Wednesday July 8, 1970

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Wednesday 8 July, 1970

CA 24

Crew of 4 workmen began extension of CA 24 trench into grids C-H (cutting into small part of I) 19-20; H and G cut as far as 20, other sectors only as far as 19.  The concentration of stones extending from C toward F is slightly less in 19, being replaced by the dark brown soil which characterizes frids H and G; very black soil occurs only on bottom of exposed levels, and was not excavated.  Most architectural fragments came from grid F19 while the pottery, rocchetti, spindle whorls and pierced bone came from grids H19 and G19.  Soil here was extremely wet, hence bones and pottery are now very friable.

DUMPED- 8 boxes of tiles on approriate spoil heap

SAVED for further perusal- small quantity of tile fragments with finger marks or letter fragments, small number of sima and ridge-pole fragments

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IN ODD BOX- 1 fragment plaster, 1 piece of terracotta with slag deposit

TAKEN TO MAGAZZINI:

1 box architectural terracottas:

19700440

19700440

• Find #3A
• E19
• raking sima
  • photograph

19700445

19700445

• Find # 3B
• F19
• raking sima
  • photograph

19700144

19700144

• Find # 6
• E19
• terracotta sima head, "Ionic" type (abraded)
  • photograph

BRONZE

1 LARGE BAG OF BONES

1 LARGE BOX OF POTTERY FRAGMENTS- G + H 19 from which, reserved for cleaning + restoration:

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BUCCHERO:

19700339

19700339

• Find # 1
• H19
• large, short-footed bowl (rim), handle attachment, and base fragments- thin walled, fine finish molded, convex surface pattern; flat vertical handle
  • drawing
  • photograph

19700336

19700336

• Find # 2
• H19
• bowl on high foot; ridge at shoulder
  • drawing
  • photograph

19700170

19700170

• Find # 3
• H19
• 5 small fragments with stamped + incised design
  • drawing
  • photograph

OTHER FABRICS:

19700324

19700324

• Find # 5
• one shallow bowl with ridged rim, broken from raised foot- black surface, red paste- fragments glued, comprise over half of body and rim
  • photograph

19700256

19700256

• Find # 8
• two rocchetto fragments, undecorated
  • photograph

19700146

19700146

• Find # 9
• one very large, undecorated rocchetto, slight depressions on ends of knobs
  • photograph

19700149

19700149

• Find # 10
• one pottery disc with central hole, 1 end smaller than other, possibly broken there
  • photograph

19700147

19700147

• Find # 11
• two spindle whorls, black, well fired, truncated conical shape- one has conical shape, fluted surface
  • photograph

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19700148

19700148

• Find # 1
• other spindle whorl has bottom decorated with 6 round perforations
  • drawing
  • photograph

19700160

19700160

• Find # 3
• sherd- vessel body and base fragment- stamped decoration of running quadruped with round impression
  • photograph

19700441

19700441

• Find # 4
• B19 surface
• raking sima, guilloche