Daily Log 17/7/12

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17/7/12

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Opening Elevations: Locus 6

NW- 25.30 mAE

NE- 25.31 mAE

SE- 25.01 mAE

SW- 25.06 mAE

A pick pass was done in the southern meter of locus 6. The soil was hard this morning but that seems to be due to drying out this weekend, after the first picks the soil returned to its form claylike consistency. Soil was shoveled and sorted at the wheelbarrow. 2 pieces of slag were found a small (SF #1) and a large piece (SF #2).

SF #1

Small Slag

Locus 6

50.92 E, 52.23 S

24.98 mAE

SF #2

Large slag

Locus 6

51.57 E, 52.64 S

25.00 mAE

20120147

Another pick pass was done in the next meter north (52-51 S). Soil was shoveled and sorted at the wheelbarrow. While sorting 2 pieces of vitrified terracotta (pyramid shape #3 and small #4). The next meter norther was picked (51-50 S). While picking a rocchetto fragment was found (SF #5), a statue fragment (#6), and a curved flange (#7) was also found. While sorting the

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shoveled soil a piece of vitrified terracotta (#8) and a fragment of frieze plaque were found (#9).

Special Find #3

Vitrified terracotta (pyramid shape)

Locus 6

~25.05 mAE

52.8- 54 E

51-51.7 S

Special Find #4

Vitrified Terracotta

Locus 6

~25.05 mAE

52.8-54 E

51- 51.7 S

Special Find #5

Rocchetto Fragment

Locus 6

25.13 mAE

52.99 E, 50.82 S

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Specail Find #6

Statue Fragment

Locus 6

25.15 mAE

53.17 E, 50.54 S

Special Find #7

Curved Flange

Locus 6

25.08 mAE

51.75 E, 50.96 S

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Special Find #8

Vitrified Terracotta

~25.08 mAE

Locus 6

51.9-52.9 E

50.2- 51.1 S

Special Find #9

Guilloche Fragment

Locus 6

~25.08 mAE

51.9-52.9 E

50.2-51.1 S

20120133

The rest of the 50-51 S pick pass was picked up and sorted, tile and pottery were found, also a piece of plaster was found and counted in the tile bowl. This pass has turned up a large number of flange fragments, some are less eroded than others. This pass has also turned up the flakey yellow and white galestra. It connects with the galestra found under locus 5 in the northern part of the trench and slopes down towards the southern part. The next meter south was picked again (51-52 S). Tile and pottery were found, a good number of medium rocks were found (10-15 cm in size). This was also noticed in the meter north (50-51 S). Pieces of vitrified terracotta were found, but they are now being counted as bulk finds. A piece of bone was recovered and counted in bulk finds. Part of this pass also exposed the slope of the galestra. Looking at the over all trench it

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seems that the southern part of the trench is slightly lower than CB 57, and there is still no galestra in this area. Therefore the picking will stop and the galestra slope traced, also the western baulk will be cleaned to allow a clearer picture of the profile. The floor of the trench was scraped. While checking the tile bowl, a piece of slag was found (SF #10). While cleaning the western baulk a piece of bronze was found (SF #11).

Special Find #10

Slga

Locus 6

~25.08 mAE

50-54 E

50-52 S

Special Find #11

Bronze Chunk

Baulk Trim

50E, 51.54 S

25.58 mAE

Special Find #12

Rivulet, Metal

Baulk Trim

50.13 E, 50.76S

25.43 mAE

20120206

PM

Trimming the western baulk continued. Another metal rivulet was found (SF #13). After a third metal rivulet was found a bulk container for metal rivulets was started. While scraping locus 6 near the 50 meter

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a piece of blue glass was found (SF #14).

Special Find #13

2nd Metal Rivulet

Baulk Wall (Western)

25.11 mAE

50.25 E, 50.72 S

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Special Find #14

Glass

Locus 6

25.20 mAE

50.6 E, 50.11 S

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A piece of slag (#15) was found while trimming the western baulk .

Special Find #15

Slag

Baulk Trim

25.30 mAE

50 E, 51.19S

Bulk Finds

Locus 6

Tile- 2 bowls

Pottery- 1 ½ lattes (74 pieces)

Bone – 1 piece

Vitrified TC- 2 pieces

Baulk Trim

Pottery- 7 pieces

Tile- ¾ bowl