Daily Log 19/7/13

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19/7/13

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The day started with a pick pass in locus. The soil in the Western side of locus 6 is becoming flaky. In the Northern and Southern areas of locus 6 the soil is carbon filled. On the Eastern side of locus 6 is really yellow, which is like pre-bedrock soil. While sorting a piece of bumpy bucchero and slag were found along with pottery, tile and bone (SF #1 and SF #2).

Special Find #1

Bumpy Bucchero

Locus 6

27.27 mAE

66.87 E, 31.69S

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Drawing

Special Find #2

Circular Slag

Locus 6

27.28 mAE

67.40 E, 31.54 S

Drawing

After sorting and dumping the first pick pass conducted a second one in locus 6. While sorting had four special finds of a bronze sheet with a nail through it, vitrified terracotta, iron, and ridged pottery (SF# 3-6). Among the special finds pottery, tile, and bone, especially teeth, were found.

Special Find #3

Nail Through Bronze Sheet

27.23 mAE

67.98 E, 31.41 S

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Drawing

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Special Find #4

Very Vitrified Terracotta

27.29 mAE

66.92 E, 31.41 S

Drawing

Special Find #5

Iron Rod

27.25 mAE

67.72 E, 31.67 S

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Drawing

Special Find #6

Ridged Pottery

27.25 mAE

68.10 E, 31.97 S

Drawing

Executed a light pick pass in the Eastern most area of locus 6 in attempt to flatten the trench. Continued to find pottery, tile and bones along with two special finds of slag and worked bone ( SF #7 and SF #8), Finished sorting the dirt by hand and dumped.

Special Find #7

Medium Sized Slag

27.24 mAE

67.91 E, 31.63 S

Drawing

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Special Find #8

Worked Bone

27.24 mAE

68.39 E, 31.99 S

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Drawing

Currently working in locus 6 on defining rocks along the western side and scraping the locus flat with the rest of the loci. During scraping found burnt tooth and cut bone ( SF #9 and SF #10).

Special Find #9

Burnt Tooth

27.27 mAE

66.79 E, 32.37 S

Drawing

Special Find #10

Cut Bone

27.27 mAE

66.88 E, 32.38 S

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Drawing

Using triangulation opened a meter extension North of the Northern baulk wall. Took opening photographs and elevations for locus 11.

Opening Elevations for Locus 11

NW: 27.77 mAE 66E, 30S

NE: 27.83 mAE 70E, 30S

SE: 27.75 mAE 70E, 31 S

SW: 27.95 mAE 66E, 31S

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Extension drawing relative to rest of the trench.

PM

While sorting the tile bowl of locus 6 a piece of iron was discovered ( SF #11).

Special Find #11

Piece of Iron

Locus 6

~27.25 mAE

66-68.5 , 31-33 S

Drawing

A pick pass completed in locus 11 . The soil is a dark brown humus layer, the same as loci 1 and 3, with a large concentration of roots and small rocks. A very small amount of tile and pottery were found. A second pick pass was done and a small piece of slag was found ( SF # 12).

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Special Find # 12

Slag

Locus 11

27.64 mAE

68.28 E, 30.43 S

Drawing

A small amount of tile, pottery, and a bone were unearthed. While sorting the tile a crucible fragment was discovered ( SF #13). Soil of locus 11 was sorted into buckets and not sieved since it is topsoil.

Special Find #13

Crucible Fragment

Locus 11

27.65 mAE

66-70 E, 30-31S

Drawing

Closing elevations were taken for loci 6 and 11.

Daily Closing Elevations: Locus 6

1-NW 27.30 mAE

2-NE 27.30 mAE

3- 27.23 mAE

4-SE 27.26 mAE

5-Sw 27.22 mAE

5/15 buckets from locus 6 were sieved

Daily Closing Elevations: Locus 11

NW: 27.64 mAE

SW: 27.66 mAE

NE: 27.63 mAE

SE: 27.66 mAE

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Bulk Finds

Locus 6 + Sieve

Tile: ¼ bowl + 6

Bone: ½ latte (115) + 3

Pottery: 1 ½ latte (116) + 3

Locus 11

Tile: 25 pieces

Bone: 1 piece

Pottery: 16 pieces

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