Description
- CH06SR0853
- Fine brown soil in courtyard between the well and foundation trench
- The soil is a fine loam somewhat compact with orangish-brown clay inclusions. The dimensions at definition are approximately 97 cm (NW-SE) X 1 M (NE-SW). Sides of pit are gently sloping on the NW and SW rim and steeper around the rest of the pit. The shape is generally a wide conical form, the depth is approximately 25 cm.
- Although it has orangeish brown inclusions, this context was distinctly different from 0782, much more brown. According to Larissa, ceramics appear to be 6th century (mica in fabric) or late Roman to early Byzantine. Artifacts collected are exclusively from this area/pit providing reliable dating material.
- Ceramics with mica in paste
Interpretation
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- The contents are fill of a pit, but the pit may have originally been associated with the well. This guess is based primarily on proximity to well.
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- SM
Formation Processes
Faunal Assemblage
Total = 19
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Unidentifiable | 1 |
Domestic Pig | 2 |
Fish | 5 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | 4 |
Domestic Cattle | 2 |
Mussels | 2 |
Oyster | 3 |
Faunal Species | Part | Faunal Count |
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Oyster | 3 | |
Mussels | 2 | |
Domestic Cattle | Skull Facial Parts | 1 |
Domestic Cattle | First Phalange | 1 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | Ribs | 2 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | Skull Brain Parts | 1 |
Domestic Sheep/Goat | Vertebrae | 1 |
Fish | 5 | |
Domestic Pig | Femur Shaft | 1 |
Domestic Pig | Vertebrae | 1 |
Unidentifiable | 1 |
Fish Species Assemblage
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Birds Species Assemblage
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Ceramic Assemblage
Total = 66
Total | |
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Amphora | 37 |
Cookware | 14 |
Fineware | 15 |
Total = 66
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Sinope | 3 |
Class 2 ("carrot") | 2 |
Class 3 (Zeest-100) | 6 |
ADSV, type V | 4 |
Class 12 (LRC 1-Riley) | 4 |
Class 22 (Zeest-95; LRA 4-Riley) | 9 |
Unidentified Early Byzantine amphora | 4 |
Unidentified amphora | 5 |
Handmade cookware | 11 |
Wheelmade cookware | 3 |
Unidentified plain fineware | 9 |
Red-slip | 4 |
Black gloss | 1 |
Brown gloss | 1 |
Total = 66
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5th-7th c. AD | 29 |
Roman (Ceramic date) | 3 |
3rd-4th c. AD | 1 |
Hellenistic (Ceramic date) | 4 |
Hellenistic/Roman | 1 |
Linked Special Finds
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Linked Samples
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Botanical Assemblage
Skeletal Remains
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Microwear Analysis
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Record Status Flags
Events
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Excavator
- SM
Date Excavated
12-7-2006 -
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Entered By
- SM
Site Photos
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Site Photo: CH06SR_1344
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Site Photo: CH06SR_1345
Linked GeoPhotos
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Linked Drawings
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Linked TopoSurfaces
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PhotoModeler Projects
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