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30 June 2015
30 June 2015
AM
Daily opening photographs and elevations take:
NW Corner: 25.14 m A.E.
NE Corner: 25.02 m A.E.
SE Corner: 25.10 m A.E.
SW Corner: 25.13 m A.E.
Pick pass begun in the western meter and a half. Soil shoveled into buckets and sorted into the wheelbarrow. The soil remains consistent, medium brown to yellowish in color and claylike in consistency, except in the northeastern corner which is becoming a yellow soil mottled with flecks of red, black, and white in a very small patch. The soil is carbon included and still heavily packed with roots. Pottery found at a high frequency, while terra cotta and bone found at a midlevel frequency. Many artifacts show high levels if preservation and some pottery is 5-15 cm in length. Unless they preserve an exceptionally large size or particular shape, slag and vitrified terra cotta is
being collected as bulk finds. Second pick pass initiated at the western edge of the trench. Soil is becoming lighter brown and more yellowish. It is still heavily included with root and carbon as well as a high concentration of artifacts. Burned born and amorphous bronze found, collected as bulk finds. Third pick pass initiated at the western edge of the trench. In the first meter and a half, a potential stone tool recovered.
Find 1: Stone Tool
93.03 E/54.00 S
25.05 m A.E.
After the pick pass in the eastern meter and a half the yellowish soil is being revealed almost everywhere, but as of yet is not present in the western meter and a half. Fourth pick pass initiate at the western edge, revealing some patches of yellowish and grayish soil which looks like deteriorating stone.
In a bucket sorted from the southeastern quadrant, a fragment of a spindle whorl with a modern break recovered.
Find 2: Spindle Whorl fragment
94-95 E/52-53 S
24.96 m A.E.
20150013
After the eastern meter and a half picked, the yellowish soil revealed everywhere. Picking now restricted to the western meter and a half to reveal it over the entire area which already has some of it present. The frequency of artifacts found is slightly diminishing as the yellow soil is revealed. The concentration of roots and carbon remains high. After one more pick pass, the yellowish soil revealed across the entire extent of the trench. Baulk walls trimmed and all finds collected as Locus 15 material. During baulk cleaning, a fragment of the spout of the lateral sima recovered.
Find 3: Lateral Sima Spout Fragment
93.21 E/53S
25.19 m A.E.
A fragment of slag also found in the baulk, collected in bulk. A baulks completed, the trench bottom scraped for photographs. Opening photographs and elevations of Locus 16 taken:
NW Corner: 24.98 m A.E.
NE Corner: 24.99 m A.E.
SE Corner: 24.99 m A.E.
SW Corner: 24.94 m A.E.
Supplemental Find 1: Bone Fragments
93-95E/53-56S
~24.26-24.94m A.E.
of Locus 16 .
Locus 16 is a yellow brown, claylike soil included with carbon and roots of a smaller diameter. Three large rocks are present in the top of the locus at its western side. First pick pass across the trench. Materials including terra cotta, pottery, bone and slag being found, but in much smaller concentrations than in Locus 15 . While carbon is present throughout the locus, it is most heavily concentrated in the northwestern quadrant. The three large rocks in the western side of the trench removed during the trenchÂ’s second pick pass. Third pick pass completed over the whole area of Locus 16 . During shoveling a bronze fragment with curving shape revealed in situ as well as a rocchetto fragment from the wheelbarrow during sorting a bucket from the northwestern quadrant.
Find 4: Fragment of Curved Bronze
93.66 E/ 54.42 S
24.89 m A.E.
Find 5: Rocchetto Head Fragments (modern break)
93-95 E/53-54.5 S
24.91 m A.E.
20150011
PM
Fourth pick pass initiated in the western meter and a half. Carbon and material continue to be included within the soil packed which remains as yellowish brown claylike soil. While sorting buckets from pick pass three in the eastern quadrant a fragment of iron recovered and collected as a bulk find. While shoveling in the western sector, a fragment of frieze plaque cavetto (with modern breaks) recovered. More fragments will hopefully be located and added to the find. A fragment of iron recovered and collected as a bulk find. While shoveling in the western sector, a fragment of frieze plaque cavetto (with modern breaks) recovered. More fragments will hopefully be located and added to the find.
Find 6: Frieze Plaque Cavetto Fragment
93.25 E/ 43.38 S
24.95 m A.E.
20150030
As the buckets of the eastern meter and a half sorted a fragment of amorphous bronze recovered, collected as a bulk find. Also, an incised bucchero body sherd recovered.
Find 7: Incised Bucchero Body Sherd
94-95 E/54.5-56 S
24.80 m A.E.
20150004
Many more fragments of ceramic, mostly impasto and large coarsewares, often preserved 5-20 cm in length. While picking in the northeastern corner, a large spindle whorl fragment recovered.
Find 8: Spindle Whorl Fragment
94.18 E/53.62 S
24.88 m A.E.
20150007
In order to be able to enter the trench safely, a meter by meter safety step being left in the
northwest corner of the trench. A pick pass completed around the step. During shoveling a butchered bone recovered.
Find 9: Butchered Bone Fragment
93.81 E/54.33 S
24.84 m A.E.
20150003
A second pick pass commenced around the step in Locus 16 . Soil remains heavily carbon and artifacts included. While picking, a fragment of plaster with a red impression recovered in situ.
Find 10: Fragment of Plaster with Reed Impression
94.22 E/53.69 S
24.82 m A.E.
As with the pottery which is of the preserved to a length of 5-20 cm in length, some of the bones (like Find 9) are also preserved to a greater length than usual, 5-10 cm. All artifacts except the iron found preserve a high level of presentation as well. After soil cleaned, baulk walling done quickly to prepare for tomorrow morningÂ’s photographs. Baulk trim finds collected with Locus 16 .
Daily Totals:
Terra Cotta: 1 bowl
Pottery: 6 lattes (435 fragments)
Bone: ¾ latte (71 fragments)
Slag: 1 fragment
Vitrified terra cotta: 1 fragment
Terra Cotta: 1½ bowl
Pottery: 8 lattes (451 fragments)
Bone: 1 latte (82 fragments)
Slag 1 fragment
Locus 16 , continued:
Vitrified Terra Cotta: 7 fragments
Iron: 1 fragment
Bronze: 1 fragment
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2015-06-30 |
| Entry Year | 2015 |
| Start Page | 51 |
| End Page | 74 |
| Title | 30 June 2015 |
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Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
AEG IX
Vocabulary: Murlo |
Suggested Citation
Ann Elizabeth Glennie, Rachael Dodd, Jon Meyers. (2017) "AEG IX (2015-06-30):51-74; 30 June 2015 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 62/2015, ID:697/Locus 15". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/11311eb8-5153-435e-96ba-e540c2dd6252> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2xs60x9n
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