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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Ceramics Class
Layer Date Start 400
Layer Date Start Suffix BC
Layer Date End 180
Layer Date End Suffix AD
Iron (count) 1
Bone (count) 1
Publictation Status Published
Publictation Year 2016
Definition Layer of brown sandy clay
Formation Process Accumulation
Stratigraphic Reliability Good
Stratigraphic Unit Type Anthropic
Elevation Maximum 65.0
Elevation Minimum 64.0
In Elevation Drawing False
Has Photos True
Has Photosmodels False
Clay 40.0
Sand 60.0
Soil Matrix Layered
Soil Compation Loose
Soil Color Brown
Position Central part of Area A, inside cut SU4
Shape Very irregular
Layer Surface Irregular, generally flat. Very small pebbles; the layer is slightly sloping W-E.
Layer Inclusion Observations Much-decaying tufo; Layer of brown sandy clay throughout most of the feature
Layer Thickness Observations 25cm
Layer Interface Sharp
Sieving True
Volume 8.0
Sieving Volume 8.0
Sieving Percent 100.0
Finds Observations terra sigillata: Very worn - uncertain identification; bone: Fragment; iron: iron nail
Originally Filled Date 2009-06-18
Originally Entered Date 2009-07-01
Record Revised Date 2016-07-07
Interpretation Layer of soil covering tiles of tomb, possible percolation from above.
Amphora (walls count) 2
Amphora (total count) 2
Black Gloss (rims count) 1
Black Gloss (handles count) 1
Black Gloss (walls count) 2
Black Gloss (total count) 4
Commonware (walls count) 12
Commonware (total count) 12
Tegula (total count) 4
Terra Sigillata (walls count) 1
Terra Sigillata (total count) 1
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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Anthropic Soil Inclusions
  • Mortar, Rare
  • Nails, Rare
  • Pottery
Geologic Soil Inclusions Tufo, Medium
Organic Soil Inclusions Animal Bones, Rare
Anthropic Soil Inclusion Details
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 2666]
    Class: Mortar, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 3096]
    Class: Nails, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 7538]
    Class: Pottery, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
Geologic Soil Inclusion Details
Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 4026]
Class: Tufo, Frequency: Medium
Soil Inclusion Details
[No details]
Organic Soil Inclusion Details
Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 5930]
Class: Animal Bones, Frequency: Rare
Soil Inclusion Details
[No details]
Suggested Citation

Rachel Opitz, Marcello Mogetta, Nicola Terrenato. (2017) "Unit 11 from Europe/Italy/Gabii/Area A". In The Gabii Project. Rachel Opitz, Marcello Mogetta, Nicola Terrenato (Ed). Released: 2017-06-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/83623b7d-f250-405d-87b8-89c12cb1a30e> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2r49w07c

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