Stratigraphic Units

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
Other Frequent Diamon-shaped paving bricks
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

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
2022-08-02 Rhodora Vennarucci

The two styles of bricks do seem to be part of the same pavement. Mixing the rectangular and diamond bricks is not well-attested (or attested at all?), and we will need to look for comparanda. This could be evidence of experimentation, an aesthetic choice, reuse of available materials recycled from other pavements. It is clear that someone invested in a substantial pavement in Room D after the mid-1st c. AD fire event: the pavement is functional but aesthetic.

2022-07-20 Marzuolo Archaeologist

Remians of a floor surface consisting of diamond shaped tiles. Originally we thought this was an earlier floor beneath the Opus Spictatum (20091.) While this interpretation is still plausible, could the diamonds and herringbone be the same floor? Creative floor Innovation at Marzuolo? - EBS

Faunal Register

Bulk Finds

Finds Observations
Finds Storage Notes
Bulk Finds

Special Finds

Ceramics

Ceramics Assemblage Condition
Ceramics Condition Comments
Ceramics

Glass

Glass

Ceramics Study

Connected Forms

Attachments

Attachments
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Plan

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: view toward northwest

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: view toward the north

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Photo

SU 20090=20095: view toward the southwest

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: view toward the east

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: detail of rectangular bricks with rhombus-shaped bricks

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: view toward the southwest with bricks numbered

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Photo

SU 20091=20095: detail of the rectangular bricks with the rhombus-shaped bricks