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Daily Log
15 July 2015, Wednesday
AM
The weather this morning is clear and sunny and is forecast to be very warm.
Opening Elevations:
NW: 27.27 m. AE
NE: 27.39 m. AE
SW: 27.03 m. AE
SE: 27.15 m. AE
The morning began with a pick pass begun in the 3m x 1m strip running along the western wall. Methodology will remain the same as yesterday. Dirt will be broken up with pick axes and shoveled into buckets, which will be sorted in a wheelbarrow. The sorted dirt will then be dumped at the same designated dirt dump. Definition of the rocks that align with the feature in T-76 and T-66 located in the baulk wall will be done while excavation of Locus 8 continues. Once the dirt from that pick was cleared, another pick was thrown through the following 3m x 1m strip pulling back to the east. Once that pick was cleared, another pick was done through the 3m x 1m strip running along the eastern wall. One the loose dirt from that pick was sorted, a new pass began, starting at the western wall, pulling east. Once that pick was complete, another pick was thrown through the middle 3m x 1m extent of the trench. While picking, a piece of bronze (Special Find #1) was found.
Special Find #1: Bronze
Elevation: 27.19 m. AE
Coordinates: 106.94 E/45.10 S
While clearing the loose dirt, a raking sima fragment (Special Find #2) was found.
Special Find #2: Raking sima fragment
Elevation: 27.14 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.91 E/45.22 S
Shortly after, a lateral sima fragment (Special Find #3) was found in the pottery box. Approximate coordinates and elevation will be taken.
Special Find #3: Lateral Sima fragment
Elevation:
Coordinates:
Large amounts of tile and pottery are present in the picked soil. Locus VIII continues to be full of large and small roots and large and small rocks. Once the loose dirt was cleared, another pick was done through the 3m x 1m strip running along the eastern wall. Once the loose dirt from that pick was cleared, another pass was begun through the extent of Locus 8 starting at the western wall. Once the loose dirt from that pick was cleared, another pick was done through the 3m x 1m
middle extent of the trench. While clearing the dirt, a sherd of incised pottery (Special Find #4) was found.
Special Find #4: Incised Pottery Sherd
Elevation: 27.02 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.44 E/45.32 S
Shortly after, a sherd of ridged pottery (Special Find #5) was found while sorting the wheelbarrow.
Special Find #5: Ridged pottery sherd
Elevation: ~27.02 m. AE
Coordinates: 107-108 E/ 43-46 S
Shortly after, a frieze plaque fragment (Special Find #6) was found.
Special Find #6: Frieze plaque fragment
Elevation: 27.19 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.71 E/44.50 S
Shortly after, another frieze plaque fragment (Special Find #7) was found.
Special Find #7: Frieze plaque fragment
Elevation: 27.19 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.71 E/44.00 S
Shortly after, another frieze plaque fragment (Special Find #8) was found.
Special Find #8: Frieze plaque fragment
Elevation: 27.18 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.70 E/43.90 S
Shortly after, a cavetto fragment (Special Find #9) was found.
Special Find #9: Cavetto Fragment
Elevation: 27.17 m. AE Coordinates: 107.65 E/44.60 S
Shortly after, a sherd of pottery with potential raised decoration (Special Find #10) was found.
Special Find #10: Potential decorated pottery
Elevation: 27.12 m. AE
Coordinates: 107.65 E/ 44.75 S
PM
Post-lunch, a pick was done through the 3m x 1m extent of the trench running along the east wall. While clearing the dirt, a frieze plaque fragment (Special Find #11) was found.
Special Find #11: Frieze plaque fragment
Elevation: 27.21 m. AE Coordinates: 108.14 E/44.70 S
After the soil from that pick was cleared, another pick pass was begun through the extent of the locus, beginning at the 3m x 1m strip running along the western wall. Once that pick was cleared, another pick was thrown through the 3m x 1m
extent through the middle of the trench. Once the soil from that pick was cleared, another pick was thrown through the 3m x 1m strip along the eastern wall. The soil continues to be full of roots and rocks and large amounts of pottery and large tile. Once the dirt from that pick was cleared, another pick was thrown through the 3m x 1m strip starting at the west wall, pulling east. Once the loose dirt from that pick was cleared, another was thrown through the 3m x 1m middle extent of the trench. Once the dirt from that pick was clear, another pick was done through the 3m x 1m strip running along the east wall. Definition of the rocks and stump between T-66 and T-76 where the baulk wall was taken out continues. Rocks that align with the large feature in the southern extent of T-76 and the middle extent of T-66 have been found where the baulk wall was and have defined. The floor of the trench will be leveled and roots will be clipped while baulk walling is completed in
an effort to clean up the trench. While leveling the floor, a piece of bronze (Special Find #12) was found.
Special Find #12: Bronze
Elevation: 27.10 m. AE
Coordinates: 106.37 E/43.57 S
While counting pottery, three sherds were found that were special finds. They will be Special Finds 13, 14 and 15.
Special Find #13: Incised pottery
Elevation: ~27.27 m. AE
Coordinates: 106-109 E/43-45 S
Special Find #14: Ridged pottery
Elevation: ~27.27 m. AE Coordinates: 106-109 E/43-45 S
Special Find #15: Ridged pottery
Elevation: ~27.27 m. AE
Coordinates: 106-109 E/43-45 S
Closing Elevations:
NW: 27.11 m. AE NE: 27.17 m. AE SW: 26.90 m. AE SE: 26.93 m. AE
Daily Totals:
Terracotta: 5 bowls
Pottery Sherds: 114
Bone Fragments: 7
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2015-07-15 |
| Entry Year | 2015 |
| Start Page | 285 |
| End Page | 304 |
| Title | Daily Log |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Is Part Of
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
KD II
Vocabulary: Murlo |
Suggested Citation
Katie E. Daley. (2017) "KD II (2015-07-15):285-304; Daily Log from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 66/2015, ID:700/Locus 8". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/66c257c4-139e-4566-8a76-96a8288f3011> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23f52125
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