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Daily Log
July 21, 1978
Morning
Yesterday's excavation indicated that the bronze and ivory does not continue into E-8. The material found yesterday was concentrated in one small area in D-8 -- D-9 produced little and it was only the part of D-8 which borders D-7 and C-8 which produced the bronze and ivory. For this reason, it was decided to excavate meter D-7.
When the topsoil and brown layer had been cleared, the red layer cut in D-7 began. Ivory and bronze were found immediately. About 50 fragments of ivory were found in D-7 -- several of these fragments are incised with meanders, zig-zags, linear patterns, etc. Most notable is an ivory peg ( a short nail with a bulbous head). This material was all found at a depth of approximately 70 cm. At a depth of c. 55 cm, a fragment of frieze plaque was found. This fragment of
"horse race" was found among several tile fragments.
Tile continues to be frequent -- pottery scarce.
- Find #6
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 70 cm
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Worked black ivory diamond; one side is lightly chipped
- Find #13
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 70 cm
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Large, curved piece of bronze; probably slag
- Find #23
- D-7
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Red layer / depth of 70 cm
- no drawing
- Find #36
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 70 cm
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Fragment from a worked black ivory triangle; only a small chip from point is missing; one side is decorated with several incised lines
- Find #47
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 70 cm
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Complete worked black ivory diamond
- Find #48
- D-7
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Red layer / depth of 70 cm
- Find #50
- D-7
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Red layer / depth of 70 cm
- Find #54
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 60 cm
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Fragment of "horse race" frieze plaque
Afternoon
Work continued in D-7 this afternoon. A few fragments of worked black ivory were excavated -- this makes meter D-7 the greatest producer of ivories in Tesoro 23. However, the ivory in D-7 was not evenly distributed throughout the meter. The area which bordered C-7 and D-8 produced most of the ivory -- the area which bordered D-6 and E-7 produced little. Therefore, it is probable that the ivories will not continue in their north-west course.
Some bronze was found -- slag and one sphere. Tile was frequent; pottery scarce.
When D-7 was completed, work continued in D-8. D-8 produced a few sporadic ivory finds.
Tile: 1 cassetta
Pottery: 1/4 box
- Find #1
- D-7
- Red layer / depth of 70 cm
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Small bronze sphere
- Find #8
- D-7
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Red layer / depth of 70 cm
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 1978-07-21 |
| Entry Year | 1978 |
| Start Page | 198 |
| End Page | 237 |
| 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 (1978-07-21):198-237; Daily Log from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 23/1978, ID:89/PC 19780196". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/244996ac-77f9-4201-a6f0-dfc6cb4d56cb> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29k4n51c
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