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11 July 2016
11 July 2016
A.M.
The morning began using handpicks in Locus 4 , moving from East to West. Using trowels and hands, the loose soil is being handsorted over buckets and dumped into wheelbarrows. Ancient terracotta and pottery is being recovered with most of it coming from the northeastern parts of the trench. Almost no material is being recovered in the southernmost 50 cm of Locus 4 . During the clean-up of loose soil, a butchered bone was found in the same area as the human teeth recovered last week. (Special Find #1)
Special Find # 1
16.27 W/ 4.56S
304.47 mASL
Butchered Bone and associated fragments
Supplemental Find #1
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
304.58mASL- 304.47mASL
Coarseware Painted Rim
During clean-up of loose soil in the southern central meter of Locus 4 , a fragment of round, curved terracotta with curved, smooth edges (Special Find #2) and a notched flange fragment (Special Find #3) was found nearby.
Special Find #2
16.62W/ 4.40S
304.48mASL
Unusual Terracotta
Special Find #3
16.60W/ 4.81S
304.46mASL
Notched Flange Fragment
Work continued using handpicks to break up soil and hands to sort over buckets. During clean-up of the southern central meter of Locus 4 , a black figure pottery sherd was recovered (Special Find #4) along with a small butchered bone fragment (Special Find #5) nearby, but approximately 50 cm away from the bone found earlier.
Special Find #4
16.40W/ 4.94S
304.52mASL
Black Figure Sherd
Special Find #5
16.47W/ 5.21S
304.53mASL
Elevations and coordinates were taken on all special finds.
P.M.
The afternoon began using handpicks to break-up the soil moving west. Loose dirt is being sorted by hand over buckets. During the clean-up of the central northern meter, a white slip pottery sherd was recovered (Special Find #6) as well as a strange flange fragment. (Special Find #7)
Special Find #6
16.70W/ 4.11S
304.44mASL
White Slip Sherd
Special Find #7
16.42W/ 4.07S
304.50mASL
Strange Flange Fragment
Continuing west using handpicks, an unusual piece of terracotta was found with strange finished edges. (Special Find #8) The soil is still consistent with the rest of Locus 4 , dark brown, clay-like, with white inclusions and occasional charcoal bits. Ancient material is being recovered, including burnt tile and pottery as well as a fair amount of bone and plaster/ burnt plaster. During the clean-up of the central square meter, unusual curved terracotta tile was found. (Special Find #9)
Special Find #8
16.30W/ 3.43S
304.48mASL
Unusual terracotta
Special Find #9
18.05W/ 4.16S
304.51mASL
Curved Unusual Terracotta
The rest of the loose soil was collected, closing and special find elevations were taken as well as coordinates for all finds.
Closing Elevations Locus 4 :
NW-304.42mASL
NE-304.45mASL
C-304.39mASL
B-304.47mASL
A-304.47mASL
Daily Totals:
Locus 4 :
Tile Count: 8 bowls
Pottery: 136 sherds
Bone: 6 pieces
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2016-07-11 |
| Entry Year | 2016 |
| Start Page | 91 |
| End Page | 104 |
| Title | 11 July 2016 |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Is Part Of
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
VT-12
Vocabulary: Murlo |
Suggested Citation
Anthony Traversa, Duncan MacIntosh. (2017) "VT-12 (2016-07-11):91-104; 11 July 2016 from Europe/Italy/Vescovado di Murlo/Upper Vescovado/Vescovado 12/2016, ID:720/Locus 3". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2017-10-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/documents/bddb39f1-66e6-403c-9506-9b78a7cecd8b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23f51z78
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