Locus TRA0808-008 [permalink]
Type
Locus
In excavation trench
Trench A-08-08
Logical part of
Loci
Published as
Rifeetal2022, p. 40
Contents of Unit
BUILDING MATERIALS. Stone (2 frr., 0.005 kg): 1 Pentelic/gray variant (a+b+c+d: p.L. 0.081, Th. 0.019); 1 Pentelic with 1 tapering edge and 1 fascia on polished face (p.L. 0.055, Th. 0.011). Mortar/plaster: 15 frr., 0.68 kg. Tile/brick: 115 frr., 12.30 kg.
Contents of Unit
LAMP. (1 fr., 0.003 kg): Late Roman-Early Byzantine Athenian late unglazed discus/shoulder (raised triple circles+bands, KL114).
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MODERN DEBRIS: 1 iron heel plate from boot (World War II-era).
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POTTERY. Byzantine (2 frr., 0.013 kg): 1 body: Corinthian(?) Monochrome Sgraffito-ware(?) bowl, upper exterior has white slip, interior has white slip and light green glaze, wheel ridging on exterior (second half 13th-14th century); 1 worn body (13th-16th century?).
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POTTERY. Greek (4 frr., 0.027 kg): 2 Corinthian fine ware (bowl base, 3; closed-shape body), 2 Attic fine ware (open-shape body including krater).
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POTTERY. Roman (1,149 frr., 12.83 kg): standard colluvial assemblage, date range to Late Roman. African red slip palm branches stamp (KP164).
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SCULPTURE. 2 frr. marble small statue of draped figure (KS002a, KS002b).
Contents of Unit
SMALL FINDS. Glass (6 frr.): 1 body, yellow, thick; 2 body, yellowish green; 1 body, light bluish green, thin; 2 body, light blue, thin.
Explanation of deposition
Mixed sediment inside Building A1 containing debris from Early–Middle Roman ritual activity and collection of Late Roman lamps, combined with uppermost colluvium and topsoil on south ridge.
In Deposit or Stratum
Koutsongila Deposit A3
In Deposit or Stratum
Koutsongila Stratum A4
Location in unit
Ground level to bedrock, east trench.
Uninventoried Type Present
Brick
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Byzantine Glazed Pottery
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Byzantine Sgraffito
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Military Dress (Uniform)
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Tile
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Unclassified Architectural Decoration
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Unclassified Glass
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Unclassified Mortar/Plaster
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Unclassified Pottery
Linked to

KL114 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Athenian Lamp)

KP164 (African Red-Slip Vessel Stamp)

KS002a (Roman Marble Draped Figural Sculpture)

KS002b (Roman Marble Draped Figural Sculpture)