Stratigraphic Units

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Basics

Excavation Year
Area
Definition
SU Type
Formation Process
Layer Distinguished By
Photo Numbers
Photomodel Numbers
Plan Numbers
Section Numbers
Approximate Date of Layer
to
Date of Layer Observations
Stratigraphical Reliability
Confidence in Interpretation
Contamination Risk

Record Events

Filled Out By
Revised By
Filled Out On
Revised On
SU Opened On
SU Closed On

Inclusions

Class Frequency Details
Anthropic
Brick Medium Large and small chuncks of brick
Metal Rare A bronze fragment and an iron fragment
Pottery Rare A few sherds (n=10 to 15)
Tiles Medium Large and small pieces
Worked Stone Medium large stones present throughout fill, not characteristcally worked, but it seems that they may once have been used in building given the number of construction materials in this deposit
Geologic
Organic

Soil Matrix

Composition
Matrix
Compaction
Color

Clarity of Limits

Northern Limit
Southern Limit
Western Limit
Eastern Limit
Depth Limit
Clarity of Limits Notes

Stratigraphic Sequence

Relationships

Observations and Descriptions

Observations

Layers

Excavation Method
Excavation Conditions

Cuts

Cut Shape in Plan
Cut Top - BOS
Cut Base - BOS
Cut Sides
Cut Orientation
Cut Dimensions

Structural Remains

Structure Type

Orientation
Material
Building Technique

Bonding Material
Number of Coursings
Wall Facing

Dimensions
Related architectural features

Environmental Samples

Sample Type

Interpretations

Interpretations
2022-07-24 Marzuolo Archaeologist

Fill in the trench cut 17217=17222. Lack of cultural material in matrix composition indicates that this deposit was used to opportunistically fill cut 17217 (as opposed to 17217 being an intentional trash pit).

Faunal Register

Bulk Finds

Finds Observations
Finds Storage Notes
Bulk Finds

Special Finds

1183
Glass Fragment, Glass, Unidentified

1197
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Unidentified

1207
Metal Fragment, Iron, Unidentified

1208
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Unidentified

1209
Nail, Iron, Nail

1210
Slag, Iron, Slag

1217
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Unidentified

1224
Nail, Iron, Nail

1237
Nail, Iron, Nail

1238
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Fragment

1239
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Fragment

1241
Nail, Iron, Nail?

1244
Nail, Iron, Nail

1248
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Unidentified

1258
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Unidentified

1265
Metal Fragment, Bronze, Fragment

1271
Slag, Iron, Slag

1278
Lamp, Bronze, Lamp?

1280
Nail, Iron, Nail

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition
Ceramics Condition Comments
Ceramics
Ware Whole Vessels Rims Handles Bases Walls Total Weight (g) Selected for Study Fabric Function Raw Material Object Shape Original Condition Fresh Breaks Very Rounded Edges Notes Code
1 1 493 0 Architecture Clay Brick Burnt mudbrick? 5d
coarse ware 1 1 2 0 Personal Items Clay Oil lamp 4m
coarse ware 1 3 4 197 0 Transport Clay Amphora 4c3
coarse ware 1 1 14 0 Kitchen Ware Clay 4b2
coarse ware 5 3 1 39 48 428 5 Clay 4b2
depurated ware 1 1 3 0 Clay 4d2
terra sigillata 1 1 5 1 Table Ware Clay Cup 4f
terra sigillata 2 2 19 2 Table Ware Clay goblet 4f
terra sigillata 1 1 2 1 Table Ware Clay Plate 4f
terra sigillata 4 2 10 16 49 2 Table Ware Clay 2x rim sel. 4f
thin-walled pottery 2 2 8 0 Table Ware Clay One fragment with sandy rough exterior surface 4h
Totals 0 12 3 5 58 78 1220 11

Glass

Glass

Ceramics Study

Connected Forms

Attachments

Attachments
MAP_SU17218_Plan.jpg
Plan

SU17218_Section.pdf
Plan

SU17218_Plan2.pdf
Plan

17218_2.JPG
Photo

SU 17218: opening photo, view toward the north.

17218_4.JPG
Photo

SU 17218: opening photo, view toward the northwest.

17218_8.JPG
Photo

SU 17218: opening photo, view toward the southwest.

17217_11.JPG
Photo

SU 17218: south profile showing fill 17218 of cut 17217.

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