Interpretation
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- hearth
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- Darian Marie Totten
- 24-7-2009
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- The amount of burned terracotta and ash found (~3cm deep) is evidence of continued use and possibly layers added throughout the use-life of this hearth not discernible due to burning
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- Darian Marie Totten
- 16-6-2010
Stratigraphic Relationships
- No Linked Records
Site Photo
- No records attached.
Description
- color, composition
- not excavated
- N-S: 87 cm; E-W: 67 cm
- silty for ash
- mild reddish orange grayish brown
- friable
- no later intervention
- accumulation
- A horizontally dispersed surface composed of a flat fragment of cocciopesto and reddish burned brick fragments which are very cracked due to heat exposure. Subcircular hearth constructed on plane surface with marked evidence of burned terracotta, heavy ash deposits with rich charcoal inclusions. On two sides, the hearth was delineated by a reused fragment of Roman cocciopesto (5 cm thick and irregular in shape) on the southern edge, and two medium sized irregular white stones to the east.
- Along this cocciopesto and stone, clay was smeared possibly to link these elements to the terracotta tiles that formed the surface. There was heavy evidence of burning.
- good
Ceramic Inventory
- difficile da datare ma attribuibile all'XI secolo
| Total fragments | |
|---|---|
| 55 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
Basic Information
- Tiles and burning in S of trench, under US 8127
Plan
Record Details
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- Lisa Fentress
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- Darian Marie Totten
- Darian Marie Totten
- 24-7-2009