Final Summary

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Final section plan of trench.

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The area cleared for the trench was to the north of the northern wall of the upper building, 10.35-26 meters from the northern corner to the east.  The width was 3 meters, ubt it was then broadened from 18 to 23, six meters (A-F).

The upper layer was made up of a greyish yellow soil, which is the left over layer of a few centimeters thickness or could be the disturbance left by the exposure of several years.  This layer was thicker in the western portion of the trench.

This layer was followed by a thin, compact layer (4-6 cm thick) of yellow clay which was stamped and probably used as a pavement.  The width of this floor could be observed up to 4.5-5 meters from the northern wall of the upper building moving towards the north.

Below this is a layer of dark reddish soil with a lot of carbon content and a few fragments of coarse pottery.  This layer was 7-12 cm thick, and in areas towards the east, this reddish soil was found just below a thin layer of yellowish soil, very close to the surface.

A layer of carbon occurred between the reddish soil and a light brown soil.  The light brown layer also had some carbon particles, but crushed stone and some pottery of different sorts were the main contents of this layer.

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The thickest layer of soil was the one with crushed rocks, roof tiles, coarse pottery, and large carbon pieces.  Most of the fine pottery was also found in this layer in a scattered pattern.  The crushed rock became piles of middle-sized stones that covered the entire area to the east to form a compact layer.  In many instances, large stones were also found within the pile.  The roof tiles were mostly found in large pieces, but did not form a layer and were not concentrated within a particular area.

A stone stratum occured just below the surface, protruding from the existing level towards the east.

There was a carbon layer of 3-5 cm in thickness below the above-mentioned layer.  This was followed by a seemingly less heterogeneous brownish-yellow layer.  It was 60 cm in depth in the east and only 45 cm in depth towards the west.

Excavation was stopped in this layer.

Bones made up half a box and were mostly found in the eastern section.

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The coarse pottery that was saved in one box was found in a scattered fashion.  No pot was complete.  The fragments which were thought to be representative of the area were kept in the box T-17 1972 coarse pottery.

The fine pottery was found in a scattered fashion.  Most was incomplete, with the one exception being a cooking pot.  The representative pieces were kept in the box T-17 1972 fine pottery.

Supplemental finds from bone bag in magazzino to be analyzed by Sarah Kansa in 2012.

• Supplemental find #1
• 19720517 19720517
• Bird bones
• A-D / 10-22

Supplemental find from bone bag in magazzino to be analyzed by Sarah Kansa in 2013

• Supplemental find #2
• 19720524 19720524
• possible human infant femur fragment
• A-D/10-22