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6 July 2016
6 July 2016
A.M.
The morning began with a pickpass in the western 1.5rm. Similar soil and materials are now being found across the trench. Any small high areas were then picked to even out the floor surface in preparation to declare one loci. During the clearing, a piece of slag was found (Special find #1).
Special Find #1
15.46w/4.55s
304.58mASL
Slag
A series of nails were placed along the division of what will become Loci 3 and Loci 4 . The trench was then swept for photos.
P.M.
Closing Elevations Locus 2 :
NW - 304.65mASL
NE - 304.52mASL
SE - 304.51mASL
SW - 304.65mASL
Daily Totals Locus 2:
Tile count: 1 \xbd bowls
Pottery Count: 17 sherds
Drawing
Locus 3 coordinates:
A - 18.19w/6.14s
B - 16.60w/5.52s
C - 13.96w/5.67s
SE - 13.42w/7.39s
SW - 18.35w/9.59s
Locus 3 elevations:
A - 304.60mASL
B - 304.62mASL
C - 304.52mASL
SE - 304.51mASL
SW - 304.65mASL
Locus 4 coordinates:
NW - 19.15w/4.91s
NE - 14.30w/3.37s
C - 13.96w/5.67s
B - 16.60w/5.52s
A - 18.19w/6.14s
Locus 4 elevations:
NW - 304.65mASL
NE - 304.52mASL
C - 304.52mASL
B - 304.63mASL
A - 304.60mASL
Locus 3 runs from east to west and makes up approximately 1.5-2m of the southermost part of the trench. Its soil consists entirely of galestra that is yellowish dense sand.
Locus 4 is made up of a soil that is dense dirt, clay-like, but less than Locus 2 . It includes a large amount of terracotta bits with white inclusions and occasional charcoal bits. The afternoon began by picking the eastern wall from north to south moving 50cm west at most. Soil is being broken up by hand over buckets, during the clean up a fine impasto base was recovered in the northeast corner of Locus 4 in a large clump dirt and was broken in many pieces (Special find #2).
Approximately 2m north of the southern baulk wall, against the eastern base of the wall, a black gloss base was recovered (Special find #3) and approximately 40cm north, a handle of the same material was uncovered (Special find #4), there is potential that these two finds are related. In the northeast corner, a large piece of bone in many pieces was recovered along with a large amount of tile and pottery, all ancient.
Special Find #2
15.36w/3.32s
304.41mASL
Fine Impasto Base
Special Find #3
14.05w/5.19s
304.45mASL
Black Gloss Base
Special Find #4
14.21w/4.65s
304.50mASL
Black Gloss Handle
After all soil from the small pick pass in the eastern area of Locus 4 was collected, a small handpick pickpass was done in the same area. The loose soil was collected by hand and sorted over buckets and some tile and pottery was recovered. Closing elevations were taken.
Closing elevations Locus 4 :
NW - 304.65mASL
NE - 304.50mASL
C - 304.49mASL
B - 304.62mASL
A - 304.60mASL
Daily totals Locus 4 :
Tile count: 1 \xbd bowls
Pottery: 33 sherds
Bone: 2
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2016-07-06 |
| Entry Year | 2016 |
| Start Page | 53 |
| End Page | 64 |
| Title | 6 July 2016 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Is Part Of Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) | VT-12 Vocabulary: Murlo |
Suggested Citation
Anthony Traversa, Duncan MacIntosh. (2017) "VT-12 (2016-07-06):53-64; 6 July 2016 from Europe/Italy/Vescovado di Murlo/Upper Vescovado/Vescovado 12/2016, ID:720/Locus 2". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/5e00e185-1f11-49cf-8338-0c8977cf11a8> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2q52wq0s
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