Daily Log

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A.M.

tile = 1/5 latte

pottery = 1/4 latte

1.  2nd 20 cm cut extended into M-N/66.  Soil removed is medium brown subsurface.  Cut terminates at switch to slightly lighter brown w/ olive cast.  Tile is small pieces, worn and various.

tile = 2/3 cassetta

pottery = 1/4 latte

2.   10 cm cut initiated in O/66-67.  Extended to M-N/66-67.  Soil varies across the excavated area.  In E 1/2 O/66 and W 1/2 O/67 there was/is a burn stratum which is much like that identified in M-O/71-69 (see NM II, pps 29-35 ) in various areas the soil is medium dark brown w/ reddish cast and includes charcoal, plaster and pottery/tile fragments.  A sit of bronze was also recovered.  Elsewhere in 67/M-O the soil remained lighter brown with olive cast.  M-N/66 was a darker brown w/ reddish cast but with no burnt material.

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3.   Continued cleaning down M-O/69.  Soil surrounding tile/pithos scatter is a light brown/red.

tile = 3/4 cassetta

pottery = 1/3 latte

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4.  10 cm cut initiated M-O/71.  Using pick to loosen soil as it is hard baked by sun.  Only cleared a 15 cm wide strip down eastern flank of M-O/71.  Soil is dark brown with flecks of plaster tile and pottery.

tile = 1/5 casseta

pottery = 1/3 latte

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5.   Starting cleaning down O/68 to level it with M-O/67-66.  No real progress before noon break.

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Photos of trench

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P.M.

tile = 3/4 cassetta

pottery = 3/4 latte

1.  Continued to clean down M-O/68.  Soil is a medium/light brown with olive tinge.  Material recovered is very light - mostly small fragments of tile and misc. pottery.  O/68 was dominated by the lens of  decomposing shale as noted previously ( NM 11, pp. 21 ).  Cut terminates c. 50 cm below surface.  Unlike O/66-67, there is no evidence for burnt material.  M/68 and N/68 provided most of the recovered material.

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19890154

19890154

• Find #2
• N/68
• 35 cm
• cavetto fragment
  • Drawing