Description
- CH05SR0460
- Gray/black ashy layer in NE and SW end of room 32
- Two ashy patches, in the North and south of the room, separated by a bedrock ridge. The ashy deposits contain metallurgical debris inclusions, pottery, tile, and bone. The northern patch is approximately 60 cm in diameter and roughly circular, built up against a wall of the bedrock. The southern patch is roughly 1m by 1.5 m and contained similar finds. Soil is fine silt-loam, black. Same as CH04SR0460; see last year's context sheet for more details. In south-east half of the room almost non-existent over bedrock to center of the room deeper, cut hearth features in front of stairs in east corner.
- Same context given to the fill of several discrete pits. Material appeared the same and isolation didn't seem necessary.
Matrix
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CH05SR_354
Covers
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CH05SR_354
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Covers
CH05SR_461 -
Covers
CH05SR_461 -
Covers
CH05SR_540 -
Covers
CH05SR_631 -
Fills
CH05SR_633
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Same As
Interpretation
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- Fill of bedrock and soil cuts with metallurgical debris rich material. Probably associated with a metal working phase of the room. The various pits, are filled with a very ashy material, rich in iron slag and objects. With the exception of Depression 2 (632) the feature fill is likely the remnants of several small scale iron working hearths. Layer which frequent small scale metalworking activities took place.
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- NK
Formation Processes
Faunal Assemblage
Total = 12
Total | |
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Unidentifiable | 3 |
Domestic Cattle | 1 |
Mussels | 1 |
Oyster | 4 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | 3 |
Unidentifiable
25%
25%
Oyster
33%
33%
Domestic Sheep/Goat
25%
25%
Other
17%
17%
Faunal Species
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Part
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Faunal Count
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Domestic Sheep/Goat | Pelvis | 1 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | Humerus Shaft | 2 |
Oyster | 4 | |
Mussels | 1 | |
Domestic Cattle | Ribs | 1 |
Unidentifiable | 3 |
Fish Species Assemblage
- There are no results for this record
Birds Species Assemblage
- There are no results for this record
Ceramic Assemblage
Total = 53
Total | |
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Amphora | 26 |
Cookware | 8 |
Fineware | 19 |
Amphora
49%
49%
Cookware
15%
15%
Fineware
36%
36%
Total = 53
Total | |
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Class 1 | 2 |
Class 2 ("carrot") | 1 |
Class 3 (Zeest-100) | 1 |
ADSV, type V | 1 |
Class 12 (LRC 1-Riley) | 2 |
Class 22 (Zeest-95; LRA 3-Riley) | 1 |
Class 24 ("Black Sea" with rilled zones) | 4 |
Class 41 | 5 |
Class 45 (Gunsenin-IV) | 2 |
Class 52 | 4 |
Unidentified amphora | 3 |
Cookware (type) | 8 |
Unidentified plain fineware | 16 |
Glazed White Ware IV (group 9, Yakobson) | 1 |
Red-slip | 1 |
Black gloss | 1 |
Total = 53
Total | |
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5th-7th c. AD | 8 |
9th-11th c. AD | 9 |
12th-13th c. AD | 7 |
Roman (Ceramic date) | 1 |
Hellenistic (Ceramic date) | 1 |
5th-7th c. AD
31%
31%
9th-11th c. AD
35%
35%
12th-13th c. AD
27%
27%
Other
8%
8%
Linked Special Finds
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Special Find: CH05SR_2807
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Special Find: CH05SR_2809
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Special Find: CH05SR_2824
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Special Find: CH05SR_2829
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Special Find: CH05SR_2830
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Special Find: CH05SR_2835
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Special Find: CH05SR_2840
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Special Find: CH05SR_2847
Linked Samples
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Sample: CH05SR_299
- Palaeobotanical sample from room 32
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Sample: CH05SR_300
- Palaeobotanical sample from room 32
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Sample: CH05SR_321
- Metallurgical sample from room 32
Botanical Assemblage
Botany Type | Total |
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Euphorbia helioscopia | 1 |
Sambucus nigra | 2 |
Secale cereale | 1 |
Skeletal Remains
- No attached items.
Microwear Analysis
- No attached items.
Date
Record Status Flags
Events
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Excavator
- NK
Date Excavated
25-7-2005 -
Verified by
Verified on
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Entered By
- NK
Site Photos
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Site Photo: CH05SR_451
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Site Photo: CH05SR_452
Linked GeoPhotos
- No attached items.
Linked Drawings
- No attached items.
Linked TopoSurfaces
- No attached items.
PhotoModeler Projects
- No attached items.