft is iron; both head and shaft are badly corroded; very large
- Find #28
- B-10
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Three joining fragments of an orange ware vessel which preserves a stamped design consisting of a single row of palmettes
- Find #30
- B-10
- Red layer / depth of 65 cm
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Complete bronze nail, perfectly preserved, bent
Afternoon
Work this afternoon was in the magazino rather than at the site.
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 1978-07-17 |
| Entry Year | 1978 |
| Start Page | 121 |
| End Page | 145 |
| Title | Daily Log |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
MC I
Vocabulary: Murlo |
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Matthew Caras. (2017) "MC I (1978-07-17):121-145; Daily Log from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 23/1978, ID:89/PC 19780168". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/d5bbedab-8ff1-4297-90cc-29ffbc239e0b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2sn0gg68
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