Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Trench | Tesoro 26 |
Date Opened | 2019-07-22 |
Date Closed | 2019-07-31 |
Description |
Locus 12 is a brown clay and soil mixture of medium compaction that represents the top layer of the 2019 excavations where the previous excavations paused. The layer is equal to Locus 1, 5, and 13 and covered the features of Loci 16 and 17. Inclusions are composed of many small roots, plaster fragments, tile, and small amounts of pottery. The surface of Locus 12 was uneven with horizontally growing roots and marks from the tarp The layer contains building materials and pottery frequently associated with fills. The surface of the layer is at the same elevation as the plaster surface in Loci 2, 6, and 14. Locus 12 is a fill layer that extends to the north of the northern limit of OC2. The layer is equal to those which cover the depression and the sloping plaster of Locus 11, therefore postdating the construction of the floor surface. |
Munsell Color | 2.5 Y 5/4 Light Olive Brown |
Suggested Citation
Anthony James Traversa. (2019) "Locus 12 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Tesoro/Tesoro 26/T26 2019". In Murlo. Anthony Tuck (Ed). Released: 2019-09-13. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/65038d9e-9d8b-480c-9de1-a10651008a4a> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qn6f67d
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