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Description

Old Context Code CH05SR0538
Definition Orangish-brown soil in Courtyard
Description Orange/yellow mottled clay with brown, extending over the majority of the surface of the courtyard; thin (varying from approx 10-20 cm in depth) compact layer [with a gravely] consistency; this context only partially covered context 550
Observations The first topo for this context extends over the entire courtyard, but it doesn’t extend that far. The topo was corrected/re-shot. Did a running section.

Munsell Colour
- 10YR 4/3
- 7/5 YR 6/4

Room
- N/A
Area
- Courtyard

Matrix

- CH05SR_509
  Covers
- CH05SR_544
  Cuts
- CH05SR_545
  Cuts
- CH05SR_546
  Cuts
- CH05SR_547
  Cuts
- CH05SR_548
  Cuts
- CH05SR_549
  Cuts
- CH05SR_553
  Cuts
- CH05SR_670
  Cuts
- CH05SR_671
  Covers
- CH05SR_723
  Cuts
- CH05SR_538
- Covers
  CH05SR_550
- Covers
  CH05SR_562
- Covers
  CH05SR_564
- Covers
  CH05SR_642
- Covers
  CH05SR_673

Same As

None linked.

Interpretation

- Interpretation Possibly a surface? Although because of its depth and extent, it doesn’t appear to have been used for extended an period
- Interpreted By
  - SM

Finds

- Pot
- Metal
- Bone
- Glass

Formation Processes

Formation Type
- Accumulation
Formation (Intentional)
- Casual
Formation (Natural)
- Artificial
Preservation
- Good
Stratigraphic Reliability
- Very Good Reliabilty

Faunal Assemblage

Total = 844

Faunal Species

	Total
Fox	1
Unidentifiable	123
Domestic Pig	29
Sturgeon-type	15
Marine snail	1
Fish	32
Scallop	7
Bird	29
Domestic Cattle	95
Dog	5
Domestic Goat	8
Cyprinoid	2
Crab	8
type of mollusc	1
Mussels	18
Oyster	270
Domestic Sheep	16
Domestic Sheep/Goat	184

Faunal Species	Part	Age	Sex	Faunal Count
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Vertebrae			26
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Upper Teeth			18
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Ulna			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Ulna	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Ulna	Adult		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Tibia Shaft			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Tibia Distal			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Third Phalange			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Skull Facial Parts			6
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Skull Brain Parts			10
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Second Phalange	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Scapula			2
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Ribs			28
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Radius Shaft			5
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Radius Proximal			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Radius Distal	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Pelvis			7
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mtt Shaft			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mtt Proximal			7
Domestic Sheep/Goat	MtcWhole	Juvenile		2
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mtc Shaft			2
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mtc Proximal			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mtc Distal			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mpp	Juvenile		6
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mpp			2
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mpp	Adult		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Mandible			11
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Lower Teeth			15
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Humerus Shaft			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	First Phalange			1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Femur Shaft			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Central			4
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Calcaneous	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep/Goat	Calcaneous	Adult		1
Domestic Sheep	Tibia Distal			1
Domestic Sheep	Second Phalange			2
Domestic Sheep	Mtc Whole	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep	Mtt Distal			1
Domestic Sheep	MtcWhole	Juvenile		1
Domestic Sheep	Mtc Proximal			2
Domestic Sheep	Humerus Distal			1
Domestic Sheep	First Phalange			4
Domestic Sheep	Femur Proximal			1
Domestic Sheep	Astragalus			2
Oyster				270
Mussels				18
type of mollusc				1
Crab				8
Cyprinoid				2
Domestic Goat	MtcWhole			1
Domestic Goat	Mtc Proximal			1
Domestic Goat	Horn core		Female	3
Domestic Goat	Horn core		Male	2
Domestic Goat	Calcaneous			1
Dog	Upper Teeth			2
Dog	Ribs			2
Dog	Mandible			1
Domestic Cattle	Vertebrae			12
Domestic Cattle	Upper Teeth			5
Domestic Cattle	Ulna			1
Domestic Cattle	Tibia Shaft			1
Domestic Cattle	Skull Facial Parts			4
Domestic Cattle	Skull Brain Parts			18
Domestic Cattle	Scapula			4
Domestic Cattle	Ribs			20
Domestic Cattle	Pelvis			4
Domestic Cattle	Mtt Proximal			2
Domestic Cattle	Mtt Distal			1
Domestic Cattle	Mtc Shaft			2
Domestic Cattle	Mtc Distal			1
Domestic Cattle	Mpp			1
Domestic Cattle	Mandible			3
Domestic Cattle	Lower Teeth			3
Domestic Cattle	Humerus Shaft			2
Domestic Cattle	Horn core		Female	2
Domestic Cattle	Central			1
Domestic Cattle	Carpal/Tarsal			5
Domestic Cattle	Calcaneous			3
Bird				29
Scallop				7
Fish				32
Marine snail				1
Sturgeon-type				15
Domestic Pig	Calcaneous			3
Domestic Pig	Fibula			1
Domestic Pig	Lower Teeth			10
Domestic Pig	Mandible			5
Domestic Pig	Mtc Proximal			1
Domestic Pig	Skull Brain Parts			1
Domestic Pig	Skull Facial Parts			2
Domestic Pig	Third Phalange	Adult		1
Domestic Pig	Third Phalange	Juvenile		1
Domestic Pig	Upper Teeth			4
Unidentifiable				123
Fox	Humerus Distal			1

