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14 July 2015
14 July 2015
AM
Work began in Locus 19 with hand trowels. The loose soil that had been placed over the in situ sima fragment yesterday is being removed in order to take the daily photo. Daily photo of Locus 19 and Baulk Trim taken. Daily opening elevations taken of Locus 19 .
Daily Elevations:
NW Corner: 24.79m A.E.
NE Corner: 24.84m A.E.
SE Corner: 24.90m A.E.
SW Corner: 24.84m A.E.
Soil removed from between stones in order to remove stones. A stone, approximately 50cm in length, removed from the northwest face of the circular feature. A small stone, ~5cm in length removed from the north face of the circular feature. Soil remains medium brown
and moist and claylike. Small hand picks used to remove soil from between stones. A stone approximately 20cm in length removed from northwest face of circular feature. Trowels continue to be used within the circular feature to define terra cotta fragments. As excavation continues around in situ lateral sima a large fragment of frieze plaque exposed just south and abutting the lateral sima. Large amounts of architectural terra cotta fragments recovered as well as small amounts of pottery and bone. Possible lateral sima attachment fragment recovered.
Find 1: Possible lateral sima fragment attachment
95.50E/54.36S
24.81m A.E.
Frieze plaque of banquet revealed in situ directly below Find 1. Banquet frieze plaque fragment removed after photos taken of the two frieze plaque fragments and sima fragment in situ.
Find 2: Banquet Frieze Plaque Fragment
95.51E/54.30S
24.73m A.E.
20150052
Large lateral sima fragment recovered.
Find 3: Lateral Sima Fragment
95.24E/54.21S
24.78m A.E.
20150059
A second fragment of Banquet frieze plaque recovered.
Find 4: Banquet Frieze Plaque Fragment
95.25E/54.34S
24.78m A.E.
20150052 20150052
Sima Attachment Fragment recovered
Find 5: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.70E/54.11S
24.85m A.E.
A fragment of sima cavetto recovered.
Find 6: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.69E/54.53S
24.69m A.E.
Soil remains medium brown, claylike and moist. Patches of deteriorating rock also exposed. Fragment of banquet frieze plaque recovered. It connects to the right edge of Find 4.
Find 7: Banquet Frieze Plaque Fragment
94.45E/54.50S
24.81m A.E.
20150053
Stone removed from the north center of the circular feature. Carbon included on the soil. Fragment of a lateral sima rosette recovered.
Find 8: Sima Rosette Fragment
9.24 E/ 54.48 S
24.73 m A.E.
Sima fragment recovered.
Find 9: Sima Fragment
95.75E/54.09S
24.78m A.E.
20150051
Sima attachment fragment recovered.
Find 10: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.69E/54.18S
24.74m A.E.
(drawing next page)
Possible gorgon fragment recovered.
Find 11: Possible Gorgon Fragment
95.29E/54.57S
24.68m A.E.
Sima fragment with cavetto recovered.
Find 12: Sima Fragment with Cavetto
95.37E/54.12S
24.81m A.E.
Cover tile with sigla recovered. It also preserves a full height.
Find 13: Cover Tile with Sigla
95.62E/54.40S
24.76m A.E.
20150037
PM
Began by removing the last stone from the western profile of the circular feature to achieve the proper elevation for the second 50cm cut (though the elevation of the internal soil pack also will still need to be dropped further). Seventeen stones removed across the western profile from 10-50cm in length. The first tarp used to collect stones removed from the circular featureÂ’s profile is entirely full, a second tarp was laid down to the northeast (and next to the tile dump). The seventeen rocks removed all placed on the newly laid tarp, beginning at the northwest corner and moving east in tows moving southwards. While removing stones, a fragment of sima cavetto, possibly preserving paint, recovered from the interior.
Find 14: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.26E/54.24S
24.74m A.E.
(drawing on back of this page)
20150061 20150061
In order to better see the vertical profile of the northern extent of the wellÂ’s diameter some soil cleared away which falls on the exterior of the circular feature but because the soil is packed around the exterior stones material excavated will be collected with Locus 19 materials.
Find 14: Sima Cavetto Fragment
A fineware rim fragment with molding recovered from the exterior area being cleaned.
Find 15: Molded Fineware Rime Fragment
94.84E/53.71S
25.03m A.E.
As the northern diameter profile has been fully revealed, work concentrates on dropping the elevation of the interior to that of the second 50cm cut. While excavating, a poorly preserved fragment of sima, which may have paint, recovered.
Find 16: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.24E/54.13S
24.62m A.E.
20150061 20150061
Two more unusual fragments of terra cotta, possibly decorative elements, recovered and made special finds.
Find 17: Possible Decorative Architectural Terra Cotta Fragment
95.39E/54.08S
24.76m A.E.
Find 18: Possible Decorative Architectural Terra Cotta Fragment
95.46E/54.11S
24.62m A.E.
While the elevation of the interior soil has not yet dropped to the designed elevation of the second 50cm cut, work halted due to time constraints. Soil which had fallen into the main trench ( Locus 18 ) shoveled out into buckets and sorted in the wheelbarrow. During shoveling a fragment of slipped fineware recovered.
Find 19: Slipped Fineware Body Fragment
94.5-96E/54.55S
24.60-24.90m A.E.
After buckets sorted, work ended for the day.
Daily Totals:
Terra Cotta: 3¾ bowls
Pottery: 2/3 latte (67 fragments)
Bone: 10 fragments
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2015-07-14 |
| Entry Year | 2015 |
| Start Page | 275 |
| End Page | 310 |
| Title | 14 July 2015 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
AEG IX
Vocabulary: Murlo |
Suggested Citation
Ann Elizabeth Glennie, Rachael Dodd, Jon Meyers. (2017) "AEG IX (2015-07-14):275-310; 14 July 2015 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 62/2015, ID:697/Locus 18". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/b720bf1a-a499-484b-b8a5-d343067a8721> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bz6gp7s
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