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Daily Log 16/07/2009
AM
Excavations began in locus 3 (see AJC/ARR II pg 23 pg 25 ) with a baulk hammer and trowel. The soil is extremely backed and it is hard to determine its color. It is a sandy brown and flaky. It doesnÂ’t compress when pressed upon, it crumbles. Work in locus 4 started using trowels and small brooms to scrap down and clear the northern meter to look for any soil changes. While troweling a piece of iron slag was discovered (special find #1).
1. Iron Slag
21.95 mAE
149.38 E
94.57 S
A pick pass was done in the southern meter and a half of locus 4 as it appears that all of the locus 4 soil has been removed from the northern area. While picking up the soil we found a piece of pottery decorated with nubs along with a piece of molded pottery.
2. Decorated Pottery (nubs)
21.87 mAE
150.0 E
96.58 S
3. Molded Pottery
21.92 mAE
149.88 E
96.46 S
20090258
20090258
A second pick pass was done of
locus 4
through the southern area.
Found an intact ribbon handle (special find #4).
In the
4. Ribbon Handle
21.94 mAE
150.88 E
95.47 S
Work to remove the entirety of locus 4 to determine to deposition of the two new soil types. A third pick pass was done of locus 4 , which is now drasticly decreasing in size in the horizontal plane. While picking up the third pick pass a piece of molded pottery with a handle attachment was found (special find #5).
5. Molded pottery with handle
21.84 mAE
150.55 E
95.91 S
PM
Clean up of third pick pass continued, revealing a piece of iron slag (special find #6). Remaining locus 4 pickpass soil was removed and the fourth pickpass was done, focusing on an area approximately 1.5 m square in the southeast corner. Pottery, terracotta and carbon are all still present in what remains of the locus 4 soil.
Work to scrape down locus three also continues, with very few finds of any type. A fifth pickpass in locus four was done, concentrating on an area about 1 x 1.5 m in the southeast corner. Remaining locus 4 soil is now very shallow.
6. Iron Slag
21.92 mAE
150.79 E
96.67 S
Locus 4 pick pass #5 also produced a piece of decorated bucchero (special find #7).
7. Decorated bucchero
AE: 21.92 m
E: 150.79 m
S: 96.67 m
One final pickpass in locus 4 loosened the remaining soil in that locus. A portion of a coarseware pot was recovered that may belong to a fragment found in 2007 (an otherwise un-special find).
Scraping/leveling of locus three is proceeding albeit slowly. Under the baked top crust there are patches of olive green soil (organic) mixed with patches of grey and orange-brown rocks, badly decomposed. The only material being recovered is coming from around the stump and in a northeastern area, roughly 0.5 x 0.5 m. This area displays no soil change.
Supplemental Pottery (Possibly Ionic)
Bulk Finds
Terracotta- ½ Bowl
Pottery- 1 latte + large coarseware base
Bone- ½ latte
Terracotta- 5 pcs.
Pottery- 1/3 latte
Bone- 10 pcs.
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2009-07-16 |
| Entry Year | 2009 |
| Start Page | 167 |
| End Page | 178 |
| Title | Daily Log 16/07/2009 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Is Part Of
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
AJC/ARR II
Vocabulary: Murlo |
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Andrew J. Carroll, Andrea R. Rodriguez. (2017) "AJC/ARR II (2009-07-16):167-178; Daily Log 16/07/2009 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate C/Civitate C 7/2009, ID:608/Locus 3". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/3020e66e-2249-41a0-ab35-268bb4d54714> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26h4v536
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