Fish Species Assemblage

Total = 41

Fish

	Total
Unidentified Fish	9
Scophthalmus rhombus	10
Sander lucioperca	1
Acipenseridae	1
Raja clavata	20

Birds Species Assemblage

Total = 9

Birds

	Total
Anas strepera	1
Gallus gallus f. Domestica	3

Ceramic Assemblage

Total = 530

Ceramic Class

	Total
Pithos	1
Amphora	307
Cookware	43
Fineware	179

Total = 530

Ceramic Type

	Total
Pithos (type)	1
Sinope	4
Light clay (Heraklea, Sinope)	3
Class 1 ("waisted")	11
Class 2 ("carrot")	8
Class 3 (Zeest-100)	2
ADSV, type V	12
Class 12 (LRC 1-Riley)	10
Class 18 (with funnel rim) (LRA 2-Riley)	1
Class 22 (Zeest-95; LRA 3-Riley)	7
Class 24 ("Black Sea" with rilled zones)	84
Class 36 ("Black Sea")	1
Class 41	46
Class 42 (Gunsenin-I)	6
Class 45 (Gunsenin-IV)	8
Class 51-52	56
Unidentified amphora	48
Handmade cookware	5
Wheelmade cookware	38
Unidentified plain fineware	111
Glazed White Ware II	9
Glazed White Ware IV (group 9, Yakobson)	2
Fine sgraffito ware	1
Red-slip	28
ARSW, form 62 B	4
Black and brown gloss	24

Total = 530

Ceramic Date

	Total
1st c. BC-2nd c. AD	3
5th-7th c. AD	51
9th-11th c. AD	146
12th-13th c. AD	67
Roman (Ceramic date)	28
4th-6th c. AD	4
Hellenistic (Ceramic date)	28

Linked Special Finds

Special Find: CH05SR_2844
- Short Description Coin
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_2848
- Short Description Nail (furniture nail)
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_2890
- Short Description Coin
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_2897
- Short Description Plate; instrument blade
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_2908
- Short Description Object
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_2919
- Short Description Object
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_3265
- Short Description whet stone
- Image(s)
Special Find: CH05SR_3267
- Short Description coin
- Image(s)

Linked Samples

Sample No attached items.

Botanical Assemblage

Skeletal Remains

Skeletal Remain No attached items.

Microwear Analysis

Microwear Record: CH05SR_C15
- Cattle
Microwear Record: CH05SR_P34
- Pig
Microwear Record: CH05SR_P44
- Pig
Microwear Record: CH05SR_S198
- Sheep/Goat
Microwear Record: CH05SR_S199
- Sheep/Goat

Recording Sheet

Date

Period
- Late Byzantine (13th-14th century)

Record Status Flags

Closed

Completed

Events

Excavator
- SM
Date Excavated
11-7-2005
Verified by

Verified on
Entered By
- SM

Spatial Data

Site Photos

Site Photo: CH05SR_522
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard - general view
Site Photo: CH05SR_523
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard
Site Photo: CH05SR_524
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard
Site Photo: CH05SR_525
- Image(s)
- Description Cut bedrock - possible post mold (picture without scale)
Site Photo: CH05SR_526
- Image(s)
- Description Cut bedrock - possible post mold
Site Photo: CH05SR_527
- Image(s)
- Description Cut bedrock - possible post mold
Site Photo: CH05SR_528
- Image(s)
- Description Cut bedrock - possible post mold
Site Photo: CH05SR_529
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard - general view
Site Photo: CH05SR_530
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard - general view
Site Photo: CH05SR_531
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard - general view
Site Photo: CH05SR_781
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard, extension from Tomb 4 to cistern
Site Photo: CH05SR_782
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard, extension from Tomb 4 to cistern
Site Photo: CH05SR_783
- Image(s)
- Description Courtyard, extension from Tomb 4 to cistern