Description
- CH05SR0505
- Hearth feature in room 28
- Ashy-gray fine silt loam, roughly ovoid in shape 1.0 by 0.5m, hearth feature defined by incomplete cirle of stones next to door to street.
- Feature trowel cleaned to trace possible interfaces, and to attempt to define limits. Feature fill removed, possibly with some of the final phase floor. Interface between feature fill in the north and floor surface difficult to ascertain, and some of the floor may have been removed (30cm diameter). Feature remarked as "large, but not impossible as a hearth"
- coin 2791
Interpretation
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- Fill of hearth feature filled in prior to the final occupation phase of room 28. Excavation revealed feature to be filled in with densly packed fill. Tiles laid flat, likely as a product of leveling. Fill nature evident in compact nature of fill containing bone, and sherds on edge. Clear evidence of metalworking including, hearth bottom (not bonded to anything), smithing spheres, slag (ferrous and cuperous), ash, and coal. Hearth wall discerned near the bedrock on the east wall and south wall of the feature.
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- NK
Formation Processes
Faunal Assemblage
Total = 208
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Unidentifiable | 132 |
Domestic Pig | 2 |
Sturgeon-type | 5 |
Marine snail | 1 |
Fish | 2 |
Bird | 1 |
Domestic Cattle | 7 |
Vineyard snail | 1 |
Limpet | 1 |
Mussels | 6 |
Oyster | 22 |
Domestic Sheep | 1 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | 27 |
Fish Species Assemblage
Total = 7
Total | |
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Scophthalmus rhombus | 2 |
Sander lucioperca | 1 |
Raja clavata | 4 |
Birds Species Assemblage
- There are no results for this record
Ceramic Assemblage
Total = 96
Total | |
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Pithos | 1 |
Amphora | 35 |
Cookware | 20 |
Fineware | 40 |
Total = 96
Total | |
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Pithos (type) | 1 |
Class 1 | 2 |
ADSV, type V | 2 |
Class 36 ("Black Sea" ribbed) | 3 |
Class 41 | 18 |
Class 52 | 3 |
Unidentified amphora | 7 |
Handmade cookware | 2 |
Wheelmade cookware | 18 |
Unidentified plain fineware | 37 |
Red-slip | 3 |
Total = 96
Total | |
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9th-13th c. AD | 1 |
5th-7th c. AD | 4 |
9th-11th c. AD | 21 |
12th-13th c. AD | 3 |
Roman (Ceramic date) | 3 |
Linked Special Finds
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Special Find: CH05SR_2791
Linked Samples
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Sample: CH05SR_261
- room 28 - earth feature
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Sample: CH05SR_87
- Metallurgical sample from room 28
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Sample: CH05SR_88
- Charcoal sample from room 28
Botanical Assemblage
Skeletal Remains
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Microwear Analysis
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Record Status Flags
Events
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Excavator
- NK
Date Excavated
30-6-2005 -
Verified by
Verified on
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Entered By
- NK
Site Photos
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Site Photo: CH05SR_427
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Site Photo: CH05SR_442
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Site Photo: CH05SR_443
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Site Photo: CH05SR_466
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Site Photo: CH05SR_467
Linked GeoPhotos
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Linked Drawings
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Drawing: CH05SR_25
- Ash features and bedrock ROOM 28
Linked TopoSurfaces
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PhotoModeler Projects
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