Interpretation
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- Wall of Roman building of 4th-6th centuries
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- Cori Fenwick
- 24-7-2009
Stratigraphic Relationships
- No Linked Records
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Description
- N-S wall of opus testaceum below west church facade in NE quadrant of the trench
- technique
- mediocre
- op. testaceum
- (modern?) lime paste over bricks
- 60 x 225 cm
- pozzolanic
- 2-4 cm; aug: 3.5 cm
- brick length: 16-22 cm; aug.: 17 cm; brick thickness: 4 cm; orange fabric
- white-purple; purple
- 7.5 cm
- 2.5 courses, 24 cm
- Opus testaceum wall with orange bricks of varying length but a regular thickness of 4 cm and thick mortar beds averaging 3.3 cm thick, but as slim as 2 cm and as thick as 4 cm. Mortar heavily included with black and purple pozzolana, unwashed, bricks very irregular in length. Much bluer and friable mortar evident in that could indicate later repointing, as well as could the lime wash/paste over the bricks and mortar beds. This mortar includes purple and black pozzolana, unreacted lime and flakes of terracotta. Inclusions is whiter mortar as big as 1 cm with some terracotta flakes evident as well.
Basic Information
- N-S wall of opus testaceum below west church facade in NE quadrant of the trench
Record Details
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- Lisa Fentress
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- Cori Fenwick
- Cori Fenwick
- 20-7-2009