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16 July 2015
16 July 2015
AM
Daily photo taken of Locus 19 and the baulk trim. Daily opening elevations taken:
NW Corner: 24.52m A.E.
NE Corner: 24.44m A.E.
SE Corner: 24.51m A.E.
SW Corner: 24.50m A.E.
Work begun in Locus 19 with small hand picks, trowels, and leaf trowels. One stone removed from the southwest face of the circular feature. Another stone removed just north of the first stone. Stone removed from just east of the first stone along with associated small stones. Stones removed so far measure 15-50cm in length. Stone removed from the south exterior face. Stone removed from the western exterior face. Stone removed from north of previous stone. Small (10-15 cm)
stone removed from southwest of the interior face of the circular feature. Stones are being removed to better expose the profile of the circular feature, as well as to continue the third 50cm cut into the circular feature. Soil remains medium brown, claylike, and moist–especially under the removed stones making handpicking more difficult than usually. Large (~50cm in length) stone removed from the western interior face of the feature as well as a smaller (~15cm) stone just to the east. Two medium (~20-25cm) stones removed from the northwest face of the circular feature. Material within soil includes small amounts of pottery and terra cotta. Soil is being collected in buckets and will be sorted in the wheelbarrow presently. Stone removed from northwest face of circular feature along with associated small stones.
Another stone just south of the previously removed stone removed in fragments. Fragment of slipped fineware recovered.
Find 1: Slipped Fineware
94.74E/53.93S
24.56m A.E.
Stone removed from northwest face of the circular feature. Work moved to the interior of the circular feature as well as continued along outer face in order to expose the next coursing of stones. Soil sorted into the wheelbarrow, bone and terra cotta recovered. Sima attachment fragment recovered form within the circular feature.
Find 2: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.25E/54.09S
24.53m A.E.
Iron amorphous fragments recovered from the southwest face of the circular feature and saved as bulk finds. Amorphous bronze also recovered from the face of the circular feature and shaved in bulk. Frieze plaque cavetto and dental fragment recovered from within the circular feature.
Find 3: Frieze Plaque Cavetto and Dental Fragment
95.35E/54.07S
24.42m A.E.
20150052
Sima cavetto recovered from within the circular feature.
Find 4: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.52E/54.59S
24.56m A.E.
20150062 ; joins with 20140127
20140127
Small stone (~10 cm in length) removed from the interior of the circular feature. Small stone (~15cm in length) removed from amongst terra cotta packing within the circular feature. Sima cavetto fragment with possible paint recovered within the circular feature.
Find 5: Cavetto Fragment with Possible Paint
95.52E/54.27S
24.44m A.E.
20150061
Sima cavetto fragment and sima attachment fragment recovered from within the circular feature.
Find 6: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.53E/54.02S
24.44m A.E.
Find 7: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.53E/54.02S
24.44m A.E.
Possible statue fragment uncovered in situ in the western portion of the circular feature. Photos taken of possible stature fragment in situ. Smaller statue fragment recovered.
Find 8: Statue Fragment
95.47E/54.27S
24.31m A.E.
Soil remains claylike, medium brown, and moist. Material continues to consist of mostly terra cotta east of the possible statue fragment in situ continues to be excavated and a spout connected to the lateral sima has been uncovered. Two fragments of sima attachment fragment recovered along with a sima cavetto fragment.
Find 9: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.45E/54.09S
24.29m A.E.
Find 10: Sima Attachment Fragment
95.45E/54.09S
24.29m A.E.
Find 11: Sima Cavetto Fragment
95.45E/54.09S
24.29m A.E.
PM
It was discovered that the potential statue fragment is in fact a large fragment of lateral sima with a spout opening. In order to better define this fragment and the fragment to its east, several more stones are to be removed from the western profile of the circular feature. Before removing stones buckets placed in the trench floor ( Locus 18 ) sorted into wheelbarrows, loose soil on the trench floor shoveled into buckets (which are sorted into the wheelbarrow), and empty buckets replaced to catch soil. First stone of 30cm in length removed from the northwestern edge of the circular feature a second rock of 45cm removed from below the first stone along the northwestern edge of the feature. A third flat stone 40cm in length removed form below the other two. Two last stones, one 20cm in length, the other 50cm in length, removed from the western profile. Returned to
excavating the interior profile and especially focusing on the in situ sima fragments. Soil remains consistent-medium brown, claylike, and moist. While removing terra cotta fragments which are restricting the removal of the sima, a possible fragment of statuary recovered.
Find 12: Possible Statue Fragment
95.74E/54.24S
24.28m A.E.
A fragment of the sima fragment with an ancient break has been somewhat loosened so one
more photograph is the fragments taken in situ prior to removal. The lateral sima section removed in several fragments (with ancient break). It preserves a feline spout and the attachment for a rosette. Additionally a sima attachment piece removed in several fragments (modern breaks) from directly next to the sima trough. Right after those artifacts were recovered, a fragment of possible statuary (with ancient breaks) found.
Find 13: Lateral Sima Fragment with Feline Water Spout and Rosette
95.25E/54.40S
24.19m A.E.
20150060
Find 14: Possible Sima Attachment Fragment
95.40E/54.29S
24.19m A.E.
Find 15: Possible Statue Fragment
94.38E/54.36S
24.33m A.E.
Excavation continues in the interior, concentrating on removing a large fragment of cover tile which is restricting the extraction of the other large fragment of sima and a frieze plaque. Soil remains consistent with Locus 19 and is extremely moist and claylike. Because the depth of the third 50cm cut has nearly been achieved some leveling and definition of the western profile of the circular feature carried out. When the cover tile fragment was removed it was found to be a full profile at one end with a chi siglum. Once it was removed, the frieze plaque fragment was able to be removed. It is of the seated figured type.
Find 16: Cover Tile with Full Profile and Chi Siglum
95.67E/54.23S
24.28m A.E.
20150041
Find 17: Fragment of Seated Figures Frieze Plaque
95.68E/54.38S
24.28m A.E.
20150075
Daily Totals:
Terra cotta: 6 1/10 bowl
Pottery: 1 1/3 latter (49 fragments)
Bone: 3 fragments
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Document Type | Trench Book Entry |
| Trench Book Entry Date | 2015-07-16 |
| Entry Year | 2015 |
| Start Page | 343 |
| End Page | 382 |
| Title | 16 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 (2015-07-16):343-382; 16 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/dbc8f9fe-a55f-432b-a02e-e72cb7abbe4a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2mg7x978
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