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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Ceramics Class
Layer Date Start 900
Layer Date Start Suffix BC
Layer Date End 200
Layer Date End Suffix AD
Plaster (count) 7
Metal (deprecated) (count) 1
Publictation Status Published
Publictation Year 2016
Definition yellowish, silty soil south
Formation Process Accumulation
Plaster (details) 2016 edit: 2 bags reunited, bringing total to four red and five white fragments.
Stratigraphic Reliability Fair
Stratigraphic Unit Type Anthropic
Elevation Maximum 63.0
Elevation Minimum 63.0
In Elevation Drawing False
Has Photosmodels False
Clay 10.0
Silt 80.0
Sand 10.0
Soil Matrix Layered
Soil Compation Hard
Soil Color Yellow
Soil Color (Other) orange
Observations dark orange/yellow layer with inclusions of white pebbles. delta138 bronze boss, delta143 bronze coin, metal slag
Position SW of area B. South of wall 1135, east of wall 1162
Shape rectangular shape stretching W to E
Layer Surface light slope from W to E; visible inclusions of medium pebbles
Soil Sample Volume 2.0
Soil Sample Percent 5.0
Finds Observations internal red slip ware: traces of burning; very fine fabric; internal red slip ware: 1 sherd joined with 1 sherd of IRSW in SU 1169; black gloss: many fragments poorly fired (red and yellow slip); roman red slip: knife abrasion visible; metal (deprecated): 1 medium bag of iron; 1 bronze iron_nail; plaster: 2 red; 5 white
Originally Filled Date 2010-07-12
Originally Revised Date 2010-07-13
Originally Entered Date 2010-07-22
Originally PDF Date 2010-07-21
Record Revised Date 2016-04-26
Interpretation silty accumulation layer above an earlier floor, e.g. [or i.e.?] layer of floor preparation
Amphora (rims count) 1
Amphora (handles count) 1
Amphora (bases count) 1
Amphora (walls count) 72
Amphora (total count) 75
Black Gloss (rims count) 45
Black Gloss (handles count) 1
Black Gloss (bases count) 8
Black Gloss (walls count) 90
Black Gloss (total count) 144
Bucchero (rims count) 4
Bucchero (handles count) 1
Bucchero (walls count) 9
Bucchero (total count) 14
Commonware (rims count) 103
Commonware (handles count) 12
Commonware (bases count) 34
Commonware (walls count) 537
Commonware (total count) 686
Creamware (rims count) 15
Creamware (handles count) 6
Creamware (bases count) 7
Creamware (walls count) 180
Creamware (total count) 198
Genucilia Plate (walls count) 1
Genucilia Plate (total count) 1
Impasto (rims count) 171
Impasto (handles count) 1
Impasto (bases count) 3
Impasto (walls count) 84
Impasto (total count) 114
Impasto Chiaro Sabbioso (rims count) 5
Impasto Chiaro Sabbioso (walls count) 48
Impasto Chiaro Sabbioso (total count) 53
Impasto Rosso (bases count) 2
Impasto Rosso (walls count) 21
Impasto Rosso (total count) 23
Internal Red Slip Ware (rims count) 5
Internal Red Slip Ware (walls count) 1
Internal Red Slip Ware (total count) 6
Lamp (walls count) 3
Lamp (total count) 3
Large Storage Container (walls count) 8
Large Storage Container (total count) 8
Painted Fineware (rims count) 6
Painted Fineware (walls count) 14
Painted Fineware (total count) 20
Roman Red Slip (rims count) 1
Roman Red Slip (total count) 1
Tegula (total count) 121
Terra Sigillata (rims count) 2
Terra Sigillata (walls count) 6
Terra Sigillata (total count) 8
Thin Walled (rims count) 5
Thin Walled (handles count) 1
Thin Walled (bases count) 3
Thin Walled (walls count) 39
Thin Walled (total count) 48
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6801
6802
13683
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Botany Flotation Volume
  • 16.0
  • 0.0
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Anthropic Soil Inclusions
  • Metal, Rare
  • Other, Rare
  • Tiles, Rare
  • Coins, Rare
  • Nails, Rare
  • Pottery
Geologic Soil Inclusions
  • Sand
  • Silt
  • Pebbles
Organic Soil Inclusions
  • Charcoal
  • Animal Bones
Anthropic Soil Inclusion Details
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 237]
    Class: Metal, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    slag
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 289]
    Class: Other, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    delta138 bronze boss
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 1746]
    Class: Tiles, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 2775]
    Class: Coins, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 3139]
    Class: Nails, Frequency: Rare
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 7790]
    Class: Pottery, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
Geologic Soil Inclusion Details
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 8577]
    Class: Sand, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 8618]
    Class: Silt, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 8647]
    Class: Pebbles, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
Organic Soil Inclusion Details
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 8714]
    Class: Charcoal, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
  • Soil Inclusion Class and Frequency [Record: 8773]
    Class: Animal Bones, Frequency: [Not recorded]
    Soil Inclusion Details
    [No details]
Suggested Citation

Rachel Opitz, Marcello Mogetta, Nicola Terrenato. (2017) "Unit 1165 from Europe/Italy/Gabii/Area B". In The Gabii Project. Rachel Opitz, Marcello Mogetta, Nicola Terrenato (Ed). Released: 2017-06-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/8fbe2231-bd46-4a56-9e78-2bc6f8b34fdd> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2697cn7p

